The week long International FolkFest wraps up tonight and tomorrow. Throughout the week international groups have performed for area schools, youth and senior citizen organizations and civic clubs.
The festival, which began in 1982, was responsible for bringing musical and dance groups from over 50 countries to Rutherford County. Some of the countries that have visited the community are Austria, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, England, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, Russia, Scotland, Sicily, Thailand and Yugoslavia. After the festival ended in 1997, there was an increasing interest in reviving this celebration of international heritage and music. The festival was reintroduced to downtown Murfreesboro in 2004, with groups from Finland, France and Mexico performing. The Folkfest will bring dance groups from around the world to the East Side of the Courthouse Square Saturday from 8:30 in the morning to 12:30 in the afternoon For more information check out the website http://www.mboro-international-folkfest.org/
