It has been running since 2000 and was a free festival until 2010.

This weekend's dance programs at the free festival, now in its 23d year, are a good example.

This was a precursor to the many free festivals of the 1970s.

The free festival is held each summer in Falls Park.

For further information on this free festival, the number is 860-1617.

The monthlong free festival, now in its 18th season, has just begun.

It originally started as a free festival but in 2009 moved to a new site and began to charge for entry.

For additional information or to order a free festival guide: (250) 861-6654.

Admission, $15, covers the festival; free for those under 18.

I hitched for about 10 years, mostly to get to the free festivals in the 80's.