2022 Festival Season Donation Kick-Off! 

The National Council for the Traditional Arts is excited for the upcoming season of festivals! Help us kick start the 2022 season by contributing to our shared festival fund below. Our flagship event, the National Folk Festival, is a moveable cultural feast that stays in a host community for three years, laying the groundwork for sustainable, locally-produced legacy festivals that continue after the National moves on. Learn more about the NCTA Legacy Festivals here.

Give one gift by clicking the image below and kick start the buckets for all partner legacy festivals for the 2022 season

Your gift will be distributed between our five festival partner nonprofits and the NCTA.

Or put a drop in the bucket for the festival of your choice with a direct donation:

(captions indicate the 501(c)(3) benefiting from your generous donation)

Benefits Salisbury Area Arts and Entertainment District

Benefits Uptown Butte Main Street

Benefits Lowell Festival Foundation

Benefits North Carolina Folk Festival

Benefits Richmond Folk Festival

Benefits National Council for the Traditional Arts’ year-round festival efforts