Folk festivals in United States

10 active · 12 total

There are 12 folk music festivals in United States. 10 are currently active and 2 are defunct or on hiatus.

The oldest is National Folk Festival, founded in 1934. The largest by capacity is SXSW at 300,000.

The most popular month for folk festivals in United States is june, with 2 festivals typically held during that period.

Festival	Location	Month	Genres	Capacity	Status
Bonnaroo Music Festival Tennessee, United States	Tennessee, United States	june	electronicfolk	45k	active
Kerrville Folk Festival Texas, United States	Texas, United States	—	folk	—	active
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	active
Austin City Limits Music Festival Texas, United States	Texas, United States	october	countryelectronic	75k	active
SXSW Austin, United States	Austin, United States	march	electronicfolk	300k	active
Stagecoach Festival Indio, United States	Indio, United States	april	bluegrasscountry	75k	active
Electric Forest Festival Rothbury, United States	Rothbury, United States	june	electronicfolk	45k	active
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, United States	New Orleans, United States	april	bluesfolk	100k	active
Sasquatch! Music Festival George, United States	George, United States	may	electronicfolk	—	defunct
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	active
National Folk Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	active
Berkeley Folk Music Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	defunct