How to become a member?
Folklorama is a proud member-based organization.
4 TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE:
- Incorporated Association: a voting membership for incorporated associations
- Non-Incorporated Association: a voting membership for non-incorporated associations (i.e. performing groups)
- Individual Member: a voting membership for an individual who is 18 years or older
- Associate: a non-voting membership for an individual who is 18 years or older
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
- Prestige. Members are connected to the largest and longest-running multicultural Festival of its kind in the world.
- Connection with a multicultural network that includes 20,000 volunteers.
- Invitations to member workshops on current topics and trends relevant to our mission and values.
- Receive Llama Tales, Folklorama’s monthly electronic newsletter distributed to members and sponsors.
- Opportunity to promote member events in our Llama Tales e-newsletter – through free event listings or paid advertising.
- Opportunity to promote member events on Folklorama’s website.
- Performing members receive their own profile page on our website.
- Access to technical equipment at a discount rate for entertainment events and fundraisers.
- Incorporated organizations have the opportunity to sponsor or host a Pavilion at Folklorama.
- All members have the opportunity to run for the Folklorama Board of Directors.
APPLY TODAY! Once the application has been filled out, please send to: Wynne Au, Director of Member & Festival Services at wau@folklorama.ca.
Our current members:
- African Communities of Manitoba Inc.
- Afro-Caribbean Association of Manitoba Inc.
- Afro-Caribbean Dancers
- Albanian-Canadian Community of Manitoba Inc.
- Argentinean Manitoban Association Inc.
- Asian Women of Winnipeg Inc.
- Asham Stompers Inc.
- Bafana
- Barley Mow Band
- Belgian Folk Dancers of Winnipeg
- Daniel Bielak, Individual Member
- Deborah Bowers, Individual Member
- Brady Academy Parents’ Association Inc.
- Sharon Bronstone, Individual Member
- Ca Claque!
- Canadian Salvadorians in Winnipeg (CASA) Inc.
- Canadian Slovenian Cultural Society Inc.
- Cari-Cana Singers
- Casa do Minho Portuguese Centre Inc.
- Centre culturel franco-manitobain Inc.
- Avrom Charach, Individual Member
- Barney Charach, Individual Member
- Chile Lucha y Canta
- Ching Wu Athletic Association
- Clyde Heerah & Paradize Band/Afro-Caribbean Association of MB Inc.
- David Cohen, Individual Member
- Corinna Kruger
- Council of Caribbean Organizations of Manitoba Inc.
- Council of South Sudanese Communities of Manitoba Inc.
- James Court, Individual Member
- Croatian Folklore Ensemble “Croatian Dawn”
- Croatian Pavilion “Zagreb” Inc.
- Rayleen DeLuca, O.M., Individual Member
- Vince DeLuca, Individual Member
- Egyptian Canadian Society of Manitoba Inc.
- Ena Sutton Highland Dancers of Winnipeg
- Ethiopian Society of Winnipeg Inc.
- Flying Lion Dance Troupe
- Friends of the Cuban Arts Inc.
- Fubuki Daiko Entertainment Inc.
- Althea, Gederon, Individual Member
- German-Canadian Congress (MB) Inc.
- German Society of Winnipeg Inc.
- Ghanaian Union of Manitoba Inc.
- Murray Greenfield, Individual Member
- Guitar Winnipeg/The Guitar Man
- Gusto Music/Trio Bembe
- Guylaine Maltais
- Yvonne Hawryliuk, Individual Member
- Hinode Taiko Inc.
- Hoosli Ukrainian Folk Ensemble Inc.
- Hungarian Canadian Cultural Society of Winnipeg Inc.
- Hungarian Kapisztran Folk Ensemble of Winnipeg Inc.
- India Association of Manitoba Inc.
- India School of Dance, Music & Theatre Inc.
- Indochina Chinese Association of Manitoba Inc.
- Mohamed Ismath, Individual Member
- Italian Canadian League of Manitoba Inc.
- Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba Inc.
- David Langtry, Individual Member
- Le Club Belge Inc./Legion Branch #107
- Ganpat Lodha, Individual Member
- Magdaragat Philippines (The Voyagers of the Seas) Inc.
- Manitoba Chilean Association Cultural Centre Inc.
- Manitoba Chinese Women’s Association Inc.
- Manitoba Great Wall Performing Arts Inc.
- Marco Castillo & Brazilian Beats
- Carol Matsumoto, Individual Member
- McConnell School of Dance Students Association
- Tamara Medina, Individual Member
- Mex Y Can Association of Manitoba Inc.
- Tom Millington, Individual Member
- Neemu-Egwah Inc.
- Nuevas Ideas Salvadorean Canadian Inc.
- Martin Pasieczka, Individual Member
- Portuguese Association of Manitoba Inc.
- Rady Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
- Richard Reif, Individual Member
- Casimiro Rodrigues, Individual Member
- Rozmai Ukrainian Dance Company
- Scandinavian Folk Group of Manitoba Inc.
- Patricia Schur, Individual Member
- Miki Schweitzer, Individual Member
- Ronald, Storozuk, Individual Member
- Margaret Strachan, Indvidual Member
- Panjab Foundation of Manitoba Inc.
- Paramjit Tappia, Individual Member
- Philippine Association of Manitoba Inc.
- Phoebe Man
- Polish Combatants’ Association, Branch 13 in Canada Inc.
- Portuguese Association of Manitoba Inc.
- Rady Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
- Rambo Production Enterprises
- Romanetz Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
- Scandinavian Folk Group of Manitoba Inc.
- Scottish Association of Winnipeg Inc.
- Sergio Cornejo
- Sister Dorothy
- Splendore D’Italia Folk Dancers
- St. Philip Minh Folk Group Inc.
- St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Inc.
- Steve Kiz
- Summer