List of folk festivals

Inuit dance near Nome, Alaska, in 1900

A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods.

Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the rural crafts. Like folk art, handicraft output often has cultural, political, and/or religious significance. Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic, and is often sold at festivals by tradespeople or practicing amateurs.[1] As at folk festivals, such art and handicraft may also appear at historical reenactments and events such as Renaissance fairs.

Asia

Bangladesh Bangladesh

  • Dhaka International Folk Fest[2]

Turkey Turkey

  • Bodrum International Folk Dance Festival[3]

India India

Israel Israel

Europe

Dancers on the Europeade 2015 in Helsingborg in Sweden.
  • Europeade (held each year in a different European country)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Poland Poland

Hungary Hungary

Serbia Serbia

Belarus Belarus

  • International Folk Music Festival "Kamyanitsa"

Belgium Belgium

Bulgaria Bulgaria

  • International ethno art forum "WithoutBorders"
  • International Children's Folk Festival "Varna"
  • Open Balkan Championship of Folklore "Jiva Voda - Euro Folk"
  • Open European Championship of Folklore "Euro Folk"
  • Open National Championship of Folklore "Euro Folk"
  • Stara Planina Fest "Balkan Folk"[13]
  • World Championship of Folklore "World Folk"
  • International Folklore festival "Moonlight in Sofia"
  • Balkan folk fest "Foundation Balkan Folk Fest"[14]

Denmark Denmark

EstoniaEstonia

Finland Finland

  • Etnosoi! Festival (Helsinki)
  • Haapavesi Folk Music Festival[15]
  • Hollo and Martta International Folklore Festival (Hollola)[16]
  • Jutajaiset Folklore Festival (Rovaniemi)[17]
  • Kalenat International Children Folklore Festival (Lappeenranta)[18]
  • Kaustinen Folk Music Festival[19]
  • Kihaus Folk Festival (Rääkkylä)[20]
  • KoskisFolk (Koski Tl) (every other year)[21]
  • Medieval Folk Fest Tampere
  • PispalaFolk (Tampere)
  • Pispalan Sottiisi – Pispala Schottische (Tampere)[22]
  • Sata-Häme Soi – International Accordion Festival (Ikaalinen)[23]

France France

Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Germany Germany

see Volksfest

Greece Greece

Iceland Iceland

Republic of Ireland Ireland

Italy Italy

Latvia Latvia

Lithuania Lithuania

Experimental neofolk act Rome performing on the Mėnuo Juodaragis Big stage in 2013

Republic of Macedonia Macedonia

  • International Folk Dance Festival "Ohrid Waves"

Netherlands Netherlands

Rapalje Zomerfolk Festival

Russia Russia

Spain Spain

The 2004 Interceltic Festival of Avilés in Asturias, Spain

Slovakia Slovakia

  • Folk Festival Detva
  • Folk Festival Horehronské dni spevu a tanca - Heľpa
  • Folk Festival Jánošíkové dni - Terchová
  • Folk Festival Východná
  • International Folk Festival Myjava
  • Rusínsky Folk Festival Svidník
  • International Folklore Festival "Moonlight in Bratislava"

Sweden Sweden

  • Green World Yoga & Sacred Music Festival — held in July (Skåne)[38]
  • Urkult Näsåker — held in August each year; purportedly the largest world music festival (Ångermanland)[39]

United Kingdom United Kingdom

North America

Honduras Honduras

Canada Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

  • Kaslo Folk Music Fest[46]
  • Vancouver Folk Music Fest[47]

Manitoba

  • Back 40 Folk Festival (Morden)[48]
  • Brandon Folk, Music & Art Festival (Brandon)[49]
  • Harvest Moon Festival (Clearwater)[50]
  • Harvest Sun Music Fest (Kelwood)[51]
  • Matlock Festival of Music Art and Nature (Matlock)[52]
  • Portage la Prairie Winter Folk Fest (Portage la Prairie)[53]
  • Prairie Wind Music Festival (Cypress River)[54]
  • Rainbow Trout Music Festival (St. Malo)[55]
  • Shine On Festival of Music & Art (Kerry)[56]
  • Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival (Portage la Prairie)[53]
  • Winnipeg Folk Festival (Birds Hill)

Newfoundland/Labrador

  • Heritage Folk Festival (Terra Nova Park)[57]
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival (St. John's)[58]

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

  • Folk Alliance International Conference[62]

Saskatchewan

United States United States

Alaska

District of Columbia

Florida

Illinois

  • University of Chicago Folk Festival [63]

Indiana

Maine

Massachusetts

Missouri

Montana

  • Montana Folk Festival[65]

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Texas

Travelling

Virginia

  • Richmond Folk Festival[74]

Washington

West Virginia

  • West Virginia State Folk Festival[76]

