Winnipeg_Folk_Festival
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Music festival held in Manitoba, Canada
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]
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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.