{"id":3408,"date":"2025-07-24T23:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T04:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowerdriftless.com\/unicdn\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:19:59","slug":"august-22-24-2025-great-river-folk-festival-la-crosse-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowerdriftless.com\/unicdn\/august-22-24-2025-great-river-folk-festival-la-crosse-wi\/","title":{"rendered":"August 22-24, 2025- Great River Folk Festival- La Crosse, WI"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #410ddb; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Join Us!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Since 1976, the Great River Folk Festival celebrates the folk arts in the Driftless Region, including music, dance, original artwork, crafts, and performance.\u00a0<\/strong> We recruit talents from across the Midwest and throughout the country to create an exceptional experience in a relaxed atmosphere.\u00a0 Explore our site to see our line up, past line ups and plan your visit.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"comp-jweu08y6\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-jweu08y6 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\" data-motion-enter=\"done\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>FAMILY FRIENDLY<\/li>\r\n<li>FOOD TRUCKS &amp; BEVERAGES<\/li>\r\n<li>3 MUSIC &amp; DANCE STAGES<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"comp-mcpe69i5\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-mcpe69i5 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\r\n<h2 class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">NEW THIS YEAR!\u00a0 SUNDAY IS FREE! <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Compliments of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoflacrosse.org\/your-government\/boards-committees\/arts-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Crosse Arts Board<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">August 22-24, 2025<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Where:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Riverside Park \u2013 Downtown La Crosse, WI<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatriverfolkfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2928 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/empowerdriftless.com\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EMPOWER-VISIT-WEBSITE-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Us! 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