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Greensboro eyes the future after this year's National Folk Festival

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National Folk Festival set-up

Preparations continue for the 2017 National Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 5, 2017.

National Folk Festival set-up

Workers from Commercial Tents raise tents Tuesday as they prepare for the National Folk Festival in downtown Greensboro.

Bill DeGraff and Cris Schamp carry a sound platform as workers prepare for the 2017 National Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 5, 2017.

Bill DeGraff and Cris Schamp carry a sound platform as workers prepare for the 2017 National Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 5, 2017.

Joel McAllister raises tents as workers prepare for the 2017 National Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 5, 2017.

Chris Fleming installs light bulbs in Arts Marketplace as workers prepare for the 2017 National Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 5, 2017.

Chris Fleming installs bulbs on Tuesday. This is the third and final year Greensboro is hosting the free traveling national festival.

Andrew Derbyshire operates a boom lift as workers prepare for the 2017 National Folk Festival on Tuesday.

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GREENSBORO — With the National Folk Festival just one day away, local organizers focus on the present with an eye toward the future.

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Contact Dawn DeCwikiel-Kane at 336-373-5204 and follow @dawndkaneNR on Twitter.

Want to go?

The National Folk Festival is this weekend. Find artist profiles, along with videos and more at greensboro.com/nationalfolkfestival.

What: National Folk Festival

When: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Noon-10 p.m. Saturday and Noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Multiple outdoor venues in downtown Greensboro

Admission: Free. Donations of $10 per person per day are suggested to help keep the festival free.

Information: nationalfolkfestival.com

Etc: Some stages have folding seats, but feel free to bring your own chairs. No pets allowed.

Recent National Folk Festival successors

Following are the years for the National Folk Festival in each city, and the name of the successor festival that followed.

1987-89: Lowell, Mass. Now the Lowell Folk Festival.

1990-92: Johnstown, Pa. Now the Flood City Music Festival.

1993-95: Chattanooga, Tenn. Successor festival continued for one year.

1996-98: Dayton, Ohio: The Cityfolk Festival continued until 2103.

1999-2001: East Lansing, Mich. Now the Great Lakes Folk Festival.

2002-04: Bangor, Maine. Now the American Folk Festival.

2005-07: Richmond, Va. Now the Richmond Folk Festival.

2008-10: Butte, Mont. Now the Montana Folk Festival.

2011: Nashville, Tenn. Ended after one year.

2013: National Folk Festival Showcase, St. Louis, Mo.

2015-17: Greensboro, NC. Will be succeeded in 2018 by the North Carolina Folk Festival.

Source: National Council for the Traditional Arts.

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Preparations continue for the 2017 National Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 5, 2017.

Workers from Commercial Tents raise tents Tuesday as they prepare for the National Folk Festival in downtown Greensboro.

Bill DeGraff and Cris Schamp carry a sound platform as workers prepare for the 2017 National Folk Festival in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 5, 2017.

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