Approximately 75 musicians and dancers from Mexico, Poland and France will be visiting and performing in the mid-state community from June 4 – 11 for the 40th Annual International Folkfest.
The guest folk troupes will be joined by festival hosts, the Rutherford County Cripple Creek Cloggers and The Slim Chance Band for performances at The Grove at Williamson Family Farm at 1:30 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9. Visual folkloric artists from the area will also be exhibiting before and after both performance sessions. Food trucks will also be available.
At other times during their stay, the troupes will be performing for boys and girls clubs, retirement homes, Murfreesboro City School students, the TN Veterans Home, Smyrna and Murfreesboro libraries, senior citizen groups, the Governor’s School for the Arts and more.
The schedules for the participating troupes will include time for touring historical, educational, cultural and scenic sites. All groups will have an opportunity to meet together and share dances and music. Each troupe will have its own local guides for the week as well as bus transportation provided.
For more information, visit mboro-international-folkfest.org/index.html.
2023 International Folkfest Schedule (so far):
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Linebaugh Public Library
105 W. Vine Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Poland 10 a.m.
Free to the public
South Jackson Civic Center
Tullahoma, TN 37388
7:00 pm $10 (all groups)
phone: 931-455-4045
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Smyrna Public Library
400 Enon Springs Road West
Smyrna, TN 37167
France 10 a.m.
Free to the Public
Bell Buckle Banquet Hall
27 Railroad Sq.
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
6:00 PM (all groups)
Free to the public
Phone: 931-389-0223
Friday, June 9, 2023
The Grove at Williamson Family Farm
3050 Wilkinson Pike, Murfreesboro, TN
1:30 p.m. $15.00 (all groups)
6:30 p.m. $15.00 (all groups)
615-995-6682
