November 7, 2025 to November 9, 2025 12:00 AM
National Folk Festival
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Discover cultural traditions from across America!
The National Folk Festival celebrates the artistic traditions of all Americans through music, dance, craft, storytelling, food, and more.
A large-scale, FREE, three-day event, the festival features over 300 of the nation’s finest traditional performers and crafts people, up to seven stages of continuous music and dance, craft exhibits and demonstrations highlighting Mississippi folklife, a festival marketplace, family activities, parades, and delicious culturally diverse and regional foods.
Jackson, Mississippi, is proud to serve as the host city for the 82nd – 84th National Folk Festival in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
FREE to the public, the National Folk Festival will draw over 330,000 visitors to downtown Jackson, generate over $60 million in long-term economic impacts for the city and the region, and lay the groundwork for a locally produced festival to continue after the National’s residency ends