Jersey Folklore Festival

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Jersey Folklore Festival
Genre Folk music, rock, comedy
Dates30 June, 1 July 2012 (weekend)
Location(s) Jersey, Channel Islands
Years active2012 "Folklore festival announced by Jersey Live organisers". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-21.</ref>
Website http://www.folklorejersey.org.uk/

Jersey Folklore Festival is a music festival held in Saint Helier, Jersey. The venue is People's Park, with a possible capacity of 5,000 people, and two stages. A main stage situated inside a large marquee, and the smaller Agapanthus Stage which is named after the Agapanthus flowers which grow in the park.

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History

The plan for this festival was announced after a different annual Jersey folk music festival called Grassroots came to an end, due to financial issues. [1] [2]

The 2013 festival was cancelled due to a lack of funding from Jersey's Tourism Development Fund and timing of permission to hold the event in St Peter. [3]

2012

The 2012 event took place on 30 June to 1 July. 2,000 people attended over the weekend. [4] The following acts performed on two stages;

Main Stage

Agapanthus Stage

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  2. "Jersey Grassroots festival organisers leave £114k debts". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
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