Join the Mariposa Community
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 joining the Community Village at the 2026 Festival
- Dress for Success
- Friendship Force Lake Simcoe
- Georgian Bay Folk Society
- Georgian Bay Land Trust
- Green Haven Women’s Shelter
- Hospice Orillia
- La Clé d’la Baie en Huronie
- Lakehead University
- Mariposa Ecological Initiative
- Music Declares Emergency Canada
- Moosehide Campaign
- Northwatch
- Ontario Nurses Association
- Orillia and Area Black Community Association
- Orillia Youth Centre
- Parks Canada
- Safe Families Barrie/Orillia
- The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund
- The Lighthouse
- The Orillia Skateparkers