Folk Fest

Around the Park

Mainstage

Our Mainstage lights up 6pm on Friday Night and 1pm on Saturday and Sunday, with a 1½ hour break for changeover at 4pm, featuring world-class artists and hometown heroes.

Featuring:

  • Matt Andersen, The Once, Tanika Charles
    Friday Night
  • Serena Ryder, Polky, Matthew Byrne
    Saturday Night
  • Irish Descendants, Daoiri Farrell, Beauxmont
    Sunday Night

Equinor Community Village

One thing we hear over and over again is that the true heart of the NL Folk Festival is the small tent programming! The small stages and workshops bring musicians, crafters, and audience together for an intimate meeting of community and culture.

Compared to other festivals across the country, these cozy spaces make the NL Folk Festival more than a show: it’s an experience that will leave attendees feeling the magic for the rest of the summer (or longer!).

Neil Murray Stage

Providing career-building opportunities for young performers, ensuring skill development and exposure to industry professionals.

Featuring:

  • TBD

The Traditions Tent

Recitations, sing-a-longs, and performances to bring NL culture and history to the forefront.

Featuring:

  • Songs & Yarns Sing-A-Long
  • Art of the Ballad: Songs as Storytelling
  • Rhymes & Recitations
  • Gospel Hour
  • Bring in the New: Writing contemporary folk songs paying homage to traditions
  • Dynamic Duos

The Family Tent

An interactive, educational, and performance-based space, that provides festival attendees with an opportunity to experience, learn, and engage with traditional practices such as rug hooking, weaving, and other traditional crafts.

Featuring:

  • Weaving
  • Adult enjoy the fiddle
  • Youth Trad
  • Youth enjoy the fiddle
  • Square Dancing
  • Quilting
  • Activities for kids

The Francophone Tent

Organized by La Fédération des Francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador (FFTNL), houses a vital celebration of the French-speaking communities and francophone cultural traditions of the province, ensuring that our francophone heritage remains a dynamic part of our cultural identity.

The Instrumental Tent

Where local musicians and visiting artists come together to collaborate in a variety of workshops.

  • Transatlantic Session
  • Picking, plucking, & sawing: Bluegrass & old timey
  • Craft your own instruments
  • St. Pat’s Stepdancing
  • Eastern Canada meets Eastern Europe: Celebrating connections between Ukraine, Poland, & Newfoundland
  • “And this is the tune that came out”: the accordion legacy of Frank Maher and Mark Hiscock

Family-Oriented

Family friendly ambient programming, local food trucks, and plenty of space for picnicking, relaxing, and enjoying a beautiful July day.