25th New Bedford Folk Festival, Sat., 7/9 and Sun., 7/10, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, downtown New Bedford and the Whaling National Historical Park.
After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the festival returns with the best in contemporary, Americana, traditional, blues and Celtic folk music. The Festival presents music on 7 stages that range from the 1200 seat Zeiterion Performing Arts Center to the intimacy of the “Meet the Performer” stage in the historic Seaman’s Bethel. Performers are presented in concerts and in the popular festival “workshops” which feature 3 or 4 performers or groups on stage at the same time in one-time, unique shows.
The festival also features six blocks of craft vendors and a gourmet Food Court and Beer Garden which is open to the community. The festival takes place at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center and throughout the 11 blocks of historic downtown New Bedford and the Whaling National Historical Park.
Children under 12 are free. Tickets are available by calling 508-994-2900, online at http://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/ or at the Zeiterion Box Office at 684 Purchase Street in New Bedford.
For lineup of performers and tickets visit https://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/
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