Years active 2012-present | ||
Dates 30 June, 1 July 2012 (weekend) Founded by Warren Le Sueur and Warren Holt | ||
Jersey Folklore Festival is a music festival held in Saint Helier, Jersey. The venue is People's Park, with a possible capacity of 5,000 people, and two stages. A main stage situated inside a large marquee, and the smaller Agapanthus Stage which is named after the Agapanthus flowers which grow in the park.
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History
The plan for this festival was announced after a different annual Jersey folk music festival called Grassroots came to an end, due to financial issues.
The 2013 festival was cancelled due to a lack of funding from Jersey's Tourism Development Fund and timing of permission to hold the event in St Peter.
2012
The 2012 event took place on 30 June to 1 July. 2,000 people attended over the weekend. The following acts performed on two stages;
Main Stage
Agapanthus Stage
References
Jersey Folklore Festival Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA