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International Folk Festival
Fayetteville, NC · Arts & Culture
- When
- September 25–26, 2026
- Where
- Festival Park · Fayetteville · NC
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County's Parade of Nations anchors this two-day multicultural festival at Festival Park, where more than 30 cultural groups perform music and dance in traditional dress alongside an international food court. The 2026 edition marks its 48th year.
The history within reach
- International Folk Festivalsame spot
The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County's Parade of Nations anchors this two-day multicultural festival at Festival Park, where more than 30 cultural groups perform music and dance in traditional dress alongside an international food court.
George Ruth hit his first professional home run at a spring training game in Fayetteville in March 1914, a nineteen year old just out of a Baltimore reform school, and it was here his teammates started calling him Jack Dunn's babe.
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