Peace Sign and Enduring Symbol at Folk Festivals

The modern peace sign was originally designed in the late 1950s as the logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. […]

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Great Sponsors Make for a Great Festival

“Proudly Sponsored By…” – we hear this on radio ads and see it on signs and banners, in newspapers and […]

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Funders Help Us Put On A Great Festival

Have you ever wondered what it takes to put on a festival as large and complex as Mariposa? For one […]

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Cavalcade of Volkswagen Vans en route to Mariposa

Don’t be surprised if you experience a flashback to another era at Mariposa Folk Festival this year. With music icons […]

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Mariposa Folk Festival has really good food!

Our food vendors are carefully selected for value, quality and range of choices to give you lots of great options […]

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Exhibits and Displays by Civil Society Organizations, Service Groups and Community Groups at Mariposa Folk Festival

A tradition of the Mariposa Folk Festival is to offer civil society groups, service organizations and community groups a no-charge […]

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Folkplay – A Festival Within a Festival

Folkplay is a veritable festival-within-a-festival for kids, with lots of quality activities, entertainment and fun times to keep your little […]

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Artisans’ Village – A Peaceful Enclave of Talented Craftspeople

Mariposa Folk Festival is renowned for its wide range of folk/roots artists, with 100+ performances of every kind on its […]

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Oh My Darling, Boy Can These Girls Play!

Appearing on the Sunday Evening Main Stage and on various other stages during the festival weekend, Oh My Darling is […]

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Mooses Come Walking by Arlo Guthrie

Last week, a moose was discovered capering around Tudhope Park, the site of Mariposa Folk Festival. See the Orillia Packet […]

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Country-Folk Troubadour Jerry Leger & The Situation – An Act You Don’t Want to Miss

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Jerry Leger & The Situation, you need to come to Mariposa […]

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Great Educational Opportunity – Workshops on Creative Expression at Lakehead University (Orillia) featuring Mariposa Folk Festival Artists

Enhance your Mariposa experience by joining in on the Mariposa Folk Expressions workshops produced by Lakehead University in partnership with […]

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Lennie Gallant – Reaching Down to the Very Soul

Lennie Gallant’s songs have been recorded by more than 30 artists internationally, including Jimmy Buffet. He’s a respected songwriter with […]

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Winner of the 2013 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo – Rose Cousins

Rose Cousins has one foot planted in Halifax and the other in Boston. Nurtured in both places by thriving music […]

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Baking 5,000 Cookies is Just One of Myriad Volunteer Jobs at Mariposa

Did you know that Mariposa volunteers serve several hundred meals each day to artists and festival guests in the Green […]

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Share Your Mariposa Experience Using Social Media

Share Your Mariposa Experience Using Social Media Mariposa Folk Festival has taken to social media in a big way to […]

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Versatile Multi-Instrumentalist, Talented Singer, Great Songwriter – Annabelle Chvostek

Annabelle Chvostek is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, talented singer and great songwriter whose stage presence is as natural as her performances […]

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You Can Perform at Mariposa Too!

Everyone knows about the really great musical programming at Mariposa Folk Festival, but did you know you can play at […]

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The Kruger Brothers – Picking, Plucking and Strumming

Here’s a great video to pick you up – The Kruger Brothers picking, plucking and strumming through some of their […]

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A Salute to Mariposa’s Volunteers

Mariposa Folk Festival is a volunteer-driven event. Without hundreds of people donating their time, there would be no festival. We […]

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