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HISTORY

Folklorama was first held in August 1970 . It was originally intended to be a one-time occurrence in celebration of Manitoba's Centennial . It was deemed such as success that it became an annual event. The first festival was only a week long, featuring 21 different cultures; it drew approximately 75,000 separate pavilion visits. The festival adopted its current two-week format in 1988, with half of the pavilions being open each week. As of 2007, only four of the original pavilions have been open every year. They are: German, Philippine-Nayong, Ukraine-Kyiv and Greek.
The festival's mascot, the Folklorama Llama, was created in 1986.


STATISTICS

  • On average, Folklorama receives around 400,000 pavilion visits each year. The 2006 festival received approximately 458,000 pavilion visits. The majority of those who attend the festival visit more than one pavilion.

  • About 21% of pavilion visitors come from outside of Winnipeg.

  • Typically, more than 3,000 entertainers perform at more than 1,500 shows throughout the two-week festival.

  • On average, 600,000 meals are served and 1,000,000 beverages are poured before the conclusion of the festival.

  • Approximately 20,000 Volunteers participate to make Folklorama possible.

  • Folklorama has an economic impact of about $14.7 million on the Manitoba Economy .




2007 PAVILIONS

There are a total of 45 pavilions included in the 2007 festival.
  • African Pavilion

  • African/Caribbean Pavilion

  • Alpine Pavilion

  • Argentina "Tango" Pavilion

  • Belgian Pavilion

  • Brasilian Pavilion

  • Casa do Minho Portuguese Pavilion

  • Caribbean Pavilion

  • Celtic Ireland Pavilion

  • Chilean Pavilion

  • Chile Lindo Pavilion

  • Croatian Pavilion "Zagreb"

  • Cuban Pavilion

  • German Pavilion

  • Greek Pavilion

  • Greek Islands Pavilion

  • Hungary-Pannonia Pavilion

  • Indian Pavilion

  • Indo Tropical Paradise Pavilion

  • Indochina Chinese Pavilion

  • Ireland Irish Pavilion

  • Italian Pavilion

  • Japanese Pavilion

  • Korean Pavilion

  • Krakow-Poland Pavilion

  • Métis People Pavilion

  • Pavillon candien-français

  • Pavilion of Portugal

  • Pavilion of Scotland

  • Pearl of the Orient Philippine Pavilion

  • Philippine Pavilion Nayong Pilipino

  • Romanian Pavilion

  • Russian Pavilion

  • Scandinavian Pavilion

  • Serbia "Kolo" Pavilion

  • Serbian Pavilion "Beograd"

  • Slovenija Pavilion

  • Tamil Pavilion

  • Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion

  • Ukraine-Lviv Pavilion

  • Warsaw-Poland Pavilion



PAVILIONS FROM PAST YEARS

(not running in 2007)
  • Dutch Pavilion

  • First Nations Pavilion

  • Heart of Europe - Czech & Slovak Pavilion

  • Israel Pavilion-Shalom Square

  • Nicaraguan Pavilion

  • Pabellon de España - Spain Pavilion

  • Pabellon El Salvador Pavilion



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Folklorama Official web site: http://www.folklorama.ca/folklorama.php

  • 2007 Folklorama Travel Guide web site: http://www.folklorama.ca/pdfs/FolkloramaGuide2007.pdf