Mariposa Folk Festival believes in exposing festival goers to new ideas and experiences to foster their personal growth and development. At the Community Village you will find an array of not-for-profits, civil society groups, community organizations and agencies, all selected to provide a unique discovery experience.
Here are the wonderful organizations you will find in the 2024 Community Village:
CFS Counselling & Wellbeing
Dress for Success Orillia and Barrie
Fierté Simcoe Pride
Friendship Force Lake Simcoe
Green Haven Shelter for Women
Hanks Haven Rescue Foundation
Hospice Orillia and North Simcoe
Muskoka Hospice Palliative Care Network
La Clé – CFRH
Lakehead University
Lightfoot Days Festival Committee
MFF Climate Action Committee
Mno Aki Land Trust
Moose Hide Campaign
Northwatch Orillia Youth Centre
Parks Canada-Georgian Bay Islands National Park
The Corporation of the City of Orillia – Visit Orillia
United Way Simcoe Muskoka
Registration is now closed – deadline May 1st
The Mariposa Folk Festival values personal growth and development, and seeks to expose patrons to ideas and experiences that will enable them to learn and grow. To further this objective, a Community Village has been established as part of the annual festival to allow not-for-profit organizations and government agencies to provide information and answer questions about important community issues.
To be eligible for a booth within Community Village, organizations must be either not-for-profit organizations or non-profit government agencies, and must be well established in the region. Membership organizations must be open to the public at large to join. Religious organizations, political entities, for-profit businesses and for-profit government organizations are ineligible to apply.
Retail sales and fundraising are not permitted, and any breach of this provision will result in immediate forfeiture of the booth space.