This year's Richmond Folk Festival poster is a love letter to the city

• For more than two decades, the festival has tapped Richmond artists and designers to put their own spin on the festival with a poster.

Driving the news: This year's poster was created by artist Christian Taylor, who told festival organizer Venture Richmond he envisioned a whimsical "flying circus" to represent the magic of festival weekend.

Zoom in: If you look closely, you'll spot:

• The arches of the CSX A-Line bridge
• The Altria Theater's turrets
• Dogs in a rowboat
• And, perhaps most Richmond of all, Francine snoozing on a cloud — as she should be

What they're saying: "I just hope that I captured the spirit of Richmond in a decent way and I'll make be able to make people crack a smile every time they discover a new detail in the design," Taylor told Venture.

Fun fact: Taylor joins a long lineup of local festival poster artists, including Ed Trask, Mickael Broth, Hamilton Glass, Katie McBride, Noah Scalin, Cassandra Kim and Matt Lively.

If you go: The free Richmond Folk Festival runs Oct. 9–11 on the riverfront.

• Posters will be sold during the festival and afterward at Plan 9 in Carytown.