Festival News

Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous presents… The 2nd Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival In honour of Mitch Podolak Join us from November 8-10 at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church For tickets and more information visit crankiefestival.com Full Festival Passes can also be purchased at the Winnipeg Folk Festival offices located at 203-211 Bannatyne Avenue. A Message from…

We are incredibly saddened to share that our founder Mitch Podolak has passed away. Words cannot express how much he will be missed. More than one of our founders, he was a father, a friend, a leader, a mentor, a true visionary. We owe so much of who we are to him. Our heartfelt condolences…

THANK YOU! This year, we exceeded 76,000 attendees to have the best attended four-day festival in our history! We couldn’t be the festival that we are without the help of our 2,800+ volunteers, artists, vendors, funders, sponsors, donors and all of you in attendance – so thank you all for making last weekend a truly…

Thursday – A-3270018 – $5,850 – CLAIMED Friday – B-1722216 – $10,477.50 – CLAIMED Saturday – C-1901170 – $12,330 – CLAIMED Sunday – D-2248611 – $10,837.50 – CLAIMED Our 50/50 Raffle is back and new this year, you can also purchase tickets online at WFF5050.ca! Read below to see how it all works. We wish…

Whether you are coming out for the day or staying the whole weekend in one of our campgrounds we want to ensure that all you wonderful folkies are prepared for the big weekend! Run through the list below and make sure you’re ready to go. ALL FOLKIES Water bottle – Be sure to bring your…

Women’s T-Shirt – $33.00

Who’s ready for workshops?! Our daytime schedules are LIVE including daytime concerts and of course, workshops. Below is just a little taste of all the incredible workshops you’ll come across at the 2019Winnipeg Folk Fest! My Hometown Friday, July 12 / Big Bluestem / 1:00 PM My Hometown workshop features four talented Canadian singer-songwriters joined…

The STINGRAY Young Performers Program has been helping hundreds of young artists from around the country gain the knowledge to start their musical careers for the past 20 years. Today, we are excited to share the incredible 2019 performers list! The young musicians selected will be mentored by artists from our current lineup and will play for a festival…

Art at Folk Fest comes in all shapes and forms – from the music on stage to the creative wardrobe of the crowd – we welcome it all! We are very proud of the wonderful art installations that are part of our Prairie Outdoor Exhibition. Our theme for 2019 is Folk Fest Fauna – so…

The Art & Animation Program is unique to the Festival Campground. Each year we take submissions for various art projects in hopes of bringing them to life in the campground. This year we’ve brought back some festival favourites and added some awesome new projects! We will be rolling out 6 per week for the next…