When Folklorama announced the cancellation of its annual event on April 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seemed to be ending a 50-year tradition beloved by Winnipeggers.
The organization, however, has come up with a novel way to keep the world’s largest and longest-running multicultural festival active — although you won’t be lining up outside any pavilions.
Folklorama’s executive director, Teresa Cotroneo, told 680 CJOB the festival was coming off a record success following its 50th instalment in 2019 when the coronavirus crisis threw a wrench into plans for a followup. “As this was all coming down the pipe, we thought, ‘This isn’t going to work.’ Our model is premised on people coming together and moving from place to place,” said