Philadelphia Folksong Society

We present the Gene Shay/Founders’ Award
Benefit Concert on March 12th (see below)
and the Philadelphia Folk Festival
on the weekend of Aug 16, 17, & 18, 2024.

Philadelphia Folk Festival ticket are on sale now! Purchase at https://pfs.org/philadelphia-folk-festival/

Philadelphia Folk Festival | August 16-18, 2024

The 61st Philadelphia Folk Festival is scheduled for the weekend of August 16, 17, and 18, 2024, on the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, PA. Tickets are on sale now to this iconic event, purchase here.

The Festival is the largest program of the Philadelphia Folksong Society, a non-profit membership organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 2023, the Festival “took a pause” and was not produced. This allowed the Board of Directors time to restructure the operations of the Folksong Society, reduce the financial debt, and redefine the Festival as a sustainable event.

The 2024 event will re-emerge as a smaller overall event than in the recent past, serving nearly 5,000 patrons daily with several music stages, educational workshops, crafts, and on-site camping.

Presented by the Philadelphia Folksong Society

Philadelphia Folksong Society presents the legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival, celebrating 61 years of folk music on the weekend of August 16, 17, and 18, 2024.

Founded in 1957, PFS has offered programs of presentation, participation, and education throughout Greater Philadelphia and the nation year-round. We are dedicated to preserving the past, promoting the present, and securing the future of folk music and related forms of expression through education, presentation and participation.

PFS has contributed to the preservation of a variety of musical styles and historical perspectives and has acquired both local acclaim and international recognition through popular programs such as the Philadelphia Folk Festival.