Birmingham Folk Festival Partners with Avondale Library This Saturday, May 4

 

The Birmingham Folk Festival is in Avondale Park this Saturday, May 4, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., and features free activities at the Avondale Regional Library and the Avondale United Methodist Church. 

Birmingham, Ala. - The Birmingham Folk Festival returns to Avondale Park this Saturday, May 4, at Avondale Park. This free family-friendly event will take place from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and feature a full day of music, art, and poetry. For the first time, the festival is partnering with the Avondale Regional Library and Avondale United Methodist Church, both a short walk from Avondale Park. 

The Birmingham Folk Festival will present live performances featuring bluegrass, gospel, blues, Americana, West African drumming and dance, mariachi, hip-hop, brass band, and more. Food, arts and crafts, vendors, dance, and other activities for the whole family will be ongoing throughout the day. 

Join us as Avondale Park comes alive with art and sound from around our city! Arts and crafts vendors and food trucks will be available throughout the Festival.

The Birmingham Folk Festival is free to attendees, but donations will be accepted and proceeds will given to local nonprofits including Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit devoted to protecting the Black Warrior River. 

As part of the Birmingham Folk Festival, Avondale Regional Library, 509 40th Street South, is hosting an art show featuring the work of artist Stephen W. Evans. His work is on display at Avondale Library from April 29 through the end of this Saturday's festival. Evans is a preparator and art handler for the Birmingham Museum of Art.

Avondale Library will also host poetry/spoken word and a community writing workshop presented by The Flourish Alabama. In addition, the Alabama school of Fine Arts Groove Rhythm Nation will present a rhythm and movement class.

FOOTMAD (Friends of Old Time Music and Dance) will present a contradance at Avondale United Methodist Church, 500 40th Street South. The church will also host an introduction to Sacred Harp singing. 

Click here to see the full 2024 Birmingham Folk Festival schedule.

Enjoy Festival Main stage performances, which kick off at 11:00 a.m., by the Ramsay High School Band, followed by Premier de American, Sahi On Ko Djony, The Byrd Family, Earl “Guitar Williams, The Yellow Dandies, The Underwood Spirituals and Early James. 

The Rose Garden will once again feature great performances and activities with jams, musical showcases and crafts hosted by The Whistlebees, Shaheed and DJ Supreme, Litty’s Singer Songwriters, Early James and Friends, and organizations including Girl’s Rock, Alabama Waldorf School and The Flourish Alabama.

“I’m looking forward to bringing together so many genres of music and arts into a day-long celebration at Avondale Park," said  a spokesman for the Birmingham Folk Festival. "We feel confident we’ve created a legacy event for our community and the city of Birmingham.” 

The 2024 Birmingham Folk Festival is brought to you by Brasfield and Gorrie, Alabama State Council on the Arts, City of Birmingham, The Alabama Folk School, Southern Music Research Center, Magic City Blues Society, WBHM, The Flourish, the Shed Series, The Alabama School of Fine Arts, High Point Climbing, Litty’s, Avondale Public Library, Avondale United Methodist Church, and a host of other community sponsors. 

About the Birmingham Folk Festival, Inc.

 A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting unity and strengthening the community through the arts, Birmingham Folk Festival, Inc., believes that music is a powerful tool for bringing people together and celebrating the diversity of our city. As people hear about the BFF, participate in the festival, and take fond memories home afterward, our aim is that they continue to experience the feeling of friendship and camaraderie, as well as a deepening appreciation of the incredible art and music in our city. 

 Find out more at birminghamfolkfest.org.