The Winnipeg Folk Festival will be home to musical artists Ryan Adams, Lord Huron, Milky Chance and Sam Roberts Band this year.
Ryan Adams, Sam Roberts Band Tapped for Winnipeg Folk Festival
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New Food Vendors for This Year’s Winnipeg Folk Fest
Four new homegrown food vendors will join the Winnipeg Folk Festival this year.
Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store Set to Close
The Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store will shut its doors on December 31.
Folk Festival Ticket Pre-Sale Begins Saturday
Does that little bit of snow on the ground already have you thinking of next year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival?
Music, Food and Dance Encompass Folk Fest in the City
A reinvented fundraiser for the Winnipeg Folk Festival will be one giant party. Folk Fest in the City is the organization's annual charity event, combining music, food, and dancing to support the year-round community programs the Folk Festival offers. Chef Eraj...
Open Mic Nights Find New Home at The Handsome Daughter
Open mic nights will soon return to the local music scene at The Handsome Daughter. The free monthly evenings are presented by Manitoba Music and the Winnipeg Folk Festival on the third Tuesday of every month. The new season kicks off October 20 with singer/songwriter...
Heat, Humidity, Thunder Don’t Keep Folkies from Winnipeg Folk Festival
Despite the weekend's scorching temperatures and an ill-timed thunderstorm, Winnipeg Folk Festival saw a rise in attendance in 2015. The 42nd annual Winnipeg Folk Fest, which took place over four days this past weekend at Birds Hill Provincial Park, saw more than...
‘Until Red’ Claims Folk Festival’s Rising Star Award
Manitoba roots-rockers Until Red are the recipients of the Winnipeg Folk Festival's Stingray Rising Star Award. The band, made up of Liam Duncan, Roman Clarke and Dylan MacDonald, were presented with the $1,000 award on Friday, and a guitar at the Shady Grove stage....
‘Birds of Chicago’ Performing Free Folk Fest Concert
The Winnipeg Folk Festival doesn't officially start until Thursday, but some pre-festival entertainment will get revellers in the spirit today. At noon, Birds of Chicago will perform in Air Canada Park (345 Portage Avenue). The free lunch hour concert is in...
Birds Hill Park Improvements Completed Ahead of Folk Festival
A number of improvements to Birds Hill Provincial Park have been completed and more are on the way. The size of the park's beach has been increased by 50 percent just ahead of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which begins July 9. "Investing in our parks is important for...
Healthy at the Folk Fest: Bike Rides, Yoga and Running Trails
You don't usually think of health and wellness when the Winnipeg Folk Festival comes to mind, but this year will be a little different. A focus on wellness activities is being brought to the forefront as the festival holds its popular bike ride to Birds Hill Park,...
Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant Massacree’ Marking 50 Years at Winnipeg Folk Fest
By The Winnipeg Folk Festival The song Alice’s Restaurant may be 50-years-old, but the themes in the classic folk anthem are as relevant today as they were then, says the song’s author, Arlo Guthrie. “I think the circumstances have changed, but human nature doesn’t...
