Be Part of this Unique Event celebrating its 47th year of providing the best in folk and acoustic music in the Mid-Atlantic Region
The Philadelphia Folk Festival offers many opportunities for sponsors and advertisers to show their support and commitment to the Festival and the Philadelphia Folksong Society. Supporting the Festival allows sponsors to gain recognition not only during the event but also throughout the year to the Society's 3,500+ members and others who visit the Society and Festival websites for information about the organization, the Festival, and other area music venues.
Who Attends the Philadelphia Folk Festival?
Approximately 10,000-12,000 people per day
Majority of attendees are from the Delaware Valley
56% are 25-50 years of age
18% are 25-35 years of age
Over 5,000 people camp in the on-site campground for the entire weekend.
For Sponsor information, contact Pat Gourley via email or 267-278-0547.
For Advertising information, contact the Philadelphia Folksong Society via email or 215-147-1300.
The Philadelphia Folk Festival is largest and oldest continuously running festival of its kind in the country. For more than four decades, thousands of people each year come together to enjoy the great music and festivities the Festival has to offer. The Festival is presented the third weekend in August just north of Philadelphia in Upper Salford, Pennsylvania. This year's event, August 15, 16 & 17, will provide the same high quality performances as in year's past and again be a great experience for the public and opportunity for sponsors.
Each year some 8,000 to 10,000 people gather at the Old Pool Farm for three days of music, children's programs, crafts, and campground jams. Many Festival ticket holders and volunteers have been attending the event since its inception, others for 10, 20 and 30 years. Entire families attend or volunteer some representing three generations. More than 2,000 volunteers set up and produce the Festival. This dedicated group works throughout the year to provide attendees with a great show, numerous activities, and a safe, clean, and comfortable environment.
Since its inception, the Philadelphia Folk Festival has been the primary fund raising event for the Philadelphia Folksong Society. Founded as a 501(c) 3 non-profit, educational organization in 1957, The Society provides educational programs in area schools and other public facilities. Some of the programs include:
Five scholarships: for undergraduate and graduate study and to support folk musicians
Odyssey of American Music: brings musicians into schools to help connect social studies classes to real people and issues of the time being studied Ð (In 2005-2006, the Odyssey program was presented at 16 local schools and worked with over 6,000 students.)
Grants in Aid: Funds various programs, including seed grants for other Festivals and organizations
Community Service: sends musicians to senior centers, hospices, mental health centers, and other organizations.
Philadelphia Folksong Society's mission: As a non-profit educational organization, The Philadelphia Folksong Society is dedicated to the encouragement, dissemination, and enjoyment of folk music and related expressions of folklore. The Society achieves its mission through the sponsoring of research, education, therapeutic programs, other festivals and concerts, and related publications.
The Philadelphia Folk Festival
The Philadelphia Folksong Society
7113 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119
Phone: 215-247-1300
Fax: 215-247-0293
