Status Active Frequency 2nd weekend in January Inaugurated January 1982 | Genre Folk festival Location(s) Cygnet, Tasmania Phone +61 3 6295 0202 | |
Begins 6 January 2017 (2017-01-06) Ends 8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) Address 34 Mary St, Cygnet TAS 7112, Australia Profiles | ||
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The Cygnet Folk Festival is a three-day folk music festival held in Cygnet in Tasmania, Australia, that is held annually on the second weekend in January.
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The festival has developed as one of the premier cultural events in Tasmania's arts calendar. Every year on the second weekend in January, the small village of Cygnet, situated in the Huon Valley in the bay of Port Cygnet, presents a variety of music, dance, and related arts, over three days. Performances take place in the pubs, halls, cafes, churches, parks and streets of Cygnet. The festival allows for a range of concerts, workshops, master classes, poetry reading, youth awards, children's events, gourmet food stalls featuring local produce, sessions, arts and crafts market and dances. The program features an eclectic mix of artists including local Tasmanians, mainland Australians and international guests.
Some of the well-known festival headline acts over the years include Riley Lee, Afenginn, My Friend the Chocolate Cake, Stiff Gins, Zulya Kamalova, Rory McLeod and Frank Yamma.