After more than 5 years as the host of the National Folk Festival, produced in collaboration with the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), the City of Salisbury is proud to launch its own legacy festival.
In 2023, the city of Salisbury, Maryland will take center stage with the Maryland Folk Festival. This large-scale multi-day outdoor event, celebrates the roots, richness and variety of American culture. It features hundreds of the nation’s finest musicians, dancers, craftspeople and other keepers of culture in performances, workshops, and demonstrations, plus children’s activities, non-stop participatory dancing, storytelling, parades, and more. Best of all, it’s FREE!
Our mission: The Maryland Folk Festival is dedicated to creating unique experiences of discovery and learning, cultivating cultural and ethnic diversity, and pursuing all opportunities to inspire, and enlighten through music, dance, food, crafts, and other folk arts. It is the festival’s objective and intent to foster a greater understanding of diverse cultures and traditions and to promote the vibrancy and inclusivity of our communities.