Winnipeg Folk Festival

• Winnipeg Folk Festival announces lineup for milestone 50th anniversary

  Tens of thousands of music fans flock to Birds Hill Park each summer for the Winnipeg Folk Festival, but this year's a special one for the local event — its 50th anniversary.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2025
  
• Folk Fest opens its gates for 2023 edition of Manitoba tradition

  Although the live music doesn't start for another day, the Winnipeg Folk Festival opened its gates Wednesday morning to crowds of festivalgoers getting a jump on camping.

  Entertainment

  Jul 5, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg group ‘humbled’ by Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy win for single written by them

  The brothers met Raitt when she was performing at the 2014 Winnipeg Folk Festival where she asked them to send her some of their music.

  Entertainment

  Feb 7, 2023
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• Lessons learned as Manitoba festivals return, face bumps in the road

  Manitoba's festival season is in full swing, but the return to local stages hasn't been without a few bumps along the way.

  Entertainment

  Jul 11, 2022
• Manitoba businesses and festivals hurt by Rogers outage

  It's hard to find someone who wasn't impacted by Roger's telecom outages on Friday, including chef Ben Kramer, who is feeding thousands of volunteers at Winnipeg's Folk Festival.

  Tech

  Jul 9, 2022
• COVID-19 leads to cancellation of Winnipeg Folk Fest, again

  'We’ve looked at every option possible.'

  Entertainment

  Mar 31, 2021
• Winnipeg Folk Fest goes virtual during COVID-19 pandemic

  Winnipeg Folk Fest is hoping a virtual concert will give fans a taste of the sights and sounds of Birds Hill Park through Winnipeg Folk Fest at Home.

  Entertainment

  Jul 11, 2020
• Winnipeg Folk Fest finding virtual ways to entertain concertgoers despite cancelled festival

  Organizers of the long-running music festival announced Monday that they'll be presenting "Winnipeg Folk Fest at Home".

  Health

  Jun 8, 2020
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• Winnipeg Folk Fest pulls plug on 2020 event due to coronavirus pandemic

  The Winnipeg Folk Festival announced Tuesday that it's following in the footsteps of other large festivals worldwide by cancelling this year's 47th annual event due to COVID-19.

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  Apr 14, 2020
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• Vance Joy, Tegan and Sara, Kaleo to headline 2020 Winnipeg Folk Festival

  Vance Joy, Kaleo, and Tegan and Sara are among the headliners at the 2020 Winnipeg Folk Festival July 9-12 at Birds Hill Provincial Park.

  Entertainment

  Mar 4, 2020