We are looking for a Restaurant Manager!

We are looking for a Restaurant Manager!

We are looking for a Restaurant Manager for the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. The Restaurant Manager will be responsible for the entire restaurant sector of the Folk Music Festival, including the bar and cafés and, if agreed separately, backstage catering. Our aim is to renew and develop...
To Kaustinen Village 2024

To Kaustinen Village 2024

The celebrations will continue from 8 to 14 July in 2024, with next year's theme being In the Village. The theme highlights and highlights how villages, neighbourhoods or other micro-environments work at the grassroots level to promote a living cultural heritage.Kaustinen is the place where...
Second largest audience ever in Kaustinen

Second largest audience ever in Kaustinen

A record number of players and beautiful sunny weather ensured that all expectations of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival were met and more! The total attendance for the week is 48 312, which is thousands more than ever before, leaving aside...
Young people have found Kaustinen

Young people have found Kaustinen

As the festival week draws to a close, everything has been happy: the weather has been kind and people have been enjoying life in peace and quiet. This year, teenagers have found their own thing, especially on the night before Friday night. The evening...
Peter, volunteer

Peter, volunteer

I can't remember ever looking forward to an event as much as I am looking forward to the Folk Music Festival this year. Over the past year I have become friends with many musicians, from metal to jazz, and as a result my interest in music has reached through the roof. The money, though, is not...
From rock drummer to player

From rock drummer to player

Antti Mäkelä plays in Jarkko Ahola's band, but right now he's into folk music. The rock drummer from Lietoa came to Kaustinen as a guitarist in the Turku Folks! band. The Kaustinen experience has been a first for Mäkelä. - A great event! First of all, it was a surprise...