Folklorama 2025 set to run from Aug. 3 to 16

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Folklorama 2025 set to run from Aug. 3 to 16

After countless hours of planning and preparation, the 54th annual Folklorama festival is less than two weeks away.

This year’s Folklorama will run from Sunday, Aug. 3 to Saturday, Aug. 16, and feature 44 pavilions at venues across the city.

File photo by Simon Fuller
                                Volunteers at the Punjab pavilion at a past Folklorama event are pictured in this file photo. This year’s Folklorama will be held from Aug. 3 to 16 at venues across the city.

File photo by Simon Fuller

Volunteers at the Punjab pavilion at a past Folklorama event are pictured in this file photo. This year’s Folklorama will be held from Aug. 3 to 16 at venues across the city.

Week 1 pavilions (Aug. 3 to 9) include:

Africa (Tec-Voc High School — 1555 Wall St.);

Argentina “Tango” (Pembina Curling Club — 1341 Pembina Hwy.);

Brazilian (RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, south building, third floor — 375 York Ave.);

British Isles (Heather Curling Club — 120 Youville St.);

Caribbean (Centre culturel franco-manitobain — 340 Provencher Blvd.);

Celtic Ireland (Fort Garry Curling Club — 696 Archibald St.);

Chile Lindo (Holy Eucharist Parish Centre — 460 Munroe Ave.);

Chinese (Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre, dynasty building — 180 King St.);

Egyptian (RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, north building, first floor — 375 York Ave.);

Ethiopian (Ethiopian Cultural Centre — 215 Selkirk Ave.);

Hungary-Pannonia (RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, north building, second floor — 375 York Ave.);

Italian (Centro Caboto Centre — 1055 Wilkes Ave.);

Korean (Holy Cross Gym — 290 Dubuc St.);

Mabuhay Philippine (Philippine Canadian Centre — 737 Keewatin St.);

Métis (Petrus Hall — 2624 Inkster Blvd.);

Pabellón de España (Notre Dame Recreational Centre — 271 avenue de la Cathedrale);

Pavilion of Portugal (Portuguese Association of Manitoba Inc. — 659 Young St.);

Punjab (École Waterford Springs School — 2090 Jefferson Ave.);

Slovenija (Bronx Park Community Centre — 720 Henderson Hwy.);

Spirit of Ukraine (Soul Sanctuary — 2050 Chevrier Blvd.);

Tamil (Burton Cummings Community Centre — 960 Arlington St.).

Week 2 pavilions (Aug. 10 to 16) include:

Africa/Caribbean (Holy Eucharist Parish Centre — 460 Munroe Ave.);

Belgian (Le Club Belge — 407 Provencher Blvd.);

Budapest-Hungaria (Bord-Aire Community Centre — 471 Hampton St.);

Casa do Minho Portuguese (Casa do Minho Portuguese Centre — 1080 Wall St.);

Croatian (Red River Community Centre — 293 Murray Ave.);

Cuban (Heather Curling Club — 120 Youville St.);

First Nations (RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, north building, first floor — 375 York Ave.);

German (West Kildonan Collegiate — 101 Ridgecrest Ave.);

Ghana (Holy Cross Gym — 290 Dubuc St.);

Greek (St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church — 2255 Grant Ave.);

India (Pembina Curling Club — 1341 Pembina Hwy.);

Irish (Soul Sanctuary — 2050 Chevrier Blvd.);

Israel–Shalom Square (Asper Jewish Community Campus — 123 Doncaster St.);

Japanese (Petrus Hall — 2624 Inkster Blvd.);

Modern Chinese (University of Manitoba, University Centre, 210-224 — 66 Chancellors Cir.);

Pavilion of Scotland (Centro Caboto Centre — 1055 Wilkes Ave.);

Pavillon canadien-français (Centre culturel franco-manitobain — 340 Provencher Blvd.);

Pearl of the Orient Philippine (St. Norbert Community Centre — 3450 Pembina Hwy.);

Polish (RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, north building, first floor — 375 York Ave.);

Romanian (Bronx Park Community Centre — 720 Henderson Hwy.);

Scandinavian (Scandinavian Cultural Centre — 764 Erin St.);

South Sudanese (Sudanese Community Cultural & Resource Centre — 129 Dagmar St.);

Ukraine Kyiv (Maples Collegiate — 1330 Jefferson Ave.).

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