It’s official — the Folk Fest is the best. With hundreds of votes cast, the Richmond Folk Festival prevailed over its competitors as Richmond’s favorite festival in our first ever bracket challenge.

Bracket introduction

With the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments just around the corner, we’re joining the fun of bracket competitions with a face-off of our own.

We asked you to share your favorite festival in Richmond with us, and now — thanks to you + the help of a random generator — we have the official lineup for our bracket.

First round matchups are in. Who ya got? | Graphic by 6AM City

Who’s in the running

Going head-to-head in the first round are:

Folk Festival and Greek Festival
Riverrock and Lebanese Food Festival
Church Hill Irish Festival and 2nd Street Festival
St. Benedict Oktoberfest and Broad Appétit

How it works

Beginning today, we will host several voting rounds within our newsletters and social channels to determine the River City’s best party. Who moves on is up to you.

Vote for your favorites, and the festival with more votes moves on. Simple as that. We’ll go until we have a champion, which will be announced in the newsletter the week of March 21. You will be able to vote once per round.

How to participate

Vote for the festival you’d like to see advance to round two using this poll. You can vote for all four spots or as little as one. Once we count all the votes, we’ll share an updated bracket and new poll in an upcoming newsletter.

Want to fill out a bracket to see if you can guess who will win? Download and print the image above to take the competition up a notch. If your bracket is correct, send us a photo for a shoutout + bragging rights.

Ready to cheer your “team” to victory? Vote here.