The North Carolina Folk Festival will take place in person this September. This follows last year's virtual presentation.
The three-day festival that celebrates creative and cultural traditions through music, dance, food, and crafts will take place live this September 10-12 in downtown Greensboro.
President and CEO Amy Grossmann says they made the decision based on Governor Roy Cooper's recent executive orders and local ordinances on gathering capacities.
This year's opening night performance will be by the Del McCoury Band. Grossmann says McCoury has North Carolina roots.
“He was born and grew up in York County, up in Pennsylvania, but his parents were from Mitchell, North Carolina, so he grew up steeped in the music of western North Carolina and it's influenced his music,” she says.
Last year's festival was done virtually due to the pandemic. It presented three movie-length productions highlighting North Carolina musicians and filmed at locations around Guilford County. Grossmann says the productions had over 83,000 views. The festival will make announcements about more performers in the coming weeks.
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