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🚨 It's almost time! 🚨 Tomorrow, Friday July 17, be sure to join us for a pop-up Bicentennial Folklife Festival 50th An
Museum of Durham HistoryJuly 16, 2026

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🚨 It's almost time!

🚨 Tomorrow, Friday July 17, be sure to join us for a pop-up Bicentennial Folklife Festival 50th Anniversary Celebration right here in downtown Durham from 6-8pm! Stop by to enjoy some live music, historic demonstrations, great food trucks, and NC based beverages-- plus admission is FREE 🤯 Hear remarks from the festival's original organizers, and enjoy a miniature version of what eventually became Durham's iconic Eno Fest! 🎶 Performances by: Wayne and Margaret Martin, Sheila Kay Adams, Donna Ray, Norton, and William Ritter (Nest of Singing Birds), Fiddlin’ Al McCanless, Evelyn Shaw, Ceceilia Conway. 🪚 Demonstrations by: Triangle Weavers, and Bull City Wood Shop 🍉 Food Trucks: Smokin' Aces BBQ, and Wilson's Soul Food 📆 Friday, July 17 ⏰ 6:00-8:00pm 📍 500 W. Main Street, Durham NC 🎟️ FREE #events #durhamnc #durm #bullcity #free freeevents livemusic thirdfriday folklife bicentennial 250th festival enofest festivalfortheeno enoriver enoriverstatepark performances music food foodtrucks nc nchistory history fyp local supportlocal nonprofit
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