Dear Winnipeg Folk Fest Friends, We’re absolutely heartbroken to announce that due to the COVID-19 situation, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel the 47th edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival scheduled for July 9 to 12, 2020. We care about you and your health, first and foremost, and we cannot plan and deliver the…
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In addition to supporting musical artists through these difficult times please remember to also support small businesses. Below is a list of some of our 2020 food vendors and artisans who are still open for business in some capacity. Please note that this information is subject to change. Food Vendors For our full list of…
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We’re so grateful that so many of you asked to buy merchandise to support us this year. We were incredibly excited to work with McNally Robinson Booksellers this summer on our Music, Merch, and More store but, we’ll have to wait until 2021 for that. Until then, you can support both us and McNally Robinson by purchasing…
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Thank you to everyone who came out and made this the best Folk Fest yet! See you July 9-12, 2020! Music: The Lone Bellow “Time’s Always Leaving” Thanks to our videographers Jen Doerksen, Julie Epp, Spencer Stanley, Joey Senft, Destiny Gulewich, Quincy Houdayer.
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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…
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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…
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Last night, the Winnipeg Folk Festival was named the recipient of the 2018 Clearwater Award at the International Folk Music Awards held in Kansas City, Missouri. This honour is given to a festival that prioritizes environmental stewardship and demonstrates public leadership in sustainable event production. The International Folk Music Awards are the premier presentation of folk music…
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