Arts & Entertainment
Return Of Fox Valley Folk Festival Marks Labor Day Weekend In Geneva
The folk festival will feature more than 20 award-winning performers, local artists and folk organizations, and a community barn dance.
GENEVA, IL — It's Labor Day weekend in Geneva, which means the return of the Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival.
On Sunday and Monday, Wheeler Park will be filled with music, dancing, storytelling, arts and crafts, and food trucks for the 49th annual event.
The folk festival will feature more than 20 award-winning performers from across the country as well as local artists and folk organizations. Six stages will run continuously throughout the weekend.
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"From traditional folk and old-time to singer-songwriter and blues, there is music and storytelling to inspire every taste and every age," the City of Geneva wrote in a news release. "Whether you come to listen, sing along, dance, or learn something new, you will leave with your spirit lifted and your heart full."
The festival will start at 11 a.m. Sunday and Monday. The Community Barn Dance will commence at 6 p.m. Sunday and be followed by spine-tingling tales from 7:30-9 p.m. at Wheeler Park, 822 N. First St.
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A donation is suggested upon entry to the festival.
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