The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival will take place July 8-14, 2024. Established in 1968, Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is the largest folk music festival in the Nordic countries. During the festival week in Kaustinen you can catch Finnish world music acts like Antti Paalanen, Maria Kalaniemi, Sväng, DANTCHEV: DOMAIN, Ánnámáret, Hostikka, Enkel, Vilma Talvitie, Piirpauke, Club for Five and Pariisin Kevät, as well as international names like Puuluup (Estonia) and Samba Touré (Mali).
Over seven hundred groups, musicians, and dancers are set to perform at the free-for-all folk jam festival this summer! And obviously you can catch more than an earful of Kaustinen Fiddle Playing tradition – recently added to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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