Events

The Folk Arts Society offers a wide range of events throughout the year to support the promotion and preservation of cultural traditions. These include annual highlights such as the Folk Festival and the Holiday Wassail, as well as regular programs like Folk Night, Songs & Yarns, Folq Fund events, and Young Folk at the Hall. Additionally, we host numerous workshops and events designed to engage the community and celebrate folk art

Songs & Yarns

Songs & Yarns

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We are bringing the ARTS back to the Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Arts Society with a good ol’ knitters night out the FIRST TUESDAY of every month. From 6:30-9pm at Sláinte join us for crafts and live music. From 6:30-7:00pm there will be a chatting period before the music starts. Music, generously donated by Jason Simms of The Corner Boys, starts at 7pm. Cover fee is $10.

May 06

Sláinte

Songs & Yarns
May 06

Songs & Yarns

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Sláinte

We are bringing the ARTS back to the Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Arts Society with a good ol’ knitters night out the FIRST TUESDAY of every month. From 6:30-9pm at Sláinte join us for crafts and live music. From 6:30-7:00pm there will be a chatting period before the music starts. Music, generously donated by Jason Simms of The Corner Boys, starts at 7pm. Cover fee is $10.

Folk Night presents Dave and Daunt

Folk Night presents Dave and Daunt

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Look forward to a night of clever quips and intricate melodies as beloved duo Dave Penney and Daunt Lee unite for a night of fun and song!

May 07

The Ship Pub

Folk Night presents Lady Lupin

Folk Night presents Lady Lupin

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Artists: Lady Lupin

It’s wildflower season! Join multi-instrumentalists and singers Valmy Assam, Carole Bestvater, Maria Cherwick, and Amy Collyer-Holmes in a night of music both as gentle and fierce as the May breeze.

May 14

The Ship Pub

Folk Night presents Lady Lupin
May 14

Folk Night presents Lady Lupin

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The Ship Pub

Artists: Lady Lupin

It’s wildflower season! Join multi-instrumentalists and singers Valmy Assam, Carole Bestvater, Maria Cherwick, and Amy Collyer-Holmes in a night of music both as gentle and fierce as the May breeze.

Folk Night presents Kyla Tilley

Folk Night presents Kyla Tilley

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Enjoy a night of prog-folk with Kyla Tilley as she constructs tales true and tall of fantastic exploits, mundane tasks, and moderate misadventure delivered with a mix of vocal fusillades, chaotic finger-picking, and kaleidoscopic rhythms, punctuated with scintillating melodies and moments of serenity. 

May 21

The Ship Pub

Folk Night presents Kyla Tilley
May 21

Folk Night presents Kyla Tilley

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The Ship Pub

Enjoy a night of prog-folk with Kyla Tilley as she constructs tales true and tall of fantastic exploits, mundane tasks, and moderate misadventure delivered with a mix of vocal fusillades, chaotic finger-picking, and kaleidoscopic rhythms, punctuated with scintillating melodies and moments of serenity. 

Local FolQ

Local FolQ

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Come on out for a night of music and art from local 2SLGBTQIA+ artists! Featuring some of St. John’s finest, this show covers a spectrum of folk styles. The show will be held at The Battery Cafe on May 28 at 7pm, and is hosted by Than Brown.

May 28

The Battery Cafe

Local FolQ
May 28

Local FolQ

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The Battery Cafe

Come on out for a night of music and art from local 2SLGBTQIA+ artists! Featuring some of St. John’s finest, this show covers a spectrum of folk styles. The show will be held at The Battery Cafe on May 28 at 7pm, and is hosted by Than Brown.

Annual Events

Young Folk at the HallHoliday WassailNewfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival