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Afolk festival celebrates traditionalfolk crafts andfolk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also featurefolk dance or ethnic foods.
Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in therural crafts. Like folk art, handicraft output often has cultural, political, and/or religious significance. Folk art encompasses art produced from anindigenous culture or bypeasants or other laboringtradespeople. In contrast tofine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic, and is often sold at festivals by tradespeople or practicing amateurs.[1] As at folk festivals, such art and handicraft may also appear athistorical reenactments and events such asRenaissance fairs.
Misty Waters Music Festival
Marrakech Folkloredays
Stara planina fest Balkan folk[4]
Festival-Mediaval XIV, "Folk of the World"
Kerasovo Festival, Ioannina
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Fox Valley Folk Music And Storytelling Festival
