Festival News

We’re excited to announce our second annual Online Charity Auction that will take place from November 16 to 23. We’ve got a sneak peek of some of our amazing prizes: Visit Lake Louise – You could win a six-night stay in a Deluxe Queen Room for two at Lake Louise Inn located in the village…

Thank you to everyone who came out and made this the best Folk Fest yet! See you July 11-14, 2019! Music: Fortunate Ones “Northern Star” Thanks to our videographers Jen Doerksen, Julie Epp, Spencer Stanley, Julio Assis, Joey Senft.

THANK YOU! This year, we exceeded 73,000 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…

2018 Winning Numbers… Thursday: A-122657 – CLAIMED Friday: B-364644 – CLAIMED Saturday: C-240290 – CLAIMED Sunday: D-506954 Hey folk friends, we are excited to announce a NEW addition to the festival this summer, our 50/50 draw! If you have a read-through here you can see how it all works. We wish you the best of luck! HOW IT WORKS Our…

We’re teaming up again with City Hall the second edition of Folk Fest at 510, a summer concert series happening on Wednesdays starting June 6 through August 29. Folk Fest at 510 features free outdoor lunchtime concerts that will run from noon to 1:00 PM in the City Hall courtyard, 510 Main St., and showcases some of the best…

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 2018 Winnipeg Folk Fest! Jukebox ’74 In celebration of 45 years of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Jukebox ’74 workshop will feature songs…

The Winnipeg Folk Festival is announcing today the roster of young musicians from across Canada selected to participate in the Stingray Young Performers Program. During the festival on Friday, July 6, Shady Grove stage will be taken over by 43 emerging artists who were hand-picked by a jury of industry professionals. This special program nurtures young…

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 especially proud of the wonderful art installations that are part of our Prairie Outdoor Exhibition. This year we have some returning artists, who will be…

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…

The wait is over folks, here is our full 2018 Winnipeg Folk Fest Lineup! To learn more about our artists head over to our performers page and if you are ready to purchase your tickets head on over to Front Gate Tickets!