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This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the rural crafts .
Folk festivals held in the countryside attract a large number of tourists to come and watch. These festivals originated from farmers celebrating the harvest of crops and fruits. Most of the crops and fruits are harvested in the autumn and they are celebrated throughout the country in a fun folk festival.
Rinzler continued in the Festival organization, originally as part of the Smithsonian's Division of Performing Arts until a separate Office of Folklife Programs was created in 1980. Now that the festival organization and model were well established, Rinzler began to explore other varieties of folklife productions appropriate for a national museum.
The Mari Lwyd. The Mari Lwyd (Welsh: Y Fari Lwyd, [1] [ə ˈvaːri ˈlʊi̯d] ⓘ) is a wassailing folk custom founded in South Wales and elsewhere. The tradition entails the use of an eponymous hobby horse which is made from a horse's skull mounted on a pole and carried by an individual hidden under a sheet.
The Newport Folk Festival was cofounded in 1959 by jazz promoter George Wein and music manager Albert Grossman. (The latter is best known for representing Dylan between 1962 and 1970.)
Selected episodes from the first season of “Folklore” traveled in 2018 to a dozen festivals including Toronto, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, CinemAsia and the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Folkmoot USA, The State International Festival of North Carolina, is an international folk festival held since 1984 in Waynesville, North Carolina and surrounding communities. During its history, the two-week event has featured around 8000 performers from approximately 200 countries.
National Folk Festival (United States) National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest; New England Folk Festival; New Jersey Folk Festival; Newport Folk Festival; Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) Northwest Folklife