Wisconsin

Oceania

Australia Australia

New Zealand New Zealand

  • Auckland Folk Festival
  • Wellington Folk Festival - held over Labour Weekend; Labour Day in New Zealand is the fourth Monday in October
  • Cardrona Folk Festival - held over Labour Weekend in the Cardrona Valley near Wanaka; Labour Day in New Zealand is fourth Monday in October; run by Martin Curtis
  • Canterbury Folk Festival - held at Easter in the Waipara Valley north of Christchurch; run by the Christchurch Folk Music Club
  • Tui Farm Folk Festival - held over the New Year period near Tapawera in the Nelson district; run by Steve and Carol Rose
  • Waihi Bush Folk Festival - held the weekend nearest to Waitangi Day (February 6) near Geraldine in South Canterbury; run by David Musgrave
  • Whare Flat Folk Festival - held over the New Year period a few miles out of Dunedin; run by Dunedin's New Edinburgh Folk Club
  • Whitestone Folk Festival - held at Queen's Birthday weekend near Herbert in North Otago; Queen's Birthday is observed in New Zealand on the first Monday in June; run by Dunedin's New Edinburgh Folk Club

References

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  2. ↑ "mob – Dhaka International Folk Fest". dhakainternationalfolkfest.com.
  3. ↑ "Bodrum International Folk Dance Festival". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Artists - Amarrass Records". www.amarrass.com.
  5. ↑ "BLUE LOTUS FESTIVAL 2nd edition will be held in the Pink City of Jaipur from 10 to 12 Oct 2014". www.bluelotusfestival.com.
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  13. ↑ "EAFF - European Association of Folklore Festivals". www.eaff.eu.
  14. ↑ "XXIV BALKAN FOLK FEST Varna Bulgaria - BALKAN FOLK FEST 2018". www.balkanfolkfest.com.
  15. ↑ "Haapavesi Folk Music Festival – Haapavesi Folk Music Festival". www.haapavesifolk.com.
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  17. ↑ www.jutajaiset.fi/
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  22. ↑ "Etusivu - Pispalan Sottiisi 13.–17.6.2018". Pispalan Sottiisi 13.–17.6.2018.
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  38. ↑ "Festival 2017". www.cecsweden.org.
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  40. ↑ www.canterburyfolkfestival.co.uk/ Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  41. ↑ "England's Medieval Festival - Herstmonceux Castle 25th, 26th and 27th August 2018". englandsmedievalfestival.com.
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  43. ↑ "FolkEast - 18th, 19th & 20th August 2017 Glemham Hall, Suffolk". www.folkeast.co.uk.
  44. ↑ "El Grande de Grandes". Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  45. ↑ "Wild Mountain Music Festival". www.wildmountainmusicfest.ca.
  46. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-17. Kaslo Folk Music Fest
  47. ↑ "Vancouver Folk Music Festival". Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
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  49. ↑ "Brandon Folk, Music & Art Festival - 32nd Annual Festival • July 22-24 2016 • Under The Trees". brandonfolkfestival.ca.
  50. ↑ "Harvest Moon Festival 2017". harvestmoonfestival.ca.
  51. ↑ "Harvest Sun Music Fest August 18th - 20th, 2017". The Harvest Sun Music Fest August 17th - 19th, 2018.
  52. ↑ "Matlock Festival of Music Art and Nature". www.matlockfestival.ca.
  53. 1 2 "Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival". portagefolk.com.
  54. ↑ "Prairie Wind Music Fest". 12 March 2012.
  55. ↑ "Rainbow Trout Music Festival - Winnipeg, Manitoba - RTMF". Rainbow Trout Music Festival - Winnipeg, Manitoba - RTMF.
  56. ↑ shineonfestivalofmusicandart.com/ Archived 2015-03-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  57. ↑ "Heritage Folk Festival - Terra Nova National Park of Canada". Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Official Tourism Website.
  58. ↑ Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  59. ↑ "Barrie Folk Society".
  60. ↑ "Blue Skies Music Festival".
  61. ↑ "ホワイトハットSEOのトリセツ". www.eaglewoodfolk.com.
  62. ↑ "Folk Alliance International Conference". www.folk.org.
  63. ↑ "58th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival- February 8-10". www.uofcfolk.org.
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  65. ↑ "Montana Folk Festivals FREE Summer Music Festival - Butte, Montana, July 13-15, 2018". montanafolkfestival.com.
  66. ↑ "Blue Sky Folk Festival - NEOMHA".
  67. ↑ "Cornstock Folk Festival". CORNSTOCK SEPT 1-3, 2017.
  68. ↑ "Folk College: Weekend of workshops, jamming, concerts-Central PA". folkcollege.com.
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  71. ↑ "Kutztown Folk Festival - Folklife Festival - Kutztown, PA". kutztownfestival.com.
  72. ↑ "Northern Appalachian Folk Festival". Northern Appalachian Folk Festival.
  73. ↑ "- April in Edom". visitedom.com.
  74. ↑ "Richmond Folk Festival". www.richmondfolkfestival.org.
  75. ↑ "FSGW - Washington Folk Festival". Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  76. ↑ "West Virginia State Folk Festival". www.wvstatefolkfestival.com.
  77. ↑ "Great River Folk Festival - Home". www.greatriverfolkfest.org.
  78. ↑ "Home - Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest". folklife.wisc.edu.

Further reading

  • Coffin, Tristam P.; Cohen, Hennig, (editors), Folklore in America; tales, songs, superstitions, proverbs, riddles, games, folk drama and folk festivals, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1966. Selections from the Journal of American folklore. Cf. chapter on "Folk Drama and Folk Festival", pp. 195–225,
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