Hangashore Folk Festival

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Hangashore Folk Festival

The Hangashore Folk Festival was a folk music festival in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. It ran from 1980 to 1994 and was organized by the Bay Of Islands Folk Arts Council. The festival took place every July at Prince Edward Park and drew about 10,000 visitors at its peak.

Over the years, many performers appeared, including Rawlings Cross, Salt And Pepper, Driftwood, Figgy Duff, Tickle Harbour, Rankin Street (which later became part of Great Big Sea), and Bernie Felix.

The festival ended in 1994 and has not returned to Corner Brook. Since then, the city still hosts other cultural events, such as the March Hare literary festival (which ran until 2018) and the Jigs & Wheels festival, planned for summer 2025.