▁American ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁and , ▁most ▁recently , ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Fol k ▁Festival . ▁ ▁The ▁New port ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁folk ▁festival ▁held ▁near ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁It ▁ran ▁most ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁the ▁present , ▁with ▁an ▁attend ance ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁persons . ▁ ▁The ▁four - day ▁Philadelphia ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁Philadelphia ▁Fol ks ong ▁Society . ▁The ▁event ▁hosts ▁contemporary ▁and ▁traditional ▁artists ▁in ▁gen res ▁including ▁World / F usion , ▁C elt ic , ▁S inger / S ong writer , ▁Fol k ▁Rock , ▁Country , ▁Kle z mer , ▁and ▁Dance . ▁It ▁is ▁held ▁ann ually ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁week end ▁in ▁August . ▁The ▁event ▁now ▁hosts ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors , ▁present ing ▁bands ▁on ▁ 6 ▁stages . ▁ ▁The ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Hun ters ' ▁Moon ▁in ▁Indiana ▁draw s ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁per ▁year . ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Sid mouth ▁Festival ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁Cambridge ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁England ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁having ▁a