Win Tickets ($140): Portland’s Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | 35 Artists Including Rainbow Girls, Handmade Moments, Olive Klug, Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom

We are giving away a pair of tickets to Portland’s Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom on January 17-18. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed January 13.



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From our sponsors:
Portland’s Folk Festival
January 17-18, 2025
Friday 5PM Doors, 6PM Show
Saturday 1PM Doors, 2PM Show
$40 Presale, $70 2-day passes | All Ages
More info: crystalballroompdx.com

Crystal Ballroom
1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209

An annual celebration of folk, Americana and roots music hosted by the historic Crystal Ballroom. See 35 artists on 2 stages with all proceeds donated to Sunstone Way and Music Portland.

Friday Lineup

  • Rainbow Girls
  • Handmade Moments
  • Haley Johnsen
  • Christopher Worth
  • Presidio
  • Mystery Artist
  • Graham Patzner
  • Jacob Westfall
  • Dustin Dale Gaspard
  • Blair Borax

Saturday’s Lineup

  • Olive Klug
  • Johnny Franco and his Real Brother Dom
  • Thunderstorm Artis
  • Free Creatures
  • Fox and Bones
  • Isabeau Waia’u Walker
  • Arietta Ward
  • The Margos
  • The Acoustic Minds
  • Amos Heart
  • Jeshua Marshall
  • Sage Christie
  • Shelby Natasha
  • Gabriel Wolfchild
  • Wild Blue Morning
  • Leo Moon

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  1. Adonis Chacon on October 22, 2024 at 2:07 pm

    Pretty cool event

  2. Kathryn W. on October 22, 2024 at 2:26 pm

    I would love the opportunity attend the Portland Folk Festival! Funny enough, I was supposed to work it last year, but the unsafe conditions of the brutal Portland ice storm cut the festival short and I wasn’t able to attend. Here’s to musical redemption in 2025!

  3. Savanna Jones on October 22, 2024 at 2:30 pm

    This sounds like such an amazing weekend. I’ve found a new love of folk music and this sounds like so much fun

  4. Catherine on October 22, 2024 at 2:31 pm

    Yes, please!

    • Andi on November 11, 2024 at 10:55 am

      Sounds like fun

  5. Sequoia Looney on October 22, 2024 at 2:39 pm

    Love going to festivals. This one sounds cool.

  6. Justin Foerster on October 22, 2024 at 2:52 pm

    Oh man this would be a dream come true to win these tickets, massive fan of this event and would make an awesome surprise for my wife.

  7. Jessica on October 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm

    My partner missed out last year! Would love to take them this time!

  8. Lauri on October 22, 2024 at 3:01 pm

    Sounds like a great show!

  9. Lisa Kendall on October 22, 2024 at 3:01 pm

    Finally! a winter folk festival. This underrated genre deserves more love and I’m here for it.

  10. Harry Wohlsein on October 22, 2024 at 3:18 pm

    A weekend of folk music, doesn’t get much better than this.

  11. Matthew on October 22, 2024 at 10:59 pm

    So good!

  12. James Rowell on October 23, 2024 at 10:20 am

    Be a laid back fun time

  13. leonard on October 23, 2024 at 3:18 pm

    Went 2 years ago it was great

  14. Aimie on October 23, 2024 at 9:50 pm

    Would live to win a chance to hear these sounds

    • Aimie on October 23, 2024 at 9:50 pm

      Love*^ but i mean also live

  15. Brett W on October 24, 2024 at 3:59 pm

    Let’s folking go!

  16. Mia on October 24, 2024 at 9:34 pm

    A few of my favorites!

  17. Mel on October 25, 2024 at 2:10 pm

    Ohh so much yes here! Music is my therapy. Getting lucky tickets to bask in the joyful sounds of folk and Americana music would feed my soul!

  18. Rose on October 28, 2024 at 12:17 pm

    Would love to take my dad to see this

  19. Susan Roberts on October 28, 2024 at 5:34 pm

    We are moving to Oregon in December. We loved the music scene in Minnesota and can’t wait to see what Portland has to offer.

