Winnipeg Folk Festival
| Winnipeg Folk Festival | |
|---|---|
Winnipeg Folk Festival Main Stage 2019 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Music festival, arts festival |
| Dates | 4 days in early July |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Locations | Birds Hill Provincial Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Years active | 51 |
| Founders | Mitch Podolak, Colin Gorrie & Ava Kobrinsky |
| Website | winnipegfolkfestival |
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a non-profit charitable organization 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 as well as a number of local artists.
Begun by Mitch Podolak, Colin Gorrie, and Ava Kobrinsky in 1974 as a celebration of Winnipeg's centennial, the festival itself has grown into an annual event exceeding 70,000 attendees. 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.