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Spokane Fall Folk Festival
Sample Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Spokane Folklore Society Presents the 28th Annual Fall Folk Festival
Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12, 2023
Spokane Community College Lair
1810 North Greene Street, Spokane, WA 99217
https://www.spokanefolkfestival.org/
Bringing Global Cultures Together to Celebrate their Music, Dance, Stories, Food, and Crafts
Here’s a chance to travel the world and experience many different cultures in two days without leaving town. This year, the festival will feature over 80 performances on six stages! Immerse yourself in the global music and dance from every continent, stories handed down from generation to generation, and discover the diverse cultures present in the Inland Northwest.
Since 1996, the Fall Folk Festival has featured hundreds of artists and cultural groups. If you want to hear bagpipes performances close up, vibrate with the beat of drummers on Japanese drums, or learn traditional folk dances, this is your chance.
And it’s FREE!
The Spokane Fall Folk Festival is the premier annual multicultural event in the Inland Northwest. Since 1996, the Folk Festival, sponsored by the Spokane Folklore Society, has brought music and dance from many different traditions to the November two-day event. This Festival showcases regional musical artists and performing groups who represent cultures from around the globe and has inspired similarly styled festivals. This festival shines because we advertise our schedules and highlight performers in advance to encourage attendance. In 2023, the festival received the Inlander’s Best Of poll award for 3rd for the Best Arts Festival. Spokane Folklore Society is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that fosters American and International cultures in Spokane.
Sample Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Spokane Folklore Society Presents the 28th Annual Fall Folk Festival
Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12, 2023
Spokane Community College Lair
1810 North Greene Street, Spokane, WA 99217
https://www.spokanefolkfestival.org/
Bringing Global Cultures Together to Celebrate their Music, Dance, Stories, Food, and Crafts
Here’s a chance to travel the world and experience many different cultures in two days without leaving town. This year, the festival will feature over 80 performances on six stages! Immerse yourself in the global music and dance from every continent, stories handed down from generation to generation, and discover the diverse cultures present in the Inland Northwest.
Since 1996, the Fall Folk Festival has featured hundreds of artists and cultural groups. If you want to hear bagpipes performances close up, vibrate with the beat of drummers on Japanese drums, or learn traditional folk dances, this is your chance.
And it’s FREE!
The Spokane Fall Folk Festival is the premier annual multicultural event in the Inland Northwest. Since 1996, the Folk Festival, sponsored by the Spokane Folklore Society, has brought music and dance from many different traditions to the November two-day event. This Festival showcases regional musical artists and performing groups who represent cultures from around the globe and has inspired similarly styled festivals. This festival shines because we advertise our schedules and highlight performers in advance to encourage attendance. In 2023, the festival received the Inlander’s Best Of poll award for 3rd for the Best Arts Festival. Spokane Folklore Society is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that fosters American and International cultures in Spokane.
Spokane Chinese Dance Group
Check out The Spokesman-Review article from November 6, 2022, "A love of international dance and music keeps Fall Folk Festival legacy alive" for a terrific write up about the Festival.
Press Release October 4, 2022
The 27th annual Spokane Fall Folk Festival will be LIVE in 2022! The dates are November 12 and 13 at Spokane Community College, 1820 N. Greene Street. The Festival is FREE to all.
The Spokane Folklore Society, a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of folk music and culture, sponsors the Festival. The goal is to promote awareness, appreciation, development, and continuation of the varied cultural and ethnic traditions that exist in the Inland Northwest by providing a showcase for sharing these traditions in a spirit of community.
The weekend will be filled with traditional music, dance, crafts, workshops, storytelling, jam sessions, and more. Meals and snacks are also available. The Festival attracts about 6,000 people annually who enjoy over 350 performers representing 100 performing groups.
For more information visit spokanefolkfestival.org.
The 27th annual Spokane Fall Folk Festival will be LIVE in 2022! The dates are November 12 and 13 at Spokane Community College, 1820 N. Greene Street. The Festival is FREE to all.
The Spokane Folklore Society, a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of folk music and culture, sponsors the Festival. The goal is to promote awareness, appreciation, development, and continuation of the varied cultural and ethnic traditions that exist in the Inland Northwest by providing a showcase for sharing these traditions in a spirit of community.
The weekend will be filled with traditional music, dance, crafts, workshops, storytelling, jam sessions, and more. Meals and snacks are also available. The Festival attracts about 6,000 people annually who enjoy over 350 performers representing 100 performing groups.
For more information visit spokanefolkfestival.org.
The Neema Youth Choir as pictured in The Spokesman-Review article
Check out The Spokesman-Review article from November 2017, "Music, Stories Resonate at 2017 Spokane Fall Folk Festival," for a terrific write up about the Festival.
Sylvia Gobel, as pictured in The Spokesman-Review article
Check out The Spokesman-Review article of 2015 titled, "Front & Center: Gobel drives Spokane Folk Festival with new musicians, dedicated volunteers," for information about the Spokane Folk Festival and its director, Sylvia Gobel.
