Haapavesi Folk Music Festival

2020

Frigg at Haapavesi Folk Music Festival 2018
Festival entrance
Children performing at 2017 Haapavesi Folk Music Festival
  • event type:Festival
  • date:25 Jun 2020 - 27 Jun 2020
  • city/area:Haapavesi
  • venue:Haapavesi Folk Music Festival
  • country:Finland
  • style(s):Folk, World
  • event posted by:Haapavesi Folk ry

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Haapavesi Folk Music Festival is a special summer event held every year at the end of June, right after our Midsummer. It consists of a five-day long folk music course followed by a three-day long folk music festival.

The festival was founded in 1989 and the heart of the festival, the Folk Course, a few years earlier in 1987. The festival is organised by the Haapavesi Folk Association, with a small number of personnel and a large and important group of volunteer workers. The program of the festival consists of high quality folk music from all over the world, alongside with some classical, jazz, pop and cross-genre acts. Program includes also special seminars around e.g. Finnish literature and theater. Majority of the artists come from the Finnish folk music scene, but international artists have always been an essential part of the program. Scandinavian, Celtic and North American music are in the spotlight every year alongside with music from more exotic countries and cultures. Children have their own special afternoon program every year.

Teachers at the Folk Course come from Finland and abroad. The course offers an opportunity to learn foreign music cultures while also providing first-class guidance on various instruments. The course is targeted at all folk music lovers regardless of age.