  20. Folking A on October 29, 2024 at 2:08 pm

    Great chance to see some acts I know and many I don’t!

  21. Molly Harvis on October 29, 2024 at 2:36 pm

    My mom and I went to this when it was just a little quiet event and it brought her to tears. Since the pandemic, she has slowly but surely been trying to make her way back out into the world and this would be such an incredible event to be able to bring her and reignite her love of Portland and live music.

  22. Rachael on October 29, 2024 at 3:34 pm

    Excited about this show!

  23. K on October 29, 2024 at 3:45 pm

    I’ve never been to this before, would love to go!

  24. David on October 29, 2024 at 7:00 pm

    Folks like me, love folk like that!

  25. Philip Navarre on October 29, 2024 at 7:26 pm

    Yeah bud. Keep on folking in a free world

  26. Arry on October 29, 2024 at 9:51 pm

    Would love to go to this, haven’t been to a festival in years cause well money is tight these days.

  27. Teena Winski on October 30, 2024 at 9:14 pm

    Folk n AAA! I would love to go:)

  28. Cath on October 31, 2024 at 1:20 pm

    This would be such a fun date night!

  29. Kim C. on November 5, 2024 at 12:03 pm

    I would love to go to this!

  30. Maggie on November 5, 2024 at 12:08 pm

    Sounds like a lovely event, would certainly enjoy this

  31. Anastasiya on November 5, 2024 at 12:13 pm

    I’ve so been wanting to attend this! Hopefully this year 🙂

  32. Hannah Kerr on November 5, 2024 at 1:57 pm

    this looks really cool! would love to go

  33. Fae on November 5, 2024 at 4:58 pm

    My partner never wants to go to the stuff I want to go to. But we both want to go to this so I could get him to leave the house with me! XD

  34. Lisa Kendall on November 8, 2024 at 11:27 am

    I was just thinking that I need to find a folk concert. The connectedness and solidarity is what we need right now.

    And the music!

  35. Deb B on November 8, 2024 at 2:29 pm

    Looks like a great event. I’ve seen some of the performers, would like to see them again, along with some new singer songwriters.

    Thanks!

  36. Peter on November 9, 2024 at 8:05 am

    Yes, please!

  37. [email protected] on November 10, 2024 at 9:58 am

    A whole weekend of folk music sounds like a good time.

  38. Calin Benson on November 12, 2024 at 3:33 pm

    Amazing! Please consider 🫶🏼

  39. Rebecca on November 12, 2024 at 4:07 pm

    Yes! Would love to go.

  40. Nichole Christmore on November 12, 2024 at 6:59 pm

    What an awesome weekend

  41. Anastasiya on November 12, 2024 at 8:04 pm

    Have been wanting to attend!

  42. Pamela on November 14, 2024 at 3:56 pm

    Folk music party … would love to win these tickets!!

  43. molli on November 17, 2024 at 8:58 am

    i so want to go to this! i won ticketslast year and couldn’t get there because of the weather, so i’d love a second chance!

  44. Amanda Langston on November 17, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    We love folk music and think we’d enjoy this festival!

  45. Katie on November 18, 2024 at 1:47 am

    Amazing lineup both days!

  46. Mysti on November 19, 2024 at 12:50 pm

    We would love to go!

  47. Heather on November 19, 2024 at 1:02 pm

    This would be amazing! The folk scene out here is fantastic.

  48. Alicia Tadema on November 24, 2024 at 1:53 pm

    I have always wanted to attend this-I love folk music!!!!!

  49. Shawna Baynton on November 26, 2024 at 12:45 pm

    I would love to attend with my partner because we both are musicians and loved the musicians going. Plus Portland is such a cool city to visit!

  50. Connie Stewart on November 26, 2024 at 1:26 pm

    This is a wonderful event – I missed it last year. I would love to go again!

    Thank You!

  51. Colleen Minion on November 26, 2024 at 1:41 pm

    Sounds like a great show! And I’ve always wanted to visit the Crystal Ballroom!

  52. Emma on November 26, 2024 at 2:14 pm

    I would love a chance to get down and FOLKY!!!

