Apply to be a Kaustinen 2026 Showcase band! The Kaustinen Festival has been selecting Showcase bands since 2013. The well-established series showcases forward-thinking, emerging and internationalising folk music artists and names. The Showcase series selects...
You are warmly welcome to apply to the 59th Kaustinen Festival as a peliman! Players; musicians, dancers and singers are the heart of the Kaustinen Festival. Now is the time to apply to be a performer for the happiest days of the summer. If you perform folk music,...
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....
The Folkskandia event brings together more than 550 young people to play together during the festival week in Kaustinen. The Kaustis-based children and youth Keyboard Players have received guests from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Shetland. They have a habit of exchanging ideas and...
