Find Your Voice – Get to Know Some of Your New Favourite Mariposa Artists

Ammoye Ammoye is a Jamaican-born Canadian artist making waves with her distinct, reggae-fusion style. Taking influence from dancehall, gospel, and […]

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Canada’s Troubadour dies at 84: Gordon Lightfoot’s impact on the Mariposa Folk Festival won’t be forgotten

Photo credit: Mike Bailey Gordon Lightfoot, an Orillia treasure and pillar of the Mariposa Folk Festival, passed away from natural […]

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Mariposa 2023 Lineup Announcement: Paul Langlois Band, Danny Michel, Ammoye, Fast Romantics and 5 more acts added to stellar lineup

ORILLIA ONTARIO – March 30, 2023, 10:00 am The Mariposa Folk Festival returns July 7 to 9 to Tudhope Park […]

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Mariposa’s Annual ‘An Evening of Blues & Gospel Xl’ Show Feb. 4. 2023

Orillia, ON – January 4, 2023 Mariposa in Concert’s (MIC) wildly popular ‘An Evening of Blues & Gospel’ Show returns […]

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Tickets selling fast for ‘Autumn Mariposa’ and Opera House Concerts

Orillia, Ontario – September 7, 2022 – 10:00am Saturday, October 1 will be a big day for music fans in […]

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Mariposa to Enshrine Lightfoot in Hall of Fame

ORILLIA ONTARIO – JUNE 15, 2022 o·ver·due /ˌōvərˈd(y)o͞o/ adjective: overdue not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time. […]

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Mariposa Adds Blue Rodeo to Festival Lineup

ORILLIA ONTARIO – Apr. 11, 2022, 10:00 am The Mariposa Folk Festival announced today that legendary Canadian band, Blue Rodeo, […]

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Mariposa 2022 Second Wave Lineup Announcment

ORILLIA ONTARIO – Mar. 24, 2022, 10:00 am The Mariposa Folk Festival is set to return to Tudhope Park in […]

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Tom Wilson Interview with Mariposa

The Mariposa Folk Foundation recently sat down with Juno award-winning musician, author, painter and poet Tom Wilson. Along with Stephen […]

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Mariposa’s Evening of Blues & Gospel X on April 9

Orillia, Ontario, March 3, 2022 Mariposa in Concert’s (MIC) wildly popular ‘An Evening of Blues & Gospel’ is back April […]

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Announcing Mariposa In Concert November 20th – Betty and the Bobs

Mariposa Folk Festival Orillia, Ontario – October 28, 2021  –  Mariposa In Concert Returns With Betty and The Bobs November 20! The […]

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Mariposa Satellite Concerts Announcement

Mariposa Folk Festival Orillia, Ontario – September 27, 2021  – Mariposa Folk Festival is excited to announce that it will be […]

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Mariposa Folk Festival and Sawdust City Brewing Company are ready to celebrate summer with the re-launch of Mariposa Sun Lager on June 3rd – this year with a social mission

ORILLIA & GRAVENHURST, ONTARIO (JUNE 1, 2021) – In 2020, Mariposa Folk Festival and Sawdust City Brewing Company teamed up […]

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Mariposa Folk Festival 2021 Canceled Due to COVID-19

Today, organizers of the storied Mariposa Folk Festival, held in Orillia, announced the cancellation of this year’s festival scheduled for […]

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Mariposa Folk Foundation announces video documentary honouring John Prine

Mariposa Folk Festival is releasing a special documentary video to honour the life and career of John Prine, legendary songwriter […]

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Mariposa Folk Foundation announces release of Video Vignette celebrating Buffy Sainte-Marie

Mariposa Folk Festival, in co-promotion with imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, is releasing a video vignette showcasing the music and […]

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Mariposa Folk Festival 2021 Tickets

This year has been filled with challenges, for Mariposa and for our whole community. We have tried to make the […]

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