The Richmond Folk Festival returns to the riverfront this weekend and will continue through Sunday. We’re folk-using on the logistics so you can get the most out of the free festivities.
⏰ Hours
Friday | 6:30-10 p.m.
Saturday | 12-9:30 p.m.
Sunday | 12-6 p.m.
🪣 What to bring — and leave at home
Bring your ID to purchase adult beverages, chairs or blankets to watch performances, and donations to make a drop in the bucket and help keep the Folk Fest free. Cash is not accepted for drinks or festival merch, but other vendors may accept it.
Leave pets, coolers, large backpacks, alcohol, and flying objects at home.
🚌 Getting there
If you want to avoid the parking grind, take the bus. Routes 3A, 3B, 3C, and 87 will drop you at Belvidere and Holly (southbound) or Belvidere and War Memorial (northbound).
Rideshare drop-off is at 7th and Canal Street. Bike parking is at 2nd and Spring Street.
Off-site parking will also be available at Dogwood Dell, where there will be a $5 shuttle to and from the riverfront on Saturday and Sunday. Expect shuttles to run every half hour or so.
Parking downtown or in Manchester? Try these lots. Street parking is also available, but it’ll be handy to have the Passport App for easy payment.
Kadencia will return for this year’s fest.
Photo by @patjarrett, @va_humanities
🎶 Stages
There are six stages with performances all weekend. Stages are located across festival grounds, from 2nd Street to Brown’s Island.
Other notable areas include the family area near 2nd Street and street performances in the Tredegar lot.
Pro tip: This year’s fest has a few changes to the usual layout due to the ongoing construction of the Riverfront Amphitheater. There will be a free on-site shuttle to take people from the festival field at 2nd and Byrd Street to and from Tredegar Street.
If you can’t make it to one of the days but still want to listen, stream VPM or tune in to 107.3 FM or 93.1 FM for a live broadcast.
