The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival next summer is full of surprises: air guitar playing, unisex costumes, a foot race and an arts sauna. A record number of musicians will head to the folk music festival from July 13 to 19, with as many as 750 bands and, of course, Antti Paalanen. If...
The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival and OP Jokilaaksot have signed a three-year cooperation agreement, under which the festival’s free opening day will also take place in 2026–2028. The cooperation supports the festival’s accessibility and enables participation as much as possible...
The application for 2025 is open for exhibitor spaces, food outlets and product outlets in the Juhlapihan bazaar. There are a limited number of spaces available and selections will be made on a case-by-case basis. All vacancies are open...
The dream of more than 200 musicians, singers and dancers from Hämälä came true when they performed their big provincial concert at the main arena in Kaustinen on Friday. The festival's regional theme Häme was exceptionally broad this year, covering the old Hämälä regions...
The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is the start of a dream festival weekend. Already from the beginning of the week there have been a lot of people around. The weather forecast is the best: sunshine and warmth, with even high temperatures on Saturday....