  53. Lynn Elsdon on November 26, 2024 at 2:41 pm

    This sounds like a beautiful event!

  54. Jason Tinsley on November 26, 2024 at 5:40 pm

    This looks incredible!!

  55. Lisa Kendall on November 27, 2024 at 1:10 pm

    Happy to see Folk Music is popular here. Too bad it means I likely won’t get to go, but I’ll take the win for this historical genre.

  56. Bob B on November 27, 2024 at 2:45 pm

    Sounds awesome! I’ve never had the chance to attend.

  57. Teena Winski on November 27, 2024 at 3:16 pm

    XOXO

  58. K. Toft on November 30, 2024 at 5:17 pm

    So much here! Sounds great.

  59. Angela on December 3, 2024 at 10:11 am

    This would be a birthday weekend dream! I’d love to celebrate it with these amazingly talented artists! 🎂🥳

  60. Helena on December 3, 2024 at 1:02 pm

    great lineup!

  61. Lauryn on December 3, 2024 at 2:20 pm

    Can’t think of a better event to start off the 2025 concert season!

  62. Sadie on December 3, 2024 at 4:57 pm

    There’s nothing quite like the joy of music to bring people together and make you feel truly alive. Portland’s Folk Festival sounds like the perfect way to celebrate connection, creativity, and community. I’d be so grateful for the chance to experience this beautiful event!

  63. Rox on December 3, 2024 at 7:16 pm

    Great festival to take my sister to for her bday!

  64. cmv on December 4, 2024 at 5:39 pm

    let’s folk around!

  65. Alice on December 6, 2024 at 7:05 am

    Let’s get folky

  66. Randa on December 10, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    Any chance to see Haley Johnsen live! I would also love to experience the full festival!

  67. Scott Pierce on December 10, 2024 at 3:20 pm

    This event is great every year.

  68. Hallie on December 10, 2024 at 5:28 pm

    Yes please!

  69. Maggie on December 10, 2024 at 11:05 pm

    Ohhhh I’m so down home girl!

  70. Kate on December 11, 2024 at 8:04 am

    This is totally my music vibe right now – would love to attend!

  71. Jeremy on December 11, 2024 at 6:15 pm

    How awesome would it be to win these?!

  72. Wallace on December 12, 2024 at 1:25 pm

    Folk yeah!

  73. Amelia on December 16, 2024 at 11:34 am

    I’d love to take my partner to this, never been but always heard great things!

  74. Ara on December 16, 2024 at 1:44 pm

    Finally revisiting PDX after moving away during COVID to help family. Looking to treat an old friend and mend some heartache from the departure, via live folk music!

  75. Jake on December 16, 2024 at 4:05 pm

    I’ve always wanted to go to this and I hope this is the year I can win tickets and take my partner! We love folk music!

  76. Stephanie on December 17, 2024 at 11:53 am

    Such a great lineup this year. Last year was great but the 1night cancelation made it so we couldnt see some of our favorites.

  77. Dannette Cara on December 17, 2024 at 12:22 pm

    I love folk music and guitar so this would be such a cool two day event to attend. I cant think of anything better to do in the cold winter months, then get up and sing and dance with others at the PDX Folk Fest! I would so love to attend this

  78. Cath on December 17, 2024 at 12:57 pm

    We love folk music! This would be so much fun?

  79. Richard Potts on December 17, 2024 at 2:04 pm

    This looks like a fantastic event!!

  80. Marychris Mass on December 17, 2024 at 4:18 pm

    Some good friends playing and would like to show my love!

  81. Melissa on December 18, 2024 at 8:24 am

    I just got married on Saturday and would love to surprise my wife to some awesome folk music at one of the best venues in the world! It would be so awesome to sway on that floating floor to some great tunes.

  82. Crystal Armstrong on December 18, 2024 at 10:32 am

    It would be so fun to attend this event!

  83. Kathy Flach on December 19, 2024 at 6:48 am

    Would ❤️ Love to attend this!

  84. Brett on December 24, 2024 at 11:53 am

    35 bands at the Crystal somehow? I’d love to see how that works

  85. Joel T on December 24, 2024 at 3:05 pm

    What a crew, would love to see them live!

