LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2011
The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) announced with Mayor Karl Dean and the Compass Records Group that Labor Day weekend, September 2-4, 2011, has been chosen as the date for the 73rd National Folk Festival.
One of the nations largest and most prestigious celebrations of traditional music and culture, the National Folk Festival will be presented in downtown Nashville from 2011-2013, with the final year in Nashville marking the Festivals 75th anniversary. Festival planners are currently working with city and state officials to determine the downtown site for the event, which will be announced in the near future.
The National Folk Festival is a free-to-the public event and is expected to draw upwards of 100,000 people to Nashville bringing an economic benefit of $10-15 million to the city. Festival planners selected Labor Day weekend with the goal of attracting holiday travelers from major metropolitan areas surrounding Nashville. A fundraising effort to support the festival is underway and both corporate and private sponsorship are being sought.
For more details visit nashvillenff.org.
The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) announced with Mayor Karl Dean and the Compass Records Group that Labor Day weekend, September 2-4, 2011, has been chosen as the date for the 73rd National Folk Festival.
One of the nations largest and most prestigious celebrations of traditional music and culture, the National Folk Festival will be presented in downtown Nashville from 2011-2013, with the final year in Nashville marking the Festivals 75th anniversary. Festival planners are currently working with city and state officials to determine the downtown site for the event, which will be announced in the near future.
The National Folk Festival is a free-to-the public event and is expected to draw upwards of 100,000 people to Nashville bringing an economic benefit of $10-15 million to the city. Festival planners selected Labor Day weekend with the goal of attracting holiday travelers from major metropolitan areas surrounding Nashville. A fundraising effort to support the festival is underway and both corporate and private sponsorship are being sought.
For more details visit nashvillenff.org.
