Great River Folk Festival

The Great River Folk Festival is the longest running nonprofit music festival in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is a folk music and arts festival held annually on the last weekend of August.

The Mission of the Great River Folk Festival is to celebrate and cultivate folk culture rooted in the Driftless Region by uniting independent artists and community.

Vision: We aim to nurture community through inclusive outreach for all ages as we curate multiple experiential celebration of folk arts in La Crosse, WI and surrounding area.

[MMDI Editor’s note:  is there evidence that this festival has any maritime music connection?  So far, no.  But we want to continue to investigate, simply because an event called, “Great River …” deserves a chance.  We will post the names of maritime music artists when we find them, or we’ll remove this event if there are none.]