Monterey Folk Festival
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The Monterey Folk Festival was a prominent early-1960s California music festival that helped showcase and popularize leading artists of the American folk music revival.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monterey Folk Festival canonical | 2 |
| 1963 Monterey Folk Festival | 1 |
| 1964 Monterey Folk Festival | 1 |
| 1965 Monterey Folk Festival | 1 |
| Monterey Folk Festival, Monterey, California | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T835150 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monterey Folk Festival Context triple: [American folk music revival, hasNotableEvent, Monterey Folk Festival]
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A.
Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival is a historic American music festival renowned for showcasing influential folk, roots, and Americana artists and for pivotal moments like Bob Dylan’s controversial electric performance in 1965.
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B.
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival is an annual multi-day music, food, and wine festival in California’s Napa Valley that features major musical acts alongside culinary and wine experiences.
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C.
Ithaca Festival
Ithaca Festival is an annual community arts and music celebration in downtown Ithaca, New York, featuring local performers, parades, and cultural activities.
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D.
California Poppy Festival
The California Poppy Festival is an annual spring celebration in Lancaster featuring California’s state flower alongside live entertainment, family activities, and cultural and community events.
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E.
Echo Park Lotus Festival
The Echo Park Lotus Festival is an annual cultural celebration in Los Angeles that honors Asian and Pacific Islander communities with music, food, performances, and the blooming lotus flowers on Echo Park Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monterey Folk Festival Target entity description: The Monterey Folk Festival was a prominent early-1960s California music festival that helped showcase and popularize leading artists of the American folk music revival.
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A.
Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival is a historic American music festival renowned for showcasing influential folk, roots, and Americana artists and for pivotal moments like Bob Dylan’s controversial electric performance in 1965.
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B.
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival
BottleRock Napa Valley music festival is an annual multi-day music, food, and wine festival in California’s Napa Valley that features major musical acts alongside culinary and wine experiences.
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C.
Ithaca Festival
Ithaca Festival is an annual community arts and music celebration in downtown Ithaca, New York, featuring local performers, parades, and cultural activities.
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D.
California Poppy Festival
The California Poppy Festival is an annual spring celebration in Lancaster featuring California’s state flower alongside live entertainment, family activities, and cultural and community events.
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E.
Echo Park Lotus Festival
The Echo Park Lotus Festival is an annual cultural celebration in Los Angeles that honors Asian and Pacific Islander communities with music, food, performances, and the blooming lotus flowers on Echo Park Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk music festival
ⓘ
music festival ⓘ |
| category |
1960s music festivals
ⓘ
Folk festivals in the United States ⓘ Music festivals in California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs | prominent early-1960s California music festival ⓘ |
| dissolvedAbolishedOrDemolished | 1965 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| eventInterval | annual ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Monterey International Pop Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey International Pop Festival (1967)
|
| genre |
American folk music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
folk music fans
ⓘ
youth audiences of the 1960s ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to the visibility of the American folk music revival on the West Coast
ⓘ
helped popularize leading artists of the American folk music revival ⓘ |
| hasPart |
concerts
ⓘ
folk music performances ⓘ multi-day festival program ⓘ |
| inception | 1963 ⓘ |
| influenced | later rock and pop festivals in Monterey ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Newport Folk Festival ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Monterey County, California ⓘ |
| location |
Monterey, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey
|
| notablePerformer |
Bob Dylan
ⓘ
Doc Watson ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ Judy Collins ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary ⓘ Phil Ochs ⓘ The Weavers ⓘ |
| notableWork | early performances by leading American folk artists ⓘ |
| organizer | Monterey Peninsula Volunteers ⓘ |
| partOf | American folk music revival ⓘ |
| purpose |
to popularize American folk music
ⓘ
to showcase leading artists of the American folk music revival ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1963 Monterey Folk Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey Folk Festival
1964 Monterey Folk Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey Folk Festival
1965 Monterey Folk Festival ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey Folk Festival
|
| startTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| status | defunct music festival ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| venue | Monterey County Fairgrounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monterey Folk Festival Description of subject: The Monterey Folk Festival was a prominent early-1960s California music festival that helped showcase and popularize leading artists of the American folk music revival.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Monterey Folk Festival
linked to: Monterey Folk Festival
linked to: Monterey Folk Festival
linked to: Monterey Folk Festival