Florida Folk Festival 2011
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Dr
White Springs, FL 32096
Phone: 386-397-2733
Florida Folk Festival 2011
Welcome to the 58th Florida Folk Festival, a three day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. From Irish fiddle tunes and kumquat pie, to the wide varieties of music brought by immigrants, the state’s cultural heritage reflects the lives of generations of Florida families and communities. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend, more than 300 performances give voice and meaning to Florida’s heritage.
At the Florida Folk Festival, you can sit with the masters who keep cultural traditions alive. In jam sessions, demonstrations and workshops, try your own hand at playing mandolin, telling stories, or making a pine needle basket. Learn how to collect your family’s history, call a square dance or the importance of native plant and animal species. Take a shopping excursion and visit with Florida’s traditional and contemporary craftsmen. Then dine on collard greens and corn bread, chicken pilau and hoppin’ john, shrimp gumbo, barbeque, curries, gyros, and lime fizzies. As the sun sets, settle in for concerts by moonlight or dance the night away at the Heritage Stage. At the end of the day you’ll have discovered new corners of the state from the people who call Florida home.
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