Musicians and dancers from the U.K., Mexico and the Czech Republic will be visiting and performing in the mid-state community from June 3 – 8, 2024 for the 41st 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 kicking off on Monday, June 3 at Nashville’s Global Education Center at 10:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. 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, the Smyrna and Murfreesboro libraries, civic centers in Bell Buckle and Tullahoma 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.
2024 International Folkfest Schedule:
Monday, June 3, 2024
Global Education Center
10:30 a.m. – U.K. Troupe Performance
4822 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
Free Event
Global Education Center
12:30 p.m. – Mexican Troupe Performance
4822 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
Free Event
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Smyrna Public Library
Mexico Troupe Performing
400 Enon Springs Rd
Smyrna, TN 37167
10 a.m.
Free to the public
Global Education Center
4822 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
10 a.m. – Czech Republic Troupe Performs
Free Event
South Jackson Civic Center
All troupes perform
Tullahoma, TN 37388
7 p.m. $5 (all groups)
931-455-4045
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Linebaugh Public Library
United Kingdom Troupe Performs
105 W Vine St
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
10 a.m.
Free to the public
LaVergne Public Library
Mexican Troupe Performs
5063 Murfreesboro Rd
Lavergne, TN 37086
10 a.m.
Free to the Public
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Bell Buckle Banquet Hall
All troupes perform.
27 Railroad Sq.
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
6 p.m. (all groups)
Free to the public
931-389-0223
Friday, June 7, 2024
Cedar Glade Brewery
All troupes perform on 3 stages.
906 Ridgely Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Free to the public. Food trucks will be onsite.
(bring a lawn chair)
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Simply Smyrna
All troupes perform.
Smyrna Depot District
Free Family Event
(bring a lawn chair)
98 Front St
Smyrna, TN 37167
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