  86. Margaret Hill on December 24, 2024 at 7:55 pm

    Such a great event! Yes, please.

  87. Rose on December 25, 2024 at 6:18 am

    Would live to see the Rainbow Girls and experience new music!

  88. Mel Stibal on December 26, 2024 at 10:20 am

    Great line up! Super fun.

  89. Barbara C on December 26, 2024 at 5:46 pm

    This looks like a wonderful time! As a newly retired granny on a fixed income, I would love to receive tickets to even one night of this jam.

  90. Charmaine on December 26, 2024 at 7:02 pm

    Handmade moments and Rainbow Girls are so good, would love to see them in person again!

  91. Bo Erickson on December 26, 2024 at 9:17 pm

    Want to see this line up! Especially Handmade moments! Never been to Portland folk fest before, I miss string summit more every year

  92. Dalania on December 26, 2024 at 10:16 pm

    I need a whole lotta folk love’ and energy to connect with my ancestors”””

  93. Debra Maryanov on December 26, 2024 at 11:24 pm

    Wow! So many good bands.

  94. Marvin Von Renchler on December 27, 2024 at 9:51 am

    Made it to 70 through no fault of my own! I earned it. Could be the last thing I do. And, Im ugly—please make up for what God did to me lol

  95. Glenn on December 28, 2024 at 2:02 pm

    I’ll act real folksy like!

  96. Emily Smith on December 29, 2024 at 3:31 pm

    my friend and I would love this!

  97. K on December 30, 2024 at 11:54 am

    I would love to go to this!

  98. Crystal Armstrong on January 1, 2025 at 7:30 am

    I would love to go! Sounds amazing

  99. Kathy Flach on January 2, 2025 at 1:42 pm

    🫶would Love to go! ❤️

  100. Fulya on January 2, 2025 at 2:56 pm

    I’d love to take my friend to this show for his birthday!! Capricorns 🫶

  101. Donna Hess on January 2, 2025 at 3:49 pm

    I love so many of these performers already and would love to discover even more. Live music is my answer to everything 💕. I’d love to win tickets because it’s the only way I can go. Don’t have the funds to buy this year. Good luck everyone and keep dancing!💃🏻 🕺🏽

  102. Katrina Yentch on January 2, 2025 at 7:24 pm

    Would love to see it!

  103. Teena Winski on January 2, 2025 at 8:38 pm

    I would love immerse myself in Portland’s Finest Folk Scene.

  104. Brittny on January 2, 2025 at 9:25 pm

    I want

  105. Barb on January 2, 2025 at 9:59 pm

    Great line-up and venue!

  106. Rae on January 4, 2025 at 1:01 am

    Would love to win tixs & see Olivia!

  107. Justin on January 5, 2025 at 11:28 am

    My resolution for 2025 is to attend this festival

  108. Ahna Austin on January 7, 2025 at 12:03 pm

    I have always wanted to go! Would love to see so many of these amazing artists!!!

  109. Jason Alburger on January 7, 2025 at 12:21 pm

    My Mom says I’m a winner

  110. Connie Stewart on January 7, 2025 at 12:30 pm

    I have not been to this festival in years! Would love to go again!

  111. Jake on January 7, 2025 at 1:17 pm

    Oh man, thiss will be a funn one to go to!!

  112. Megan on January 7, 2025 at 3:35 pm

    I’d love to get funky with Portland!

  113. Alison on January 7, 2025 at 7:17 pm

    Great lineup – would love to attend.

  114. Rochelle Monson on January 7, 2025 at 10:16 pm

    Oh wow! I have friends here that weekend. What a great way to show them what Portland and McMenamins are all about!

  115. Colleen Filippello on January 11, 2025 at 1:37 am

    I haven’t been to a music festival since I’ve moved to Oregon 30 years ago! I’d love to experience this

  116. Miss Heather on January 11, 2025 at 1:56 pm

    I’m ready to get down!!!

  117. Anna Kalk on January 12, 2025 at 1:49 am

    Sounds like a blast!

  118. Erin on January 15, 2025 at 8:19 am

    I love folk music!!

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