58 | September/October 2015
WHAT: The International Folk
Festival is back for its 37th year in
downtown Fayetteville and Festival
Park. The annual festival promotes
the different cultures and ethnicities
that dwell in our All-America City.
WHO: The tastes, sights and
sounds from over 25 cultures will
be represented. Want authentic
Filipino lumpia? Done. Want to
listen to Zydeco music straight from
Nawlins? Then you'll love the Big
Easy Playboys. They are this year's
headliner, playing on the
Festival Park stage. www.
bigeasyplayboys.com.
WHEN: The festival
officially begins
on Fourth Friday,
September 25th at
The Arts Council
on Hay Street.
The fabulous
Parade of Nations
kicks off on Hay
Street at 10:30 a.m. on
BY MIRIAM LANDRU
The Arts Council's 2015
International
Folk Festival
the buzz
Photo
by
TWick
Smith
Photo by Richard Luetgenau
Photo
by
Ann
Townsend
Thailand
Panama
Ukraine
