| Bonnaroo Music Festival Tennessee, United States | Tennessee, United States | june | electronicfolk | 45k | active |
| Kerrville Folk Festival Texas, United States | Texas, United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Falcon Ridge Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Austin City Limits Music Festival Texas, United States | Texas, United States | october | electronicfolk | 75k | active |
| SXSW Austin, United States | Austin, United States | march | electronicfolk | 300k | active |
| Stagecoach Festival Indio, United States | Indio, United States | april | bluegrasscountry | 75k | active |
| Pittsburgh Folk Festival Pittsburgh, United States | Pittsburgh, United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Newport Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Sasquatch! Music Festival George, United States | George, United States | may | electronicfolk | — | defunct |
| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, United States | New Orleans, United States | april | bluesfolk | 100k | active |
| Woody Guthrie Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| New England Folk Festival New England, United States | New England, United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Charm City Folk and Bluegrass Festival United States | United States | — | bluegrassfolk | — | active |
| Electric Forest Festival Rothbury, United States | Rothbury, United States | june | electronicfolk | 45k | active |
| Brattleboro Free Folk Festival Vermont, United States | Vermont, United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Lowell Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Philadelphia Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| National Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Berkeley Folk Music Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | defunct |
| New Bedford Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Florida Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Sisters Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| American Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Alaska Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| Middletown Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| The Americana Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |
| South Florida Folk Festival United States | United States | — | folk | — | active |