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| Winnipeg Folk Festival | |
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 Winnipeg Folk Festival Main Stage 2019 | |
| Genre | Music festival, arts festival |
| Dates | July 6–9, 2023 |
| Location(s) | Birds Hill Provincial Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Founders | Mitch Podolak, Colin Gorrie & Ava Kobrinsky[1] |
| Website | winnipegfolkfestival |
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a nonprofit charitable organization[1] with an annual summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The festival features a variety of artists and music from around the world and is sure to include a number of local artists.[2]
Begun by Mitch Podolak, Colin Gorrie, and Ava Kobrinsky[1] in 1974 as a celebration of Winnipeg's centennial, the festival itself has grown into an event exceeding 70,000 attendees to the festival annually.[3] The festival is held over the second weekend of July, beginning on Thursday night and running through to Sunday night.
Beyond the four-day festival, the organization offers year-round concert programming at venues throughout the city bringing in artists as well as organizing free concert programming throughout the city.
- ^ a b c "Winnipeg Folk Festival | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Winnipeg Folk Festival kicks off its 46th year". CBC News Manitoba.
- ^ "Folk Fest hit record attendance". Winnipeg Free Press.