The Guilfordian

77th National Folk Festival animates Greensboro

The National Folk Festival featured six different stages throughout downtown Greensboro featuring musical pieces, dance performances and folklife demonstrations. This is the last year the city of Greensboro will be hosting the free festival which took place from Friday, Sept. 8 to Sunday Sept. 10 2017.//Photo by Fernando Jimenez/The Guilfordian

Yunah Kim and Abigail AbantoHollans, Staff Writers

September 15, 2017

After 77 years, the National Folk Festival has become one of the largest and longest-running celebrations of arts and culture. This year’s Festival was held in Greensboro, North Carolina from Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 10. With over 50 performers and thousands of people attending, this celebration...

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