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Everyone can participate in the festival!<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At the Kaustinen Festival music or dance is not only a performative act but it underlines participatory approach by offering the audience opportunities in joining the music-making and dancing.<\/h2>\n

- Master folk singer Jussi Asu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The 59th Kaustinen Folk Music Festival will be held on 13.-19.7.2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival serves a hand-picked diverse sample of Finnish Folk Music and Folk Dance, as well as an annual program presenting international ensembles and traditions.<\/p>\n

The artists at the festival vary from traditional Finnish solo performers to contemporary folk bands and international acts. The programme includes folkdance, some Finnish popular artists, children\u00b4s music, multi-artistic performances besed on folklore and participatory acts. The festival plays a crucial role in the preservation and promotion of various fields of heritage from different regions of Finland and all over the world. The Festival has a unique family-friendly and cozy atmosphere, which is worth experiencing.<\/p>\n

The 2026 festival theme,\"Traditions in Our Hands\",<\/strong>celebrates the living traditions of making by hand: craftsmanship, instrument making, costume making and creative upcycling\u2014everything through which tradition is passed from one maker to another through practical skills and hands-on work.\n\nWith this theme, we celebrate craftspeople, makers and skilled artisans. It makes tradition visible, tangible and shareable, helping to preserve it for future generations.<\/p>\n

The regional theme for 2026 is Northern Ostrobothnia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theme of the Folk Music and Folk Dance Promotion Centre 2026 \" Strength from the Roots<\/strong> show also in the programme.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Kaustinen \u2013 just as you are!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Equality and inclusion matter to us. Let\u2019s create a safe and welcoming festival together \u2013 by being kind, respectful, and looking out for one another. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind.
We follow the Safer Space principles at the festival \u2013 please, read more on the Safer Kaustinen page.<\/a><\/p>\n

Pelimanni performers<\/h2>\n

Soittajat, tanssijat ja laulajat ovat Kaustisen festivaalin syd\u00e4n.<\/p>\n

Lue alta t\u00e4rkeimm\u00e4t ohjeistukset festivaaleille saapumisesta, majoituksesta ja esiintymisest\u00e4. Huomaa erityisesti:<\/p>\n