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The National Folk Festival kicks off at noon Saturday with acts from around the globe, including Inuit throat singing, a mariachi band and klezmer music.
Before heading downtown, check out this rundown of all the basic info about parking, weather and the performance schedule.
Getting to the festival
While many people plan on driving into downtown for the National Folk Festival, attendees are also welcome to arrive by water and bicycle.
Boaters can dock at the Port of Salisbury Marina, which is located at the headwaters of the Wicomico River and within walking distance of the downtown Plaza. The city also has a Bike Network map that shows various routes allowing bicyclists access to downtown.
For those who do plan on driving, it's best to plan parking ahead of time and plot out a route to the lot you've chosen to avoid road closures in and around the festival ground.
In addition to the free lots downtown, drivers also have the option of parking at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center or the old Salisbury Mall site across the street and catching a free shuttle ride to the festival. The shuttles will run every 10 minutes, dropping visitors off at Church Street and Mill Street.
Festival-goers can also use public transportation to get around Delmarva throughout the weekend, with all Shore Transit buses serving Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties free to riders on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Road closures
Hard barricades have been placed around the festival area at these intersections:
- Mill Street at Route 50
- North Division Street Route 50
- West Main Street at Sam Vincent Way
- Market Street just east of the parking garage entrance
- South Division Street at Carroll Street
- Mill Street at the Carroll-Riverside intersection
Parking
Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
Free shuttles will run all weekend from the Civic Center, 500 Glen Ave.
- Saturday - 11 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
- Sunday - 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Downtown city parking lots
- Lot 35 - Fitzwater and West Main streets at the Port of Salisbury Marina
- Lot 7 - Lemmon Hill Lane in the Newtown neighborhood
- Lot 13 - West Chestnut Street, also in Newtown
- Lot 9 - Church Street, behind the Government Office Building
- Lot 10 - East Church Street and Poplar Hill Avenue near the W. Paul Martin District Court & Multiservice Center
- Lot 5 - East Main Street next to Avery Hall Insurance
- Downtown Parking Garage - East Market Street
Private parking
- Avery Hall Insurance - East Market Street and Route 13, free
- St. Francis de Sales Catholic School - Camden Avenue, $10
- Trinity United Methodist Church - High Street in the Newtown neighborhood, free
Weather
The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is cloudy, with a high near 77 and a low around 68. Showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm.Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Festival organizers said the event will go on rain or shine.
Festival Schedule
PRMC Stage
- Noon Imamyar Hasanov & Abbos Kosimov (Azerbaijani kamancha and percussion)
- 1 p.m. Yves Lambert Trio (Québécois)
- 2 p.m. Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Cajun)
- 3 p.m. Liz Carroll & Jake Charron (Irish)
- 4 p.m. Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn (klezmer) Orquesta SCC (salsa dura)
- 6:45 p.m. Mangum & Company (gospel brass “shout band”) Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper (bluegrass)
- 8:45 p.m.
- Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band (reggae)
- 9:45 p.m. Albert Lee (rockabilly)
Richard A. Henson Foundation Stage
- Noon Mariachi Los Camperos (mariachi)
- 1 p.m. Phil Wiggins Blues House Party (Piedmont blues and dance)
- 2 p.m. World Beats: Masters of Rhythm—Abbos Kosimov; Jason Samuels Smith; Jose Vázquez-Cofresi, Charles Dilone, Manuel Carro (Orquesta SCC); Babá Ken Okulolo, Rasaki Aladokun (West African Highlife Band); Sue Yeon Park, Vong Park (Sounds of Korea)
- 3 p.m. Stringed Instruments: From the Silk Road to Southern California— Imamyar Hasanov, Sergio Alonso (Mariachi Los Camperos), Yuniel Jimenez (Orquesta SCC), Mike & Tim Bing, Adesoji Odukogbe (West African Highlife Band)
