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The 37th Annual
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Festival Hours: -- Eight Stages Run From 11 AM to 6 PM
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Admission Donation -- $15 per day Adults - $10 Teens & Elders
-- 12 & Under Free! |
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(Free Parking At Kane Co. Government Ctr, 719 S. Batavia Ave, Geneva, IL. (IL Rt. 31) |
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Saturday, August 31, 2013Here are the offerings and ideas we have for our Special Workshops this year.Again this year we have opted not to do Master classes,
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WFMT Radio --- 98.7 FM Don't Miss The Annual "Midnight Special" Festival Concert: Rich Warren usually hosts several of our feature Festival artists in a live studio concert for WFMT "Fine Arts Circle" Members that is broadcast and streamed on the Internet for all. Again this year, all have the chance to attend because we will be doing the show for the second year as a Live Remote Broadcast from Downtown Geneva! Saturday, August 31, 2013 --- 7:00 pmThis year a Special 2 hour show will be broadcast live from
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Plus An "Open Jam" On The IslandWe've cancelled the Saturday Night "Open Mike" and "Pot Luck"this year because we will all be busy at The Unitarian Universalist Church in Downtown Geneva setting up the Live WFMT Festival broadcast. Details on the show are just above so why don't you join us. If you're a Jam afficinado, however, you can bring your instruments and Jam under the trees or in the Pavillion at Island Park. It's a great way to get in the Festival Spirit too. The Hospitality room will be locked, but the bathrooms are open until the Park closes at 10 PM, but we'll "leave a light on for you" in the pavillion for jamming after sunset! Saturday, August 31, 2013 from 6 to 10 PM pm |
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-- JOIN OUR "STREET TEAM" -- 
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The Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival will be held at the beautiful 13 acre Island Park, located in downtown Geneva, IL, about 40 miles West of downtown Chicago. Eight stage areas present concerts, hands-on workshops, topical song and story workshops, dance, vocal and instrument classes and special things for the kids.
Once again, there will be tents and covered areas in case of rain, plus dozens of craft and record vendors, activities for the children, workshops and picking circles throughout the site.
Our Festival raffle will feature a Top line guitar, provided by our good friends at Tobias Music in Downers Grove, IL. . The raffle will also feature other prizes like boxed folk music CD sets and books.
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The Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival is held each year at beautiful Island Park, a 13 acre island in the Fox River located in downtown Geneva, IL, (about 45 miles West of downtown Chicago). The main parking area for the Festival is at the Kane County Government Center is at 719 S. Batavia Avenue, (IL Rt. 31), in Geneva. The METRA Union Pacific West Line Railway station is also located three blocks west of the festival's main entrance. For train schedules from Chicago to Geneva visit the Schedule page for the METRA Union Pacific West line. Here is the Sunday and Holiday Schedule from Chicago to Geneva and from Geneva to Chicago.
See our Festival map page for a detailed map of downtown Geneva, parking areas and the entrances to Island Park. There is also a great "zoomable" map with details on Parking, entrances, Saturday workshops and more courtesy of our friends at Google Maps.
If you need accommodations for your visit to the Festival follow this link to our list of Hotels, Motels, Bed & Breakfasts and campgrounds that are close to the Festival. The list is not meant to be a recommendation but is just the Geneva area accommodations that we know about. New hotels are opening regularly so check the web for others.
The Comfort Inn & Suites Geneva, 1555 E. Fabyan Pkwy, Geneva, is providing special support to the Festival and offering guests a very special rate if the mention the "Fox Valley Folk Festival" when they make their reservations. They are the closest hotel to Festival parking.
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Juel Ulven