Piknik Country is an international
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
festival, held annually since 1983 in
Mrągowo
Mrągowo (until 1947 pl, Ządźbork ; ) is a resort town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, with 21,889 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat (though not part of) the Gmina Mrągowo. ...
,
Poland
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, on the last weekend of July. There are performances by both Polish and foreign artists.
In 1989, it was the largest country festival in Eastern Europe.
Piknik Country is the oldest country music festival in Eastern Europe.
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See also
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List of country music festivals
The following is an incomplete list of country music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on country music. This list may have some overlap with the larger topic list of folk festivals, and may also overlap with the related t ...
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List of folk festivals
A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods.
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References
External links
Official website* http://www.polcountry.medianet.pl/piknik/
Folk festivals in Poland
Music festivals in Poland
Music festivals established in 1983
Country music festivals in Poland
Summer events in Poland
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