Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival

Start: Saturday, March 5, 2022 10:00AM
End: Sunday, March 6, 2022 5:00PM

This festival features more than 400 performers on six stages, showcasing folk and bluegrass music, along with scattered jam sessions and authentic storytelling throughout the weekend. In addition, workshop areas will invite attendees to learn to play spoons, saws, ukuleles, harmonicas, swing guitar, pennywhistle, jug band, skiffle music, autoharps and more. Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s Official State Historian, will open the festival on Saturday morning, and he, along with other Culturekeepers named during Arizona’s Centennial, will present workshops with story and song that celebrate our state and its history. There will also be free kids activities like face painting and crafts. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Event admission is free. Some seating is available, however, attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or picnic blankets. A returning favorite to the festival this year will be the Bookmans Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo,” a noisy and fun experience for all ages. From percussion to string instruments, Bookmans provides a space where kids can experiment with multiple instruments in a relaxed, hands-on environment, designed to foster music appreciation.