Folkest is a
festival devoted to
music of all ethnicities and cultures of the world, held in the municipalities of
Friuli Venezia Giulia and in some of
Veneto,
Carinthia
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,
Slovenia and
Istria
Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...
, in July of each year.
The purpose of the organizers is to promote
folk music worldwide, through the publication of the magazine traditions, dance and music Folk Bulletin, books and CDs.
History
The festival began in 1979, but only since 1984 it is called Folkest. The headquarters of the organising committee is
Spilimbergo (
PN) which, together with
Udine, is the location of concerts.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.folkest.com
The site of FolkBulletin
Folk festivals in Italy
Music festivals established in 1979