What happens at the conference?
Folk Alliance Region West's annual conference connects our vast region of listening rooms, festivals, folk societies, organizations, radio DJs, agents, managers, promoters, publications, and fans with the touring artists and troubadours that cross our region.
This year, our conference will take place October 17-20, 2024 at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, CA, a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley Region of Los Angeles.
Your 2024 conference registration includes:
- Official Showcase Application and other showcase opportunities
- Community daytime panels
- Educational workshops
- Industry mixers and networking
- Exhibit tables and branded event opportunities
- The Best of the West Awards luncheon
- Full attendee directory list
- Live concerts throughout the day and night, featuring traditional and contemporary acoustic music in a diverse array of local, regional, national, and global genres including Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Acoustic Roots, Blues, Country, Outlaw, Global Roots, Old-Time, Spoken Word, Traditional, Americana, and more.
All are welcome, regardless of where you call “home.”