Please plan to join us for the 34th annual Great River Folk Festival on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus.  This family-friendly event, originally known as the Great River Traditional Music and Crafts Festival, preserves and promotes traditional and contemporary folk culture through music, crafts, dance and food.

Rain or shine, the Fest goes on! In case of rain, most activities move indoors to Cartwright Center. Under the summer sky, or indoors, cozy and dry, our music and dance will entertain and involve you! Bring an umbrella to visit the crafters and food vendors.

The Great River Folk Festival prides itself on providing a diverse musical environment of traditional, contemporary, and ethnic folk music and dance.  Performances, workshops and round robins take place in a relaxed atmosphere that encourages interaction and craft demonstrations provide hands-on participation opportunities. New this year is the first annual Songwriting and Performance Contest - take the link at the bottom left for details.

A variety of traditional crafts such as pottery, basketry, jewelry, fiber art, metal art, and woodcrafts are presented by artisans and are available for sale.  The children's area provides a wide variety of activities that will entertain, educate and spur the imagination. And an array of natural and ethnic foods is available for the tasting.

Please visit our site from time to time and see what's new. The links on the left will take you to detailed information about the fest as we build the aspects of this year's fest and can provide you with accurate information. These links will come alive with information as it unfolds. Meanwhile, check out this year's Performers and mark your calendar -- hope to see you at the 2009 Great River Folk Fest!