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2020 is the 24th Annual Tumbleweed Music Festival. The Tumbleweed Music Festival is a family friendly event with something for everyone featuring a wide range of free 90 plus performances covering multiple genres. For the past 23 years our festival has celebrated traditional and contemporary Folk music, Bluegrass, Country, Belly and Contra dance, and more in the beautiful Howard Amon Park on the banks of the Columbia River in Richland Washington. Along with 4 – 6000 attendees, musicians have come from throughout the Pacific Northwest,the United States and abroad; most notably from Canada and Ireland. The Festival traditionally takes place outdoors in Richland’s Howard Amon Park along the banks of the Columbia River,
Unfortunately, Due to COVID-19 the park setting is not a safe place to hold a physical festival. To keep our local community and Tumbleweed attendees safe, this year’s 24th Annual Tumbleweed Festival is Virtual. Volunteers and performers have applied their diverse skills to make this year’s Virtual Festival a reality. You can take advantage of this year’s virtual Festival by watching performances anytime anywhere on any of your digital devices.
What is there to Watch, Listen, and Take Part In?
8-Stages Available 24/7! Any time anywhere listen to folk, sea chanteys, bluegrass, blues, Celtic music, dance groups, and more. At each stage there is a set of 6 or more performances each lasting about 10 to 15 minutes. Go to our Stage Dashboard to browse and/or watch the many performances. You can read descriptions about the performances and then go immediately to that show. Each stage has its own genre.
| Stages and Genre | |
| North: | Larger Acts / Bigger Names |
| South: | Tradtional Folk and Nautical |
| West: | Singer-Songwriters |
| River: | No Age Music |
| Art Gallery: | Mixed Media |
| Community Center: | Bellies, Blues and Bluegrass |
| Second Singers Songwriters Showcase | |
| A Little Bit Country, A Little bit Rock and Roll | |
8 Workshops-Live – US Pacific Time
Workshops run about an hour and will be held Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 5:30 pm. To view a live or recorded Workshop, please select the Watch button from the Workshop Dashboard schedule.
Shanty Sing – Live – US Pacific Time
Shanty Sing – live is hosted by Shanghaied on the Willamette Sunday 6pm – 9pm. Come take part in sea shanty songs and much more via the Shanty Sing Dashboard. Enjoy.
4 Concerts
3 FREE Concerts
Friday New Horizon Concert: Local and Young Bands
Jane Titland Memorial Songwriting Contest: 10 Finalists, Wes Weddell is Emcee
Saturday Night Tumbleweed Benefit Concert from 8pm – 10:30pm, Dan Maher is Emcee
Sunday Theme Concert: Theme is the “Wind, ” Micki Perry is Emcee
Each year Tumbleweed designates a theme. This year’s theme is Wind. The Sunday night concert and the Jane Titland Memorial Songwriting Contest will focus on the theme with both traditional well-loved songs and new offerings written especially for the festival songwriting contest. The Songwriting Concert presents the top 10 finalists Emceed by Wes Weddell. The winning song can be watched at the Saturday Benefit Concert.
During the past 23 years, Tumbleweed Music Festival has gained a reputation as one of the best acoustic music festivals in the Northwest. It is certainly one of the friendliest and noted for the sense of community by bringing together diverse communities and folks from all walks of life, ages, all levels of musical experience. Come to our festival and help us carry on the tradition!
Donations
The festival is produced and supported by the nonprofit Three Rivers Folklife Society (3RFS) “to support folk music and bring music and events to people.”
Without the time and talent of our guest performers, Tumbleweed volunteers, sponsors, and donors, our free 2020 Tumbleweed Music Festival would not be possible. While this year’s festival is virtual there are costs to create and run it; software, hardware, hosting, production, licensing fees, other overhead expenses, engaging performers, advertising, engaging youth, and more. While money is raised through a combination of sponsorships from the City of Richland, individuals, local organizations, and fund raisers, your continued support is much appreciated by buying tickets to our benefit Saturday Concert and Contra Dance and/or making a donation.
This year we offer 4 donations levels. For details and to donate please select the ‘Donate’ icon. This will take you to our donation page.
The Tumbleweed Music Virtual Festival is available online at http://tumbleweedmusicfestival.org.
© 2024 Tumbleweed Music Festival – Sponsored by Three Rivers Folklife Society & the City of Richland | Co-sponsored by Northwest Public Broadcasting, Battelle Memorial Institute, OneWorld Telecommunications, Tumbleweird, Pasco Chamber of Commerce, Pilgrim Media Services, Print Plus, and Artmil Design.