Festival Info

2009 Regina Folk Festival
Lordy, lordy look who’s 40!

August 7-9, 2009
Victoria Park, Regina, Saskatchewan
INFO: (306) 757-7684

Enjoy the 40th edition of Regina's favorite festival of music, art and culture!!!

Performances during the day Saturday and Sunday are held on one of our four stages (3 Sunlit Stages and the Children's stage) where festival performers are presented in thematic concerts and workshops resulting in very intimate performances. These stages are accessible for free from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. There is also a family area that offers music, dance and activities for children plus an artists' market and an international food court.

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings the ticketed festival main stage features 15 full length performances and 10 short sets by stellar acts from all over the world. Our outdoor stage has amazing sound and is located in a breathtaking and intimate setting in the heart of downtown Regina.

Ticket Prices

A limited number of EARLY BIRD WEEKEND PASSES are on sale NOW until June 30th...or until they are sold out! ADVANCE INDIVIDUAL NIGHT TICKETS are also on sale NOW!

EARLY BIRD WEEKEND PASS PRICES:
Adult Early Bird weekend pass - $75 plus GST & $3 service charge
Student Early Bird weekend pass - $65 plus GST & $3 service charge
Senior Early Bird weekend pass - $65 plus GST & $3 service charge

ADVANCE INDIVIDUAL NIGHT TICKET PRICES:
Friday August 7th - $35 plus GST & $2 service charge
Saturday August 8th - $40 plus GST & $2 service charge
Sunday August 9th - $40 plus GST & $2 service charge

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!

IN PERSON:
GLOBE THEATRE BOX OFFICE
The Prince Edward Building - 4th Floor
1801 Scarth Street
Regina, SK
Hours: Monday - Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

OVER-THE-PHONE:
(306) 525-6400
TOLL FREE: 1-866-954-5623

Discount Tickets: People with special needs, arts market and concession vendors, etc. may qualify for a discount on passes. Please contact the Regina Folk Festival Office at (306) 757-7684 for more details.

Children & Youth: The Regina Folk Festival is an all ages event, which offers free admission to the main stage area for children who are 12 & under. Those wishing to access the beer garden in the main stage area will need to show ID and obtain a wristband to purchase alcohol. We have a zero tolerance policy for minors caught drinking. Alcohol is not allowed to leave the Main stage area.

Festival seating: Bring your tarps, blankets and lawn chairs! Both standing and seating room will be available. The Regina Folk Festival is dedicated to audience/artist interaction and ensuring the enjoyment and safety of all those who attend the festival. More details will be available in our program, on site and on our website closer to the event. Please ask a member of our ambassador team for assistance while seating.

Main Stage Gate Opening Times:
Friday, Aug 8 @ 6PM
Saturday, Aug 9 @ 5PM
Sunday, Aug 10 @ 5PM

Re-entry: Allowed 1/2 hour after the main gate opens via all entrances.

Wristbands: Weekend pass holders must be wear their wristband for the entire weekend.

Dogs: Please leave all pets at home!

Bags: Will be searched for alcohol and weapons.

Safety & Security

The Regina Folk Festival brings the meaning of celebration to a whole new level! Audience members are able to enjoy and discover amazing music from a diverse selection of genres each year. With a great mix of headliners and emerging talent, and increase in festival programming, audience sizes have increased over the years and more volunteers and artisans are involved than ever before! This is good news for the city of Regina and the Regina Folk Festival. The increasing interest and participation translates into longer-term sustainability of Western Canada's longest-running music festival.

The Regina Folk Festival works hard to keep up with the demands and interests of everyone involved. However, there are hurdles. As such, feedback has been incredibly important to us - after all, we are a festival devoted to our community. The RFF maintains a vision of an intimate and high-quality arts event. We are committed to the further development of strategies to accommodate our increasingly mixed demographics to ensure the safety and security of everyone attending the downtown event.

There has been extensive discussion about the front-of-stage area both at the board level and by the staff. The result is a main stage plan that allows for a better balance of seated and front-of-stage viewing. The board and staff of the RFF Inc. are dedicated to audience and artist interaction while ensuring the enjoyment and safety of all those who attend the festival. The festival is well-known by artists for the ability to interact with a standing and dancing audience up close and personal. This up close and personal interaction feeds energy into an artists' performance and increases the quality and energy that the performer is able to give back to the audience. At the same time we want our seated audience members to be able to enjoy the performers and thus have taken steps to allow for larger areas for seating with good sightlines.

* The Folk Fest promotes both dancing and standing in front of the stage.

