Mariposa Folk Festival co-founder Ruth Jones-McVeigh gave an enduring gift to Canadian music
Photo credit: Doug Nicholson/courtesy of Six String Nation Obituary written by Brad Wheeler – Globe and Mail, January 21, 2026 […]
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The final concert in Mariposa Folk Festival’s 2025-26 season is on Saturday, March 28 at St. Paul’s Centre in downtown […]
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Portrait by Doug Nicholson courtesy of Six String Nation “Keep on keeping on;” Ruth Jones’ legacy as founder of the […]
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Mariposa’s Annual ‘Evening of Blues & Gospel’ Show Feb. 21, 2026
Orillia’s own Lance Anderson is back with his 14th annual Blues and Gospel Show in the Orillia Opera House on […]
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Aysanabee’s “The Way We’re Born Tour” in Orillia November 29!
Orillia, Ontario, October 1, 2025 The Mariposa Folk Festival opens its 2025-26 concert series with two-time Juno award winner, Aysanabee. […]
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Mariposa Folk Festival Exhibition Wraps Up With Photography Art Auction
ORILLIA ONTARIO – September 8, 2025 The Voices Through Time: A Mariposa Journey exhibition at the Orillia Museum of Art […]
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LEGENDARY MARIPOSA FOLK FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 65TH EDITION WITH 4th CONSECUTIVE SELLOUT AND ONCE IN A LIFETIME PERFORMANCES
Acclaimed Canadian Folk Festival pulls in huge crowds, draws younger fans and delivers special performances “Playing the Mariposa Folk Festival […]
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Gordon Lightfoot & 65 Years Of Mariposa To Be Celebrated in 2 Exciting Exhibitions
ORILLIA ONTARIO – April 16, 2025 Visitors to Orillia and local residents alike will have the opportunity to immerse themselves […]
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Mariposa 2025 Lineup Announcement:
ORILLIA ONTARIO – Feb. 10, 2025 The Mariposa Folk Festival returns July 4 to 6 to Tudhope Park in Orillia […]
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March Mariposa Concert features Amanda Rheaume, School House
On March 15, the unpredictable, roller-coaster winter weather will be pushed out of mind by a night of musical sunshine, […]
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Mariposa’s Annual ‘Evening of Blues & Gospel’ Show Feb. 22, 2025
Mariposa in Concert’s (MIC) wildly popular ‘An Evening of Blues & Gospel’ Show returns Saturday Feb. 22, 2025 at the […]
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Mariposa-In-Concert Presents Matt Weidinger’s Van Morrison Show
Orillia, July 16, 2024, 10:00am Mariposa favourite, Matt Weidinger, returns to Orillia on November 23 to kick off the Mariposa […]
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Meet the Artist: William Prince
The Mariposa Folk Festival 2024 headliner is a rising star in the Canadian music industry. In 2017, a singer-songwriter from […]
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Bruce Cockburn To Be Inducted Into Mariposa Hall of Fame
Photo credit: Bruce Cockburn performing at 1972 Mariposa Folk Festival. Photo by Edwin Gailits. RUMOURS OF GLORY? “Mariposa has been […]
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Emerging folk musicians to showcase their talent at upcoming April performance
Spotlight Article appeared in Orillia Matters on April 19, 2024 The Emerging Artists Showcase is free to attend on April […]
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Orillia Artist Tony Bianco Creates ‘Quintessentially’ Mariposa Folk Festival Poster
“The simple essence of sharing music together as friends and family” Link to Video Interview with Tony Bianco and Leslie […]
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Mariposa 2024 Lineup Announcement: Old Crow Medicine Show, Bahamas, Band of Horses, Noah Cyrus, William Prince, Bruce Cockburn, Amigo The Devil, Donovan Woods, Dwayne Gretzky,Jesse Cook, Joseph, Maestro Fresh Wes,Modern Biology, The Secret Sisters, and More
ORILLIA ONTARIO – Feb. 29, 2024, 10:00 am The Mariposa Folk Festival returns July 5 to 7 to Tudhope Park […]
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Mariposa-In-Concert Presents Boreal
ORILLIA ONTARIO, 10:00am January 17, 2024 As the snow melts, the sap runs, and the days grow longer, the popular […]
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Mariposa’s Annual ‘Evening of Blues & Gospel’ Show Feb. 3, 2024
ORILLIA ONTARIO, 11:00am December 15, 2023 Mariposa in Concert’s (MIC) wildly popular ‘An Evening of Blues & Gospel’ Show returns […]
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Mariposa selects Spencer Shewen for Artistic Director
ORILLIA ONTARIO – October 26, 2023, 10:00 am The Mariposa Folk Foundation is pleased to announce that following a thorough […]
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