List of folk festivals

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. 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. 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.

Music festival topics and lists
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

Europe

Dancers on the Europeade 2015 in Helsingborg in Sweden.

Czech Republic

Poland

Hungary

Serbia

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Germany

see Volksfest

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

Macedonia

Netherlands

Rapalje Zomerfolk Festival

Russia

Spain

The 2004 Interceltic Festival of Avilés in Asturias, Spain

Slovakia

Sweden

UK

North America

Honduras Honduras

Canada Canada

Alberta

North Country Fair in drift pile valley

British Columbia
Manitoba
Newfoundland/Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Saskatchewan

United States United States

Oceania

Australia Australia

New Zealand New Zealand

Asia

Turkey

India

Israel

See also

References

  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. ↑ Boombal Festival
  3. ↑ Dranouter Festival
  4. ↑ Gooikoorts International volksmuziekfestival
  5. ↑ http://www.eaff.eu/en/
  6. ↑ www.haapavesifolk.com/
  7. ↑ www.hollolannuorisoseura.fi/hollojamartta/
  8. ↑ www.jutajaiset.fi/
  9. ↑ www.lastenkalenat.kotisivukone.com/
  10. ↑ kaustinen.net/
  11. ↑ www.kihaus.fi/
  12. ↑ www.koskisfolk.net/
  13. ↑ www.sottiisi.net/
  14. ↑ /www.satahamesoi.fi/
  15. ↑ festinfo.org
  16. ↑ Grand Bal de l'Europe: Gennetines & St Gervais
  17. ↑ www.parisfolkfestival.com
  18. ↑ The Folk Music Festival
  19. ↑ http://www.folkest.com/
  20. ↑ http://www.assfolkmatelica.org/
  21. 1 2 http://www.festinfo.org
  22. ↑ http://www.alberobellofolklore.it/
  23. ↑ http://www.folklorefestival.com/index.php?id=48
  24. ↑ http://www.folktempio.it/
  25. ↑ http://www.umbriafolkfestival.it/
  26. ↑ http://www.lucaniaetnofolk.it/
  27. ↑ Aitzina Folk Festival; festival solidario de música folk de Vitoria-Gasteiz
  28. ↑ poborinafolk.es
  29. ↑ http://www.lloretguide.com
  30. ↑ Green World Yoga & Sacred Music Festival
  31. ↑ http://www.urkult.se/
  32. ↑ www.canterburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
  33. ↑
  34. ↑ Folk on the Farm Festival
  35. ↑ http://www.folkeast.co.uk
  36. ↑ El Grande de Grandes
  37. ↑ Wild Mountain Music Fest
  38. ↑ http://kaslofolkfest.com/ Kaslo Folk Music Fest
  39. ↑ http://thefestival.bc.ca/
  40. ↑ back40folkfest.com
  41. ↑ brandonfolkfestival.ca
  42. ↑ harvestmoonfestival.ca/
  43. ↑ theharvestsun.com/
  44. ↑ matlockfestival.ca/
  45. 1 2 portagefolk.com/
  46. ↑ prairiewindmusicfest.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/hello-world/
  47. ↑ rainbowtroutmusicfestival.com/
  48. ↑ shineonfestivalofmusicandart.com/
  49. ↑ Heritage Folk festival
  50. ↑ Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
  51. ↑ "Barrie Folk Society".
  52. ↑ "Blue Skies Music Festival".
  53. ↑ Eaglewood Folk Festival
  54. ↑
  55. ↑ Blue Sky Folk Festival
  56. ↑ Cornstock Folk Festival
  57. ↑ Gisler, Margaret (2004). "Feast of the Hunters’ Moon". Fun with the Family Indiana (5th ed.). Globe Pequot. pp. 177–178. ISBN 978-0-7627-2978-4. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  58. ↑ Folk Alliance International Conference
  59. ↑ Folk College
  60. ↑ Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering
  61. ↑
  62. ↑ Stuhldreher, Tim (2015-08-12). "Don Yoder, 'dean' of Pennsylvania Dutch studies, dies at age 93". LNP. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  63. ↑ Northern Appalachian Folk Festival
  64. ↑ "Washington Folk Festival". The Folklore Society of Greater Washington. Retrieved 2011-03-31. External link in |publisher= (help)
  65. ↑ Bodrum International Folk Dance Festival
  66. ↑ Amarrass (Desert) Music Festival
  67. ↑ Blue Lotus Festival
  68. ↑ Folk Festival
  69. ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/jacob-s-ladder-the-friendly-festival-for-everyone.premium-1.516389

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