CU Folk & Roots Festival
CU Folk & Roots Festival
The 13th annual CU Folk & Roots Festival is happening October 20 - 22! Stop by the Common Ground Front Porch on Saturday, October 21st for some live music.
10am - 12pm: Old Time Jam
12:30pm - 2pm: Hot Club Jazz Jam
The Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival is an all-volunteer-run, grassroots festival that brings together national, regional and local artists and folk organizations for over 80 high-quality folk performances and participatory activities throughout downdown Urbana. The festival includues performances, dances, instructional sessions, jams, song-circles, family activities, storytelling, instrument-making and much, much more! The festival has a particular interest in evolving and unique forms of folk music and art, especially forms that break down barries between audience and performers, while also providing teh occasion to preserve local traditions and histories.