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The 45th edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival has come to a close. It will be remembered as one of the hottest on record — it peaked at 33 degrees celsius on Saturday at Birds Hill Provincial Park. But it will also likely go down in the books as one of the best. Here are some of the moments captured by our photographers.
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The 45th edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival has come to a close. It will be remembered as one of the hottest on record — it peaked at 33 degrees celsius on Saturday at Birds Hill Provincial Park. But it will also likely go down in the books as one of the best. Here are some of the moments captured by our photographers.
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The 45th edition of the Winnipeg Folk Festival has come to a close. It will be remembered as one of the hottest on record — it peaked at 33 degrees celsius on Saturday at Birds Hill Provincial Park. But it will also likely go down in the books as one of the best. Here are some of the moments captured by our photographers.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People attend the final day of The Folk Fest Sunday, July 8, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Natalie MacMaster performs at Winnipeg Folk Festival Friday evening at Birds Hill Provincial Park July 6, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Starr Campbell raises her hands in applause as Natalie MacMaster finishes her set on the main stage at the Winnipeg Folk Festival Friday evening at Birds Hill Provincial Park July 6, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Jasmine Gilchrist and Noah Ducharme lay in the main stage field during a performance at Folk Fest kicks off on July 5, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Alex Mackinnon dances to the sweet acoustic stylings of Skylar Bouchard before the first performances of Winnipeg Folk Festival kick-off Thursday evening at Birds Hill Provincial Park July 5, 2018.MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The cell phone charging station at the InfOasis tent at the Winnipeg Folk Fest in Birds Hill Provincial Park Friday, July 6, 2018.MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Donna Mills wears her irreverent spirit on her sun visor. Mills is a volunteer at the InfOasis, at the information point's tent at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Friday, July 6, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Elle King performs on the Winnipeg Folk Festival's main stage at Birds Hill Provincial Park July 5, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The John Butler Trio performs as the first headliner for Winnipeg Folk Festival Thursday evening at Birds Hill Provincial Park July 5, 2018.MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Three-year-old Piper MacDonald blows bubbles at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park Friday, July 6, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A child enjoys a a flurry of bubbles at the front rows at the main stage of Winnipeg Folk Festival at Birds Hill Provincial Park July 6, 2018.RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
nine-year-old Emma Maksymchuk swirls her colourful baton around while attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival with her family at Birds Hill Provincial Park Saturday, July 7, 2018.MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Three-year-old Ennya McLaren plays under the parachute at the Winnipeg Folk Festival at Birds Hill Provincial Park Friday, July 6, 2018.RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
People lay in hammocks reading under clusters of trees to keep cool while attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival at Birds Hill Provincial Park Saturday, July 7, 2018.RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Ella Kowlowsky-Wiebe refreshes herself in the outdoor showers by soaking a cloth on her head while attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival with her family at Birds Hill Provincial Park Saturday, July 7, 2018.MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Carla Dorbolo, head of face painting at the family area, paints six-year-old Ranya Zndnan's face at the Winnipeg Folk Fest in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Friday, July 6, 2018.RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Julie Thiessen is all smiles as she dances with a friend at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park Saturday, July 7, 2018.RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Martha Pitre plays the fiddle with the band, Lumber Jills, from Moncton, NB, at the Winnipeg Folk Fest at Birds Hill Provincial Park Saturday, July 7, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Simon Ward, lead singer of The Strumbellas, sings during their performance on the main stage at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park July 6, 2018.ANDREW RYAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A silhouette to the members of Darlingside as they perform on the main stage at the Winnipeg Folk Festival Friday evening in Birds Hill Provincial Park on July 6, 2018.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Passenger thanks the crowd after performing on the final day of The Folk Fest Sunday, July 8, 2018.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Holly Owens, Katie Carleton and Kali Shaye dance on the final day of The Folk Fest Sunday, July 8, 2018.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Kids play on the final day of The Folk Fest Sunday, July 8, 2018.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Sasha Morton Salmon attends the final day of The Folk Fest Sunday, July 8, 2018.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Redford and Melanie attend the final day of The Folk Fest Sunday, July 8, 2018.JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Kids play in bubbles on the final day of The Folk Fest Sunday, July 8, 2018.
