The 39th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held inside air-conditioned Prather Coliseum on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The 2018 festival theme is "Celebrating Louisiana's Folk Roots."
The festival will include a wide variety of traditional crafts, folk foods, Kidfest, three stages with live music, narrative sessions, music informances, and a Cajun fiddle workshop, which will be free for Festival attendees. In addition, the annual Louisiana State Fiddle Championship will be held in the Magale Recital Hall on the afternoon of July 21.
The 2018 festival will include classic country by Hugh Harris and the Drifting Cowboys with special guest Gina Forsyth, blues with Lil' Buck Sinegal and Hardrick Rivers and the Rivers Revue Band, zydeco by Joe Hall and the Cane Cutters, French Creole la la music by Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys, Cajun Music by Donny Broussard and the Louisiana Stars, Jo-El Sonnier, and the Jambalaya Cajun Band, traditional acoustic folk music by the Back Porch Band and Smithfield Fair, swamp pop with Johnny Earthquake and the Moondogs, rockabilly with Jim Oertling and Friends, and special performances by Estelle Brown (of the Sweet Inspirations) and guitar legend James Burton.
Join us at the 2018 Folk Festival as we welcome many incredible crafts persons and musicians who find their inspiration in traditional roots.
39th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Fes...
Date and Time
Friday Jul 20, 2018Saturday Jul 21, 2018
July 20-21
Crafts, exhibits, and Kidfest will be presented on Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location
Prather Coliseum
220 South Jefferson Street
Northwestern State University
Fees/Admission
*Pricing for Advance all-events passes:
$13.00 per person
FREE for children 12 and under
Price includes sales tax. *Prices are subject to change* Advance all-events passes will not be
available after July 13th 2018.
FREE for children 12 and under Friday night only, $6.00 per person Saturday, all day, $10.00 per person Saturday, after 5 pm only, $6.00 per person *Prices are subject to change*
Ticket Booth will open at 4:30 pm on Friday, July 20th, 2018. Festival closes at 10:15 pm. Ticket Booth will open at 8:00 am on Saturday, July 21st, 2018. Festival closes at 10:00 pm.