Cultural Folk Festival

 




Jeepney use in the Philippines

 

 

 

           

                                           

Cultural Folk Festival The Folk Festival is an annual celebration that started in Saskatoon in 1980. Folk Fest is a 3-day event every year. Visitors will find cultural displays, dance, song, food, folklore, souvenirs and many things related to different cultures. The Folk Fest is a multi-cultural experience that has allowed visitors to become one of Saskatoon's attractions. It ran in August at several venues throughout Saskatoon. It has 21 pavilions, and this year 3 pavilions would be added to the list. A Folk Fest passport is used to visit any of the pavilions for as long as the they want. A Folk Fest passport is also used as a ticket on a special Folk Fest bus. I have posted pictures above. These pictures were taken at Folk Fest 2012. My family visited last year's event, and it was fun. Unfortunately, we visited 5 pavilions among the 21 pavilions all over Saskatoon. All 5 pavilions we visited were in one venue. It took us half a day to visit one place. I was surprised by the visitors that arrived at the Philippine pavilion. They came from different nations. We saw that they enjoyed the program, and watched while dancing to our own native dance steps. They also enjoyed the food prepared by the staff. Every event was a memorable one because we appreciated every culture presented by each pavilion.