List of folk festivals

List of folk festivals
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A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. The following is an incomplete list of folk festivals worldwide. This list generally excludes festivals with only a partial focus on folk music or arts, though these multi-genre festivals may be included in individual subcategories of Category:Folk festivals by country.

Folk festivals may feature folk art and folk music, with a focus on both or either, as well as folk dance or ethnic foods. Featured genres are often catered to a particular region or culture, for example Celtic festivals or maritime music festivals. Diverse regional genres of folk music are popular among modern audiences, and there are major folk music festivals in many countries. It is sometimes claimed that the earliest modern folk festival was the 1928 Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, founded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford.^{[citation needed]} Since then festivals have grown in size, such as the Feast of the Hunters' Moon in Indiana, which draws approximately 60,000 visitors per year.^{[citation needed]} Some offshoots of folk music, such as country music and bluegrass music, have festival circuits devoted solely to the genre.

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.

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List	Category	Media
List of folk festivals	Folk festivals	Folk music festivals
List of music festivals	Music festivals	Music festivals
List of Celtic festivals	Celtic music festivals	Celtic festival
List of Celtic music festivals
List of fèissana
List of mods		Mod (Scotland)
List of eisteddfodau	Eisteddfod	Eisteddfodau
List of pow wows	Pow wows	Pow wows
List of maritime music festivals	Maritime music festivals	Maritime music festivals
List of blues festivals	Blues festivals	Blues festivals
List of old-time music festivals	Old-time music festivals	Old-time music festivals
List of world music festivals	World music festivals	World music festivals
List of country music festivals	Country music festivals	Country music festivals
List of bluegrass music festivals	Bluegrass festivals	Bluegrass festivals
List of Christian music festivals	Christian music festivals	Christian music festivals
List of rock festivals	Rock festivals	Rock festivals
List of free festivals	Free festivals	Free festivals

Festivals by region

By country

Australia

Belarus

International Folk Music Festival "Kamyanitsa"

Belgium

Dranouter Festival ^[2]
Gooikoorts International volksmuziekfestival ^[3]

Bulgaria

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"^[4]
World Championship of Folklore "World Folk"

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Saskatchewan

Denmark

Tønder Festival

Estonia

Hiiu Folk (Kassari, Hiiumaa)
Viljandi Folk Festival
Viru Folk (Käsmu)
Võru Folklore

Finland

Etnosoi! Festival (Helsinki)
Haapavesi Folk Music Festival^[22]
Hollo and Martta International Folklore Festival (Hollola)^[23]
Jutajaiset Folklore Festival (Rovaniemi)^[24]
Kalenat International Children Folklore Festival (Lappeenranta)^[25]
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival^[26]
Kihaus Folk Festival (Rääkkylä)^[27]
KoskisFolk (Koski Tl) (every other year)^[28]
Medieval Folk Fest Tampere
PispalaFolk (Tampere)
Pispalan Sottiisi - Pispala Schottische (Tampere)^[29]
- DANCE MANIA (every other year)
- FOLKLANDIA CRUISE (Helsinki-Tallinn-Helsinki or Turku-Stockholm-Turku)
- PISPALA SCHOTTISCHE (every other year)
Sata-Häme Soi - International Accordion Festival (Ikaalinen)^[30]

France

Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Festival of Folklore in Paris^[31]
Grand Bal de l'Europe^[32]
Paris Folk Festival #FolkYou ^[33]
Rencontres Internationales de Luthiers et Maîtres-Sonneurs

Germany

see Volksfest

Greece

International Children's Folk Festival "Hanioti"

Iceland

The Folk Music Festival (Siglufjörður, north Iceland)^[34]

India

Ireland

Temple Bar TradFest

Italy

it (Carpino)
Folkest (Spilimbergo)^[37]
Incontro Internazionale Del Folklore (Matelica)^[38]
International Festival of Folklore (Rimini)^[39]
International Folk Festival "Città dei Trulli" (Alberobello)^[40]
International Folk Festival “Mare Adriatiko” (Lido di Jesolo)^[41]
International Folklore Festival (Tempio Pausania)^[42]
Umbria Folk Festival (Orvieto)^[43]

Lithuania

Macedonia

International Folk Dance Festival "Ohrid Waves"

Netherlands

Castlefest

New Zealand

North Island

Auckland Folk Festival
Wellington Folk Festival - held over Labour Weekend; Labour Day in New Zealand is the fourth Monday in October

South Island

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

Spain

The 2004 Interceltic Festival of Avilés in Asturias, Spain

Aitzina Folk Festival^[44]
Festival Internacional de Folclore "ALEGRIA" (Calella)
Festival Internacional Poborina Folk (El Pobo - Teruel)^[45]
Festival of Folklore in Lloret de Mar^[46]^[47]
Interceltic Festival of Avilés
Interceltic Festival of Morrazo
Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World

Slovakia

Sweden

Green World Yoga & Sacred Music Festival - held in late June (Skåne)^[48]
Urkult Näsåker - held in August each year; purportedly the largest world music festival (Ångermanland)^[49]

Turkey

Bodrum International Folk Dance Festival^[50]

