It cannot be emphasized enough: The only difference between next weekend's Richmond Folk Festival and the three National Folk Festivals that preceded it is the name.
• October 10-12, 2008: The Richmond Folk Festival takes over where the National Folk Festival left off.
• Oct. 25, 2008: Celebrate VCU's 40th anniversary with a day of music and festivities in Monroe Park. But first, vote for the bands!
• October 25 & 25, 2008: Large guys throw stuff at the Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival.
Past festivals:
• Sept. 25-Oct. 5, 2008: Get ready for midway rides, racing pigs, fried Twinkies and Kellie Pickler at the State Fair of Virginia.
• October 4 & 5, 2008: Head to Church Hill to sample Italian food from Richmond's favorite Italian restaurants and listen to Italian music.
• September 18-21, 2008: Sample Armenian fare such as shish kebabs and simit, an Armenian sweet bread, at the Armenian festival.
• Sept. 19-20, 2008: Celebrate Oktoberfest at St. Benedict Catholic Church with German food, music, dance, children’s activities and, of course, beer!
• September 13, 2008: Neighborhood art party with music, art, crafts and food.
• September 13, 2008: Experience Hispanic music, food and culture at the ¿Que Pasa? Festival.
• August 10, 2008: Shopping, music, melon and more at the Carytown Watermelon Festival.
• August 9, 2008: Musicians, vendors and more celebrate Caribbean life on Brown's Island.
• August 9, 2008: Dig into empanadas, flan, halo-halo and more at the Filipino Festival.
• June 12-August 3, 2008: "Compleat Works," "As You Like It" and "Henry IV, Part Two" on tap this summer, staged outdoors at Agecroft Hall.
• July 4, 2008: Find the best places to catch fireworks and celebrate the Fourth of July.
• July 5, 2008: You say toma-e-to, I say toma-h-to. Celebrate the juicy fruit at the Hanover Tomato Festival.
• July 5, 2008: Sample from breweries around the state at the Shoppes at Innsbrook.
• June 21, 2008: You don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy the food, music and fun at the Richmond Vegetarian Festival.
• June 21, 2008: Sample wine from over 12 Virginia wineries, listen to live music and help benefit Virginia Tech.
• June 21-22, 2008: A glimpse of Indian culture through Indian cuisine as well as Indian handicraft, art, music and dance.
• June 11, 2008: Dig into spareribs, pork burgers, BBQ and more at the 34th annual Virginia Pork Festival.
• June 7, 2008: Celebrate Richmond parks at the It Starts in Parks Festival with games, music, dancing and more at Byrd Park.
• June 7, 2008: Enjoy fresh-picked strawberries or try them in delicious recipes cooked up by food vendors at the annual Ashland Strawberry Faire.
• May 29-June 1, 2008: The Greek Festival is back in action this year including the white tents, dancing, food booths and more.
• May 31, 2008: New festival serving up craft beer, fine bourbon, BBQ, music and more at RIR.
• May 16-18, 2008: Stock up on felafels and Lebanese culture at the Lebanese Food Festival.
• May 18, 2008: Head to Broad Appetit, a brand new festival, to get a taste of Richmond.
• May 17, 2008: Homegrown music and berry picking at Gallmeyer Farms' Berry Patch.
• May 3, 2008: Joan Jett, Mexican food and fiesta time at Cinco de Mayo on Brown's Island.
• May 10, 2008: Family festival with games, rides, arts and crafts, music, food and more.
• May 3 & 4, 2008: Outdoor juried art show offering fine art, jewelry, weavings, crafts, furniture and more.
• May 3, 2008: Tap your foot to Korean drummers, marvel at Indonesian dancers or stuff yourself with Indian samosas and Thai dumplings at the Asian American Celebration.
• April 26 & 27, 2008: Spill the wine at James River Wine Festival.
• April 19, 2008: Earth Day celebrates all things green with tree-planting ceremonies, music, crafts and more.
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