47th Edition

FOLKEST 2025

June 12th marks the start of the 47th edition of the festival that each year takes a journey with you through the music and cultures of the world. The edition will start with "Folkest in the territory" dates, which will then continue throughout the month of July. From July 3th to 6th Folkest will be hosted once again in San Daniele del Friuli for four unmissable central days of the festival!
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Festival news

Alberto Cesa Prize and Folkest Showcase Upbeat in San Daniele 2025.

Alberto Cesa Prize: six finalists chosen to take the stage at Folkest 2025. The territorial selection phase...

Alberto Cesa Prize 2025 Finalists

Alberto Cesa Prize selections concluded! Here is the list of winners who will take the stage at...

Folkest Showcase 2025 Application Closing

Applications for the Folkest World Music Showcase 2025 – Powered by UPBEAT for emerging European artists closed...

There’s no such tune as a black tune.
There’s no such tune as a white tune.
There’s only music, brother,
and it’s music we are going to sing
where the rainbow ends.

Leopold Sedar Senghor
Folkest Friuli 2024

Local area

The integration of the cultural and artistic proposal, aimed at cultural tourism, has always been the flagship of Folkest. It is a project of involvement of the regional medium-small municipalities that collaborate through sustainable economic development for the promotion of lesser known territories and communities in Friuli Venezia Giulia region and abroad.

Continued

San Daniele del Friuli

A great return to the beautiful setting of San Daniele where it all began under the name of “Fieste di Chenti” back in 1979. From July 3rd to July 6th San Daniele will boast numerous activities such as live concerts, showcases, master classes and sensory workshops. 

Continued
folkest progetti

Projects

Folkest festival features a rich program of events and gigs held throughout the year, and it also includes two European projects: UpBeat- the European Showcase Platform, dedicated to emerging artists, and the European Folk Network which will be followed by Alberto Cesa Prize and Folkest Career Prize 2025.

Continued
46 years of music

Our History

A 46-year journey which has enlivened Friulian summer -but not only- since 1979. A festival that is articulated in four countries where several ethnic groups have lived together for centuries. Its aim is to give a voice to the diverse communities of the world thanks to substantial enhancement of all forms of expression to reinforce cultural exchanges and intercultural dialogue. Culture is the catalyst able to bring people together by overcoming social and political barriers in order to build an inclusive society based on the respect for diversity.

  • 46 editions
  • 2.000 artists hosted
  • 50 + municipality involved
  • 2 European projects
  • 2 dedicated awards

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