Festival News

COVID-19 Update

May 12, 2022

Last updated May 12, 2022 The Winnipeg Folk Festival will no longer require proof of vaccination for audience members to attend the 2022 Festival.   This decision was made after carefully…

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2022 Winnipeg Folk Festival Lineup

April 8, 2022

  Discover more about the artists on winnipegfolkfestival.ca      

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Winnipeg Folk Festival Welcomes Little Brown Jug

February 10, 2022

  We are so excited to announce our new partnership with Little Brown Jug for the 2022 Winnipeg Folk Festival! When all you wonderful folkies return to Birds Hill Park…

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RIP Mitch Podolak

August 26, 2019

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…

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Winnipeg Folk Festival Receives Clearwater Award

February 15, 2018

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…

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