Winfield, Kansas

==Arts and culture==

===Entertainment===
Winfield is well known for hosting the [[Walnut Valley Festival]], one of the nation's oldest and largest [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and [[acoustic music]] festivals, on the third weekend of every September. Crowds have exceeded 15,000, arriving from around the nation—with hundreds of the bluegrass and acoustic music enthusiasts camping, socializing and "jamming" at the site for weeks before the festival begins. The event also often features [[folk music]] and [[Celtic music]] performances, and related cultural activities and exhibits.<ref>[http://www.wvfest.com/ Walnut Valley Festival]</ref><ref name="acoustic">Tangeman, Anne, [http://www2.ljworld.com/news/1997/sep/11/acoustic_music_fans_to "ACOUSTIC MUSIC FANS TO GATHER IN WINFIELD,"] September 11, 1997, Lawrence (Kansas) ''Journal World,'' retrieved April 6, 2017</ref><ref name="pickers">Lane, Ken [http://www.currentland.com/View-Article/AID/2860/Title/Pickers-paradise "Pickers paradise: John McCutcheon,"] September, 2014, ''CurrentLand,'' Vol. 11 No. 4, retrieved April 6, 2017</ref><ref name="going_2003">Gintowt, Richard, [http://www.lawrence.com/news/2003/sep/17/winfield/ "'I can't ... I'm going to Winfield': Walnut Valley Festival hits 32 years with old faces, new pickers,"] September 17, 2003, Lawrence (Kansas) ''Journal World,'' retrieved April 6, 2017</ref>