The National Folk Festival is a festival celebrating Australian folk culture, first held in Melbourne in 1967. The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines Renaissance festival A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

From 1969 until 1991 the festival traveled to different cities each year. It was hosted at least once in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, Fremantle, Alice Springs, Perth and Maleny. The increasing size of the festival was making it harder for the hosting states to organise the festival very year, so since 1992 the festival has been held in Canberra. However each year a state is 'featured' which entitles it to a proportionally larger number of entertainers, and discounted tickets for entry. This year the featured state is Queensland, with the overall theme of the festival being working life, and italians in Australia. Held for 5 days over the Easter long weekend, in Exhibition Park on the outskirts of Canberra, the 'National' as it is known, attracts thousands of people of all ages from across Australia. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Brisbane () is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland. ... Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle (32°03′15″S, 115°44′53″E) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ... Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at . ... Perth is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Western Australia, and is the fourth largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 1. ... Maleny () is a small scenic town 90 km north of Brisbane in the Blackall Range hinterland overlooking the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ...

The festival has over 100 concerts, plus numerous impromptu street performances, workshops on making, playing and repairing musical instruments and dancing workshops from around the world. With 55 craft stalls, 30+ food vendors, 2 bars & a supermarket onsite, there is plenty of shopping to do if all that entertainment isn't enough. For the 5 days of the festival, there is also an almost continuous Session in one of the bars, that only stops briefly due to alcohol licence restrictions. Exterior appearance of typical American supermarket (a Safeway) A supermarket or grocery store is a store that sells a wide variety of food. ... This article is about music and singing in public houses. ... In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. ...

Every night the festival has a grand dance, starting with a Scottish Ball on the Friday night, an Irish Ceili on the saturday, and a Australian Colonial Ball on the sunday night. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... A ball is a formal dance. ... Céilí (Irish reformed spelling), or Ceilidh (Scottish and older Gaelic spelling), pronounced Kay-Lee in either case, is the traditional Gaelic social dance in Ireland and Scotland. ... In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ...

Since its inception, the National Folk Festival has had numerous international and australian folk acts performing, including Alistair Hulett, Dick Gaughan, Cloudstreet, Andy Irvine, Seaman Dan and many more. Alistair Hulett, born in Glasgow, is an acoustic folk singer with a distinctively political tone. ... Dick Gaughan is a Scottish singer-songwriter. ... Andy Irvine (born 14 June 1942) is an Irish folk musician, singer, and songwriter, and a founding member of the popular band Planxty. ... Seaman Dan is a Torres Strait Islander singer/songwriter whose first recording was released in 2000. ...

External links

• National Folk Festival Website