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TBFS hosts the annual Thunder Bay Folk Festival near Alpena, Michigan with all kinds of music and fun for the whole family.
The Thunder Bay Folk Festival is a weekend event held at the Alpena Antique Tractor Showgrounds located at 6850 French Rd, Alpena, Michigan.
This is truly a family-friendly event with something for everyone. We have Musicians jamming in the jam tent, or around their campsites on Friday and Live Music on Saturday.
Our goal is to put on a first-class music festival right here in NE Michigan. We book popular bands from around the state and occasionally have artists from as far away as Chicago. Another goal was to provide a venue for our many, many talented musicians close by to perform, and with that in mind, we always have a fine selection of these local artists.
Musical genres range from 60’s folk/rock, bluegrass, country, faux-grass, blues, and always great dance tunes. Don’t let the title “folk” confuse you. We feel that folk music encompasses all these genres and more!
Thunder Bay Folk Festival has been supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
Arts and cultural programs such as the Thunder Bay Folk Festival enhances the quality of life in our community. The impact extends beyond quality art or cultural experience, it also includes employee retention, business retention, cultural tourism, and various other forms of economic impact, such as the educational impact our organization has on our community.
Please support the arts; it’s important!