The Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo is a full-day celebration held each year in New Haven’s beautiful Edgerton Park on the Saturday following Labor Day. The event includes music from across the region, delicious food and unique vendors, as well as fun and interesting experiences for kids in the Green Kids Activities area.
The Festival/Expo is dedicated to creating an unforgettable festival experience with an emphasis on sustainability and earth-friendly practices — including a zero waste plan and water fill stations. We take great pride in producing the highest quality musical experiences and presenting innovative environmental resources, as well as sharing one of the most beautiful places in the city, Edgerton Park.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Main Stage:
11:00am-12:00pm – Songwriting Competition
12:15pm-12:45pm – Christine Sweeney
1:00pm-1:30pm – Susan Cattaneo
1:45pm-2:15pm – Quarter Horse
2:35-3:35pm – Jim Allyn Band
3:55-4:55pm – Amythyst Kiah Trio
5:20-6:20pm – Ghost of Paul Revere
6:45-8:00pm – Birds of Chicago
8:30-10pm -Donna the Buffalo
Green Kids Village:
11:45am-1:45pm – Interactive Drums with Infinite Drums
1:15-1:45pm & 3:30-4:00pm – Kids Yoga w/ Full of Joy Yoga
2-4pm – Hoopla Zone & Hula Hoops with BringtheHoopla
11am-5pm – Recycled Art Projects | EcoWorks
11am-1pm – “Plant A Seed” | Common Ground
1:30-4:30pm – Massaro Community Farm
1:30pm-3:30pm Le Petit Studio
Led By: Toto Kisaku, Artist in Residence, International Festival o Arts & Ideas
The Petit Studio promotes a shared space where young people can experience and create around books, words, and sounds. A place to dramatize and recreate a universe that emanates from writerr from every part of the globe. The workshop culminates in a performance: the costume group dresses their characters, who now read their individual parts, with the sound effects groups adding the appropriate accompaniment. There is much laughter and enthusiastic participation as the young people experience the joy of creating together.
Green Kids Village Workshops (Underneath Workshop Tent)
11:15-12:15 – Liz McNicholl
12:30-1:30 – Cyril the Sorceror
1:45-2:30 – My City Kitchen
2:45-3:45 – Cyril the Sorceror
4pm-4:45pm – My City Kitchen
5pm-6pm – Songwriting Workshop w/ Dick Neal
CT GROWN Workshop Tent
11:30am-12:15pm CTCORE: Movement Building & Community Food Systems
12:30-1:15pm Rachel Sayet: Wikôtamuwôk Wuci Ki tà Kihtahan (A Celebration of Land and Sea): Modern Indigenous Cuisine in New England
1:30-2:15pm:Urban Resources Initiative: “Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens,
and Bioswales: What are they and why are they important?”
2:30 PM-3:15 PMGreen Village Initiative: Container and Raised Bed Gardening for the Urban Grower!
3:30 PM-4:15 PMNew Haven Land Trust: Composting
4:30 PM-5:15 PMElm City Parks Conservancy: Pollinator Pathway (Pollinators,
Perennials, & Seed Bombs)
5:15-6:00 PM Natureworks: Every Yard Counts – How to Create a Healthy Monarch Butterfly Habitat at Home (Butterfly Release: Weather Permitting)