* A walkway is placed behind the dancing/standing area. The distance between the sitting area and the stage has been measured to ensure an angle that will allow people seated in the sitting area to be able to see the performers clearly. This walkway is kept clear for several reasons: firstly, to avoid congestion, secondly to maintain clear sight lines for the seated audience, and lastly for security and safety reasons, to ensure that people are able to travel back and forth safely from one side of the main stage area to the other.

* The main stage area has been mapped out into sections to accommodate blanket/ground seating as well as low-riding and high-riding lawn chairs. This has been done to maintain good sightlines for everyone. In order to preserve the integrity of the sections and keep them working efficiently, the festival ambassador team is on hand to assist people to seat themselves in an appropriate area. There are also festival seating maps in the program and on site to be used for reference.

* The standing/dancing area can also be used to sit in temporarily, but anyone sitting there needs to know that they will likely be required to move or stand up at some point (eg. no blankets or lawn chairs, etc.).

* Areas are mapped to accommodate blankets and both low-riding and high-riding lawn chairs to ensure better sightlines.

* We are open to suggestions for the future. If people have suggestions or comments, please direct them to our SURVEY CREW or fill out a comment card at the INFO BOOTH.

50/50 Sales:
Tickets for the 50/50 draw will be sold all weekend and the draw will take place Sunday night. Look for the 50/50 volunteers with their aprons and be sure to pick up your tickets for a chance to win some cold hard cash!

Stay tuned to our website and program guide for further updates on our improvements to the festival. We look forward to celebrating music, community and our 40th year with you at the 2009 Regina Folk Festival!

Accomodations

Hotels / Motels in Regina

Ramada Hotel
1818 Victoria Ave, Ph: 306-569-1666

Best Western International
Reservation Center, Ph: 1-800-528-1234

Best Western Seven Oaks
777 Albert Street, Ph: 306-757-0121

Comfort Inn
3221 E Eastgate Dr, Ph: 306-789-5522

Country Inn & Suites at 3321
Eastgate Bay 306-789 9117

Days Inn
3875 Eastgate Dr, Ph: 306-522-3297

Delta Regina
1919 Saskatchewan Dr, Ph: 306-525-5255

Hotel Saskatchewan
2125 Victoria Ave, Ph: 306-522-7691

Holiday Inn Express Hotel Suites
1907 11th Ave, Ph: 306-569-4600

Howard Johnson
4255 Albert St, Ph: 306-584-8800

Plains Hotel
1965 Albert St, Ph: 306-569-2272

Quality Hotel
1717 Victora Ave, Ph: 306-569-4656

Regina Inn
1975 Broad St, Ph: 306-525-6767

Sandman Hotel
1800 Victoria Ave E, Ph: 306-757-2444

Super 8 Motel
2370 Victoria Ave E, Ph: 306-789-8833

Travel Inn
1735 Prince of Wales Dr, Ph: 306-789-2223

Travelodge Hotel
4177 Albert St, Ph: 306-586-3443

West Harvest Inn
4025 Albert St, Ph: 306-586-6755

Turgeon International Hostel
2310 McIntyre St. Ph: 306-791-8165

Bed & Breakfast:

Country Fare Bed & Breakfast
2724 Angus Blvd., Regina SK, S4T 2A7
Ph: 1-866-448-7378 or 306-924-0208

Creekside Terrace Bed & Breakfast
243 Markwell Drive, Regina SK, S4X 1K7
Ph: 1-866-448-7378, 306-924-0208

Daybreak Bed and Breakfast
316 Habkirk Drive, Regina SK, S4S 6A8
Ph: 306-586-0211

Deerview Lodge
Box 1038, Lumsden SK, S0G 3C0
Ph: 306-731-2328 or 306-530-5918

Morning Glory Manor Bed & Breakfast
1718 College Avenue, Regina SK, S4P 1B9
Ph: 306-525-2945

The Dragon’s Nest
2200 Angus Street, Regina SK, S4T 2A2
Ph: 306-525-2109

Campgrounds:

Buffalo Lookout RV Park
Box 523, White City SK, S0G 5B0
Ph: 306-525-1448 or 306-789-5230

Comfort Plus Campground
Box 182, White City Sk, S0G 5B0
Ph: 1-877-780-2810

Dyer Straits Campground & Cabins
Box 182, White City SK, S0G 5B0
Ph: 306-789-2404

Kings Acres Campground 2000
Eastgate Dr, Regina SK, S4P 2Z6
Ph: 306-522-1619

River Park Campground - Lumsden
Box 16, RR 2, Regina SK, S4P 2Z2
Ph: 306-545-0330