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Part i: Introduction; Part ii: Original Folk Festivals and Contemporary Gatherings; Part iii: Ethnic and Holiday Festivals; Part iv: Music and Food Festivals;  Part v: References

See also: Azalea Festival; Eastern Music Festival; Festival for the Eno; Folk Art; Folklore; Folkmoot USA; Folk Music; Hollerin' Contest; MerleFest; Mountain Dance and Folk Festival; Mule Day; Old-Time String Band Music.

Garry Barker, The Handicraft Revival in Southern Appalachia, 1930-1990 (1991).

"About." Dreamville Festival. https://dreamvillefest.com/about/ (accessed March 19, 2025). 

A. P. Hudson, "Carolina Folk Festival," Journal of American Folklore 61 (1948).

Loyal Jones, Minstrel of the Appalachians: The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1984).

Citation

Baker, Bruce E., Philip McFee, and Patricia L. Pertalion. "Folk Festivals." NCpedia. Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press. Accessed on March 31st, 2025. https://www.ncpedia.org/folk-festivals-part-5-refences.