The festival began in 1989 as a street fair to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Johnstown Flood . The event was renamed the National Folk Festival in 1990 , and was held in Johnstown 's Cambria City neighborhood from 1990 to 1992 . In 1993 , it was renamed the Johnstown FolkFest and eventually the festival moved from Cambria City to downtown Johnstown in 2004 . The festival emphasized acoustic music , but was expanded and renamed the Flood City Music Festival in 2009 to include other styles of music
Johnstown Flood
Johnstown Flood
Flood City Music Festival