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This Weekend's Great Lakes Folk Festival Allows You To Really Know Your Neighbors

Kids at Folk Festival
Courtesy MSU Museum
The Great Lakes Folk Festival offers many activities for youngsters.

The 2017 Great Lakes Folk Festival is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in downtown East Lansing. In a world filled with smartphones and Social media, you're encouraged to come together and view your fellow Michigander's music, stories, food and artwork.  

2017 Great Lakes Folk Festival Hours:

Friday 6:00-10:30 p.m.

Saturday Noon-10:30 p.m.

Sunday Noon-6:00 p.m.

WKAR will hold its Pop-Up storytellers event on Friday at 6:30 p.m. 

Click on this sentence for the entire program, performers, parking and more information.

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