The 78th National Folk Festival is being held in Salisbury, Maryland September 7-9, 2018. This exciting, FREE outdoor event will feature over 350 of the nation’s finest traditional performers and crafts people, 7 stages of continuous music and dance, craft exhibits and demonstrations, a festival marketplace, family activities, and delicious regional and ethnic foods. The Festival embraces the heritage and traditions of ALL Americans – from those whose families have been here for millennia to those recently arrived on our shores.