Winnipeg Folk Festival
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| Winnipeg Folk Festival | |
|---|---|
 Winnipeg Folk Festival Main Stage 2019 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Music festival, arts festival |
| Dates | 4 days in early July |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Birds Hill Provincial Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Years active | 50 |
| Founders | Mitch Podolak, Colin Gorrie & Ava Kobrinsky[1] |
| 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.[1][2]
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.[1][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.
