Merkittävä joukko yhteiskunnallisia vaikuttajia kokoontuu useana päivänä Kansantaiteenkeskukseen keskustelemaan kulttuurin taloudellisesta ja sosiaalisesta merkityksestä. Festivaaliyleisö on tervetullut seuraamaan keskusteluja. Kansanedustajat Paula Risikko, Mika...
Avain Säästöpankki tarjoaa maksuttoman avajaispäivän Kaustisen kansanmusiikkijuhlilla. Kuvassa festivaalin toiminnanjohtaja Valtteri Valo, Pro Kaustinen ry:n hallituksen puheenjohtaja Ira Korkala sekä Avain Säästöpankin liiketoimintajohtaja Susanna Järvenpää. Kuva...
More than 20 dancers will arrive in Kaustinen in July in the Kenyan group Wana Mziki Afrika (Photo: Linus Omondi) Artists: Aili Järvelä, Arppa, Laura Moisio, Muska, Samuli Putro, Scandinavian Music Group Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia, Ukraine - groups from these countries will arrive...
Polenta: The band of Mikko Malmivaara (left), Aino Kinnunen, Olli Sippola and Veera Kuisma will also be remembered for Polenta winning the Konsta Jylhä competition in Kaustinen in 2019 (Photo: Tommi Ahonen) The bands Hurja Halla, Polenta and Pelkkä Poutanen will receive special...
Join our festival team. The tasks of the Accommodation Coordinator include organising family accommodation, providing accommodation for performers, volunteers and staff: mapping accommodation, drawing up an accommodation safety and emergency plan,...
Search for 2023 open Search for 2023 is open. We are looking for exhibitor spaces, food outlets and product outlets for the Juhlapiha bazaar. The number of spaces is limited and selections will be made on a case-by-case basis. All...
Last year, for the first time, the Better Divided concept will be continued and the call for folk dance groups is open. The central idea of the Better Shared! concept is to enable folk dance groups to experience live music and to ignite and inspire the...
Sound theatre company Iki-Turso poses the question of whether poetry singing is rap in the Baltic Sea region. Doctors and masters Eila Hartikainen (left), Juha Valkeapää, Maari Kallberg, Anna-Kaisa Liedes, Ilona Korhonen, Taito Hoffrén, Heikki Laitinen and Outi...
The call for workers and volunteers for the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is open! The application is open until 15.5.2023. For more information about the positions and links to the application forms, please visit https://kaustinen.net/toihin-talkoisiin/
The Kaustinen festival has been selecting Showcase bands since 2013, and in the past the selected bands have included Tuuletar, JP Piirainen, 5/5, Bergå folk project and Swedish Jaerv. The well-established series showcases forward-thinking, emerging and internationalising...