UK

USA

Gallery

Towersey music festival
Sark Folk Festival 2013
2010
2008

References

↑ West, Shearer (general editor), The Bullfinch Guide to Art History, page 440, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United Kingdom, 1996. ISBN 0-8212-2137-X
↑ Dranouter Festival
↑ Gooikoorts International volksmuziekfestival
↑ http://www.eaff.eu/en/
↑ Wild Mountain Music Fest
↑ http://kaslofolkfest.com/ Kaslo Folk Music Fest
↑ http://thefestival.bc.ca/
↑ back40folkfest.com
↑ brandonfolkfestival.ca
↑ harvestmoonfestival.ca/
↑ theharvestsun.com/
↑ matlockfestival.ca/
↑ portagefolk.com/
↑ prairiewindmusicfest.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/hello-world/
↑ rainbowtroutmusicfestival.com/
↑ shineonfestivalofmusicandart.com/
↑ portagefolk.com/
↑ Heritage Folk festival
↑ Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
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↑ Eaglewood Folk Festival
↑ www.haapavesifolk.com/
↑ www.hollolannuorisoseura.fi/hollojamartta/
↑ www.jutajaiset.fi/
↑ www.lastenkalenat.kotisivukone.com/
↑ kaustinen.net/
↑ www.kihaus.fi/
↑ www.koskisfolk.net/
↑ www.sottiisi.net/
↑ /www.satahamesoi.fi/
↑ festinfo.org
↑ Grand Bal de l'Europe: Gennetines & St Gervais
↑ www.parisfolkfestival.com
↑ The Folk Music Festival
↑ Amarrass (Desert) Music Festival
↑ Blue Lotus Festival
↑ http://www.folkest.com/
↑ http://www.assfolkmatelica.org/
↑ http://www.festinfo.org
↑ http://www.alberobellofolklore.it/
↑ http://www.folklorefestival.com/index.php?id=48
↑ http://www.folktempio.it/
↑ http://www.umbriafolkfestival.it/
↑ Aitzina Folk Festival; festival solidario de música folk de Vitoria-Gasteiz
↑ poborinafolk.es
↑ http://www.lloretguide.com
↑ www.festinfo.org
↑ Green World Yoga & Sacred Music Festival
↑ http://www.urkult.se/
↑ Bodrum International Folk Dance Festival
↑ www.canterburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
↑ Folk on the Farm Festival
↑ http://www.folkeast.co.uk
↑ Blue Sky Folk Festival
↑ Cornstock Folk Festival
↑ Folk Alliance International Conference
↑ Folk College
↑ Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering
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↑ Northern Appalachian Folk Festival
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External links

[bullfinch-1] West, Shearer (general editor), The Bullfinch Guide to Art History, page 440, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United Kingdom, 1996. ISBN 0-8212-2137-X

[2] Dranouter Festival

[3] Gooikoorts International volksmuziekfestival

[4] ttp://www.eaff.eu/en/

[5] Wild Mountain Music Fest

[6] ttp://kaslofolkfest.com/ Kaslo Folk Music Fest

[7] ttp://thefestival.bc.ca/

[8] 40folkfest.com

[9] randonfolkfestival.ca

[10] rvestmoonfestival.ca/

[11] theharvestsun.com/

[12] tlockfestival.ca/

[13] rtagefolk.com/

[14] rairiewindmusicfest.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/hello-world/

[15] rainbowtroutmusicfestival.com/

[16] shineonfestivalofmusicandart.com/

[17] rtagefolk.com/

[18] Heritage Folk festival

[19] Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival

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[21] Eaglewood Folk Festival

[22] www.haapavesifolk.com/

[23] www.hollolannuorisoseura.fi/hollojamartta/

[24] www.jutajaiset.fi/

[25] www.lastenkalenat.kotisivukone.com/

[26] ustinen.net/

[27] www.kihaus.fi/

[28] www.koskisfolk.net/

[29] www.sottiisi.net/

[30] /www.satahamesoi.fi/

[31] stinfo.org

[32] Grand Bal de l'Europe: Gennetines & St Gervais

[33] www.parisfolkfestival.com

[34] The Folk Music Festival

[35] Amarrass (Desert) Music Festival

[36] Blue Lotus Festival

[37] ttp://www.folkest.com/

[38] ttp://www.assfolkmatelica.org/

[39] ttp://www.festinfo.org

[40] ttp://www.alberobellofolklore.it/

[41] ttp://www.folklorefestival.com/index.php?id=48

[42] ttp://www.folktempio.it/

[43] ttp://www.umbriafolkfestival.it/

[44] Aitzina Folk Festival; festival solidario de música folk de Vitoria-Gasteiz

[45] rinafolk.es

[46] ttp://www.lloretguide.com

[47] www.festinfo.org

[48] Green World Yoga & Sacred Music Festival

[49] ttp://www.urkult.se/

[50] Bodrum International Folk Dance Festival

[51] www.canterburyfolkfestival.co.uk/

[52] Folk on the Farm Festival

[53] ttp://www.folkeast.co.uk

[54] Blue Sky Folk Festival

[55] Cornstock Folk Festival

[56] Folk Alliance International Conference

[57] Folk College

[58] Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering

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[60] Northern Appalachian Folk Festival

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