The National Folk Festival announced today that BB&T has committed to sponsoring the Festival’s North Carolina Folklife Area in both 2016 and 2017. The 2016 Festival will run in downtown Greensboro from 6 – 10:30 pm on Friday, September 9; from noon – 10:30 pm on Saturday, September 10; and from noon – 6:30 pm on Sunday, September 11.