The 31st Annual Humboldt Folklife Festival
Friday, July 17th - Saturday, July 25th, 2009
The Folklife Festival spans NINE days & FIVE venues this year, with three dances, four concert evenings, and two day-long free events!
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ADMISSION & TICKETS
Day Events: Admission is FREE to both the Annie & Mary Fiddle Festival on Sunday, July 19th and the All Day Festival on Saturday, July 25th!
Evening Events: Evening concerts are $10 general, $8 HFS members/youth (under 18). Dances are $7 general, $6 HFS members/students/seniors; kids 12 and under are admitted free to the Festival dances!
Tickets are available starting July 1st: online via PayPal and at Wildwood Music (Arcata) and The Works (Eureka & Arcata).
Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended for evening concerts (Monday through Thursday). Dance admission is at the door.
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Am I a member? If you did not recently receive and complete a membership renewal, then your membership is probably not current. But never fear, you can also renew or join online!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS -
* Take me to the Friday 7/17 - Friday 7/24 - Performer List!
* Take me to the Saturday 7/25 - Stage & Workshop Schedule!
When | What | Where | Time |
Fri. July 17th | Kickoff Barn Dance | Arcata Veteran's Hall | 8-11 pm |
Sat. July 18th | Family Contra Dance & Potluck | Freshwater Grange | 6-9 pm |
Sun. July 19th | Annie & Mary Day Fiddle Festival | Perigot Park | 12-5 pm |
Mon. July 20th | Flying Fingers | Dell'Arte Carlo | 7:30 pm |
Tues. July 21st | Village Coffee House | Dell'Arte Carlo | 7:30 pm |
Weds. July 22nd | Acoustic Jazz | Dell'Arte Carlo | 7:30 pm |
Thurs. July 23rd | Backyard Bluegrass & Beyond | Dell'Arte Out Back | 6 pm |
Fri. July 24th | Swing Dance | Arcata Veteran's Hall | 8-11 pm |
Sat. July 25th | ALL DAY FREE FESTIVAL | Dell'Arte | 10-8 pm |
NEED DIRECTIONS?
The Arcata Veteran's Hall is located at 14th & J in Arcata. In Blue Lake: Dell'Arte is at 1st & H streets; Perigot Park is at 312 South Railroad Ave. View the Blue Lake Map Blue Lake is about 10 minutes east of Arcata, off Hwy 299. The Freshwater Grange is located on Grange Road in Freshwater. Turn onto Freshwater Rd off of Old Arcata Road; go about 2.5 miles until just past Garfield School. Turn right on Grange Rd. The Grange is the first large building on the left. Parking lot is on the right.
SCHEDULE DETAILS
Kickoff Barn Dance: 8-11 pm Friday, July 7/17
Tara Stetz and the Striped Pig Stringband
Family Contra Dance and Potluck: 6-9 pm Saturday 7/18
Sue Moon and the Wild Rumpus Band
Annie & Mary Day Fiddle Festival: 12 noon - 5 pm Sunday 7/19
12 pm Scatter the Mud, joined by Irish dancers at 12:30 pm; 1:15 pm Blue Lake Fiddlers followed by Yo Tango; 2:15 pm Academy Fiddlers; 3 pm Mon Petite Chou; 4-5 pm Good Company
Flying Fingers: 7:30 pm Monday 7/20
Ukesperience, Flatpicking Summit, Hot Club Papers
Village Coffee House: 7:30 pm Tuesday 7/21
Patrick Cleary, Likely Story, Rabbi Les Scharnberg, Reflections and Joel Sonenshein
Acoustic Jazz: 7:30 pm Wednesday 7/22
Daugherty Bass Duo, Inkling Quartet (Shao Way Wu, Susie Laraine, Brian Post and Jill Petricca) and more!
Backyard Bluegrass & Beyond: 6 pm Thursday 7/23
Clean Livin', Compost Mountain Boys, Old Dog, and The Bucky Walters
Swing Dance: 8-11 pm Friday 7/24
Falling Rocks
AND THE ALL DAY FREE FESTIVAL on SATURDAY, JULY 25th!
View the Day Festival schedule
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