Folk Festival

• ‘I feel such a part of this place’: Stage set for South Country Fair

  On Friday, the South Country Fair started to welcome visitors from all over Alberta for its 37th year. “I come here, and I feel such a part of this place."

  Entertainment

  Jul 21, 2023
  
• Vancouver’s embattled Folk Music Festival saved, organizers say

  Provincial funding announced last month has been a "game changer," allowing the event to stave off financial headwinds and proceed with its 2023 festival, organizers say.

  Entertainment

  Mar 14, 2023
  
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• 2023 Winnipeg Folk Festival lineup unveiled

  The lineup is out for this year's edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

  Entertainment

  Mar 3, 2023
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• Fate of Vancouver Folk Music Festival set to be decided Wednesday night

  In January, the festival's board of directors said it was cancelling the 2023 festival and likely all future events amid what it said was an unworkable financial position.

  Entertainment

  Mar 1, 2023
• ‘We need to feed our souls’: Community rallies to save Vancouver folk festival

  The festival's board announced last week that it was cancelling its 2023 event and moving to permanently dissolve the society that operates it.

  Entertainment

  Jan 23, 2023
• No Vancouver folk festival for 2023, event facing permanent cancellation

  The festival said rising costs and the requirement to pay vendors upfront have left it unable to produce the annual summer event that's run for more than four decades.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2023
• Regina Folk Festival returns for 51st anniversary

  'After two years of pause we found a place to imagine newness,' the folk festival’s website reads. 'Could a festival be a poem? What might a thousand-sided dream sound like?'

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
• Peterborough Folk Festival headline acts include The Trews Acoustic, Bahamas, Kathleen Edwards

  The 33rd edition of the Peterborough Folk Festival will run Aug. 17-21 at Nicholls Oval and several other locations in the downtown.

  Entertainment

  Jul 6, 2022
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• Summer Satellites: Regina Folk Festival announces new event for August

  The Regina Folk Festival announced a new event titled Summer Satellites taking place at the Brandt Community Stage from Aug. 6 to Aug. 8.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2021
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• Will Edmonton festivals return this summer?

  As more vaccines roll out, some are hopeful festivals, concerts and other large events could resume as early as this summer.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2021