Due to unfavourable weather forecasts, the concert Confessioni di un musicante (Confessions of a musician) scheduled this evening in Artegna near San Martino hill has been moved to the Lavaroni Theatre. Concert start: 8.30 p.m.Read More

Due to adverse weather forecast tonight’s concerts will take place in alternative indoor venues: San giorgio della Richinvelda: Don Bosco Theatre (fraz. Rauscedo), 8.30 p.m. Polcenigo: Cinema Theatre of Polcenigo, 8.30 p.m.Read More

A new week is about to begin and Folkest is coming alive with several concerts from Tuesday 22 to Sunday 27 September.  TUESDAY 22 San Giorgio della Richinvelda • 20.30 parc della Biblioteca Civica Marco Sforza – Canzoni a mezza pensione Daniele D’Agaro & The Dixieland Stumblers – Honky Tonk Town Polcenigo • 20.30 Plebiscito...Read More

Folkest suona a: The new project branded Folkest from today (Tuesday 15 September) on UdineseTV, 8:45 pm. (digital terrestrial channel 110). Until November 19th every Tuesday and Thursday (on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.) a new video preview. This evening to discover Spilimbergo with the musicians Davide De Lucia and Nevio Zaninotto.Read More

Presented the program of the 42nd edition of Folkest – international folk festival. More than 50 events including live and online concerts, including the second edition of Parole e Musica (Words and Music) with books and stage readings, the competitions and awards ceremony with the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Alberto Cesa Award for new...Read More

Auronzo Aperta – the festival of arts 2020 second edition A beautiful exhibition full of events scheduled every day until July 31 in different places in the city of Auronzo.  Among the initiatives on the calendar don’t miss the group exhibition set up in the exhibition hall of the Town Hall.  Folkest has also made...Read More

Waiting for the 42nd edition of Folkest, which will take place from September 17 to October 5 2020, and to be able to listen online to the recordings of the concerts to be held in July between Koper and 27 municipalities of Friuli Venezia Giulia – online from August – Folkest comes out with the publication...Read More

On May 6, 2020, on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the earthquake of ’76 that shook Friuli Venezia Giulia, on Folkest’s Facebook page, from 6.00 a.m. will be published some salient video clips of the show “Orcolat ’76“, the story of the earthquake written by Simone Cristicchi and Simona Orlando, performed by the...Read More

For over 40 years we have been filling the Friulian lands with good music. Now we have decided to accompany you during your day too! On our Spotify profile you can find the playlists with the songs that have made us sing in the past editions! To discover all the playlists follow our profile: Spotify...Read More

Fokest tackles the emergency by moving its program of concerts, awards, in-depth meetings and books from September 17 to October 4. The appointments will therefore be distributed between September and October to say goodbye to autumn to all music (but not only). The people in charge of Folkest in agreement with the thirty or so...Read More

After an edition rich of emotions and large numbers, the forty-first edition of Folkest ended with the Loreena Mckennitt concert on Monday 22 July at the Udine Castle. A presence of such a large and diversified audience, even by age, shows us how the road we have taken is correct and in particular it represents...Read More

MONDAY 8 JULY – SPILIMBERGO Piazza Duomo * 21.15 Performance of the Premio Folkest – Alberto Cesa groups ENSEMBLE DU SUD (China, Romania, Venezuela, Senegal, Moldova, Italy) MADAMÈ (Piedmont) MONSIEUR DE RIEN (Piedmont) SUONNO D’AJERE (Campania) LA QUADRILLA (Piedmont) – Winners of the Folkest Award – Alberto Cesa 2018 Delivery of the Literature Folkest Award...Read More