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Jackson, Mississippi hosted the 82nd National Folk Festival, the first of a three-year residency.

The three-day event featured over 300 artists and drew approximately 30,000 attendees to the downtown area.

Despite lower than initially estimated attendance, organizers and city officials considered the event a resounding success.

The festival will return to Jackson for the next two years, with plans to establish a continuing local festival afterward.

The 82nd National Folk Festival, the first in a three-year Jackson residency, took over downtown Jackson for the weekend of Nov. 7 through Nov. 9, bringing tens of thousands of attendees into the heart of the capital city.

In the span of three days, more than 300 artists sang, danced, displayed art and gave presen

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