- 5:15 p.m.Sounds of Korea (Korean music and dance)
- 6:15 p.m. Imamyar Hasanov & Abbos Kosimov (Azerbaijani kamancha and percussion)
- 7:15 p.m. Nukariik (Inuit throat singing)
- 8 p.m. Jason Samuels Smith (tap dance)
- 9 p.m. Nicolae Feraru (Romanian cimbalom)
City Stage
- Noon Jason Samuels Smith (tap dance)
- 1:15 p.m. Rahzel (beatboxing)
- 2 p.m. Make a Joyful Noise: Gospel Masters—Mangum & Company, The Sensational Royal Lights
- 3 p.m. Albert Lee (rockabilly)
- 4:15 p.m. Marquise Knox (blues)
- 6:15 p.m. The Quebe Sisters (Texas fiddling & western swing)
- 7:15 p.m. Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans brass band)
- 8:15 p.m. Mariachi Los Camperos (mariachi)
- 9:15 p.m. West African Highlife Band (highlife)
Perdue Dance Pavilion
- Noon Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn (klezmer)
- 1 p.m. Square dance lesson with Mack Samples
- 2 p.m. The Bing Brothers Band feat. Jake Krack (old-time string band)
- 2:30 p.m. Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band (reggae)
- 3:45 p.m. Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Cajun)
- 5 p.m. West African Highlife Band (highlife)
- 7 p.m. Rahzel (beatboxing)
- 8 p.m. Marquise Knox (blues)
- 9 p.m. Salsa dance lesson with Eileen Torres
- 9:30 p.m. Orquestra SCC (salsa dura)
Salisbury University Amphitheater
- Noon Nukariik (Inuit throat singing)
- 12:45 p.m. Liz Carroll & Jake Charron (Irish)
- 1:45 p.m. Nicolae Feraru (Romanian cimbalom)
- 2:45 p.m. The Quebe Sisters (Texas fiddling & western swing)
- 3:45 p.m. Yves Lambert Trio (Québécois)
- 4:45 p.m. The Chankas of Perú (Andean scissors dance)
- 5:30 p.m. Fiddle Masters of the Americas—Liz Carroll; Jake Krack (The Bing Brothers Band); Michael Cleveland; Kevin Wimmer (Steve Riley); Jesus “Chuy” Guzman, Raul Cuellar, Alfredo Gomez (Mariachi Los Camperos)
- 6:45 p.m. The Bing Brothers Band feat. Jake Krack (old-time string band)
Pohanka Auto Family Area & Stage
- Noon Sounds of Korea (Korean music and dance)
- 1 p.m. Greenbelt S.I.T.Y. Stars (precision jump rope team)
- 1:30 p.m. Jeghetto (puppetry)
- 2 p.m. The Red Trouser Show (circus arts)
- 2:30 p.m. Awesome Jewish Stunts & Dances with Steve Weintraub
- 3:15 p.m. The Chankas of Perú (Andean scissors dance)
- 3:45 p.m. Dancing On Air Crew (breakdance)
- 4:15 p.m. Junior Ranger Swearing-In
- 4:30 p.m.Jeghetto (puppetry)
Street Performances (Mill St. near Main St.)
- 1:30 p.m. Dancing On Air Crew (breakdance)
- 2:30 p.m. Greenbelt S.I.T.Y. Stars (precision jump rope)
- 3:30 p.m. The Red Trouser Show (circus arts)
- 4:45 p.m. Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans brass band)
Avery Hall Maryland Traditions Stage
- 12:15 p.m. Pocomoke Indian Nation (Grand Entrance)
- 12:45 p.m. Hugh Campbell & Dave Reed (old-time and bluegrass)
- 1:45 p.m. Singing & Praying Bands of Maryland and Delaware (African American devotional music)
- 2:45 p.m. Phil Wiggins Blues House Party (Piedmont blues and dance)
- 3:45 p.m. Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition (bluegrass)
- 4:45 p.m. The Sensational Royal Lights (gospel quartet)
Maryland Traditions Narrative Stage
- 1 p.m. Heritage Tourism—Norris Howard, Phil Langley, Mary Ada Marshall,
- Rich Smoker
- 2 p.m. Boat Captains—Phil Langley, Kermit Travers, Stoney Whitelock
- 3 p.m. Experience Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad with Tony Cohen
- 4 p.m. Seasonal Harvests—Ted Daniels, Janice Marshall, Newell Quinton
- 5 p.m. Hunting & Guiding—Rhonda Aaron, Norris Howard, Rich Smoker
Maryland Traditions Foodways Stage
- 1 p.m. Newell Quinton (scrapple making)
- 2 p.m. Rhonda Aaron (muskrat preparation)
- 3 p.m. Mary Ada Marshall (crab cake making)
- 4 p.m. Michael Whidbee (oyster preparation)
- 5 p.m. Mary Ada Marshall (Smith Island cake making)
Maryland Traditions Moderated Folklife Demonstrations(at craft demonstrators’ booths, unless otherwise noted)
- 12:45 p.m. Rhonda Aaron (eel pots & trapping)
- 1:30 p.m. Janice Marshall (crab picking)
- 2:15 p.m. Ted Daniels (oyster tonging)—on the river
- 3 p.m. Rich Smoker (decoy floating)—on the river
- 4 p.m. Anna Pasqualucci & Lisa Marie Penn (screen painting)
- 5 p.m. Roger Richardson (agriculture harvest equipment)
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