Photos: Saturday at the 2025 Richmond Folk Festival
Isla Wilhelm, 4, lays down in the grass and refuses to walk one step farther after eating ice cream at the Richmond Folk Festival on Saturday. When asked how she was enjoying the event, she crawled over to her mom and curled up against her skirt.
Emily Dandridge reaches towards Eleanor Dandridge, 6, and Charlotte Dandridge, 4, while dancing with Paul Dandridge at the Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion during the Folk Festival on October 11, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
George Mason performs with The Amanda Cook Band on the CoStar Group Stage during Saturday’s event.
Tim McCarthy and Linda Moody follow along to a Cuban dance lesson with Eileen Torres at the Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion at the Folk Festival on October 11, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
A 4-year-old ukulele musician in the audience plays along with Raiatea Helm during Saturday’s festivities along the downtown riverfront.
Myra Burnette and Erik Lundgren look at the Folk Festival schedule on October 11, 2025, in Richmond, Va. Burnette was scheduled to play guitar next with Melissa Carper on the Altria Stage. Burnette is typically a jazz musician, but traveled from New Orleans to accompany Carper’s country act.
Imogen Ashworth, 2, collects rocks near the 5th street sidewalk as people walk down the hill towards the Folk Festival on October 11, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Laszlo Beres talks to his mother, Edith Monlar, during the Folk Festival on October 11, 2025, in Richmond, Va. Beres is originally from Hungary and wrote to the organizers of the festival earlier this year about his desire to see more Hungarian entertainment represented at the festival. This was his third festival, and he plans to get a booth next year and sell Hungarian merchandise.
Sharon Elswick and Darin Smouse thank Juju, 5, for donating to the Folk Festival on October 11, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Liz Farber and Paul Schellhammer listen to Raiatea Helm perform on the Altria Stage during the Richmond Folk Festival on Saturday. “We love it,” Farber said. “We come every year.” So far, their favorite act was the zydeco performance in the Dominion Energy Dance Pavilion.
Carolyne Van Lierop performs banjo at the CoStar Group Stage during the Folk Festival on October 11, 2025, in Richmond, Va.
Amanda Cook performs on the CoStar Group Stage on Saturday.
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