Have questions about tickets, refunds, camping, parking or anything else?
Check out these frequently asked questions to get all of your answers!
Camping
Sorry, camping is only sold bundled with a 4-day ticket.
Sorry, only people who are camping can enter the campgrounds. Your wristband will grant you entrance only to the campground in which you are camping; for example, you can’t visit your friends in the Festival Campground if you are camping in the Quiet Campground.
Quiet camping is a bit further away from the festival site and offers a great experience with plenty of shade, shelters with running water and flush toilets. It’s a quiet environment to ensure a good night’s sleep. There is a free shuttle to the festival site every 30 minutes. Thousands of festival-goers camp there every year – and they love it! Quiet Campground Box Office will open at 8:00 AM on Wednesday morning.
Yes, we offer unserviced RV camping in a specific area in both of our campgrounds. Due to the popularity of the RV camping sections, you must purchase an RV Ticket in advance to ensure you will get a spot when you arrive. *NEW for 2018 - all Quiet Campground RVs must also purchase an RV ticket.
RV RENTALS: Need an RV for the festival or have one to rent? Check out RVezy
It takes significantly more infrastructure and resources to create the Festival Campground. The price of the Festival Campground reflects the additional services and infrastructure we’ve invested in to improve and increase lighting, electricity, first aid, animation projects and performances. The Festival Campground also requires more security to ensure the safety and well-being of its community.
The capacity of the Festival Campground is established in consultation with the RCMP and Birds Hill Provincial Park. It is capped to ensure a positive and safe experience for everyone.
Please contact our office at (204) 231-0096 or email volunteer@winnipegfolkfestival.ca
Check out this map before you get to the Festival Campground.
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Check out this map before you get to the Quiet Campground.
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Festival Operations
The tarp shuffle has become a Folk Fest tradition for those who want to place their tarp close to Main Stage for a great view of the performances. To participate, get a numbered ticket at the Main Gate box office at 4:30 PM on Thursday and 8:30 AM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meet at the Main Stage approximately 20 minutes after the Main Gate opens (or 5:30 PM if the ground is wet) and when your number is called, shuffle - not run - and claim your tarp space.
Yes. Visit the Audience Services tent in the Festival Village to check your bag.
Volunteering with the Winnipeg Folk Fest is a rewarding experience and a great way to support the festival! You need to fill out an application form here.
Winnipeg Folk Festival is a showcase for first-class sponsorship experiences. The Festival offers unique opportunities for sponsors to create and deliver and customized marketing activities. Click here to get in touch with our sponsorship department.
Every year we program more than 70 artists from around the world – approximately 40% Canadian (with 8-10 from Manitoba), 40% from the US, with the rest from outside North America. Applications are currently closed - please check back in the fall for more information on how to perform at the festival.
We love great food and are proud to offer festival-goers a delicious variety of ethical and sustainable food choices. Approximately 25 vendors are selected each year. Vendor applications go online a few months before the festival. Click here for more information.
Applications for the Hand-Made Village vendor spots go online in the fall. Click herefor more information.
The Prairie Outdoor Exhibition is a sprawling outdoor gallery in Birds Hill Provincial Park held during Folk Fest. Click here for more info.
Yes. Please bring chairs that are no higher than two feet so you don't block the view of your fellow folkies.
Many folks bring home-made decorated sticks to stake in the ground so they can find their tarp easier at Main Stage. They're welcome in the seating area, so long as they you keep size in mind when you're making them. You wouldn't want to block the view of the people sitting behind you!
The Main Stage dancing areas are behind the sound booth at centre field and to the far right when facing the stage. For the last band’s set on Main Stage, people may stand up and move to the front of the stage. Please respect people’s space and be mindful of their belongings and tarps.
You can dance to the right of any daytime stage. Big Blue @ Night is dancing zone - no tarps, please!
If you have lost an item on-site at Folk Fest, please speak to a site safety or campground safety volunteer. All items that are found on the festival grounds or in the campgrounds are kept at safety headquarters throughout the duration of the festival. Afterwards, items are sorted and brought back to the Winnipeg Folk Festival office, located at 203-211 Bannatyne Avenue. At this point, some are discarded. The following is a list of items that are kept:
YES
- Electronics
- Jewellery
- Intact tents
- Intact chairs
- Kids toys
- Keys and wallets
- Personal/government-issued documents
- Glasses and eyewear
- High-quality, intact apparel
NO
- Food/beverages
- Food containers
- Water bottles
- Undergarments
- Damaged chairs, tarps and camping gear
Due to the high volume of items found, we require approximately one week to inventory all items. If you have lost an item on the YES list and did not speak with a safety volunteer during the festival, or did speak with a safety volunteer but did not find your item, please contact the office at (204) 231-0096 or info@winnipegfolkfestival.ca
No. Only service animals are allowed on the site and in the Festival and Quiet Campgrounds.
