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==History==
[[File:1972 Bob with Joe Muret & Stu Mossman.jpg|thumb|Walnut Valley Festival founders Stuart Mossman, Joe Muret, Bob Redford (left to right)]]
The first official "Walnut Valley Festival" was held in September 1972 and was organized by a trio of founders--[[Stuart Mossman]], Joe Muret, & Bob Redford. The festival featured a two-day flat-picking contest.<ref name=npr1>[https://www.kcur.org/community/2009-10-06/winfield-the-walnut-valley-mystique "Winfield: The Walnut Valley Mystique"], ''NPR'', October 6, 2009.</ref>
The Festival celebrated 50 years in 2022, and now features four stages (designated Stages I, II, III and IV) and 200+ hours of music over a long weekend, bringing nationally- and internationally-known performers to this small Kansas town. In 1999 the [[International Bluegrass Music Association]] named the Walnut Valley Festival as its first "Bluegrass Event of the Year" award winner.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bate, Seth |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1309016199 |title=Winfield's Walnut Valley Festival |isbn=978-1-4671-4605-0 |oclc=1309016199}}</ref> ==Entertainment==
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==Camping and jamming==
There are typically 11,000-15,000 people in attendance,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wvfest.com/archives/history2001.html |title=Festival History |access-date=2014-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318021901/http://wvfest.com/archives/history2001.html |archive-date=2014-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and campers include visitors from many different states and countries. Campsites are not preselected, and campers often line up well in advance of the festival to claim a choice campsite during the "Land Rush". <ref
Attendees often bring musical instruments, and the event is known for the many and varied campground jam sessions throughout the festival.<ref>[https://www.kmuw.org/podcast/hidden-kansas/2021-09-24/for-many-the-walnut-valley-festival-campgrounds-offers-a-unique-winfield-experience "For many, the Walnut Valley Festival campgrounds offers a unique 'Winfield experience' "], ''NPR'', September 24, 2021, By Lu Anne Stephens </ref> Campground stages operate well into the night, and include [[Stage 5]], Stage 6, Stage 8, Finetime Stage and Stage 11 (songwriters stage). Performers sometimes appear on campground stages or join jams after finishing their sets on the official stages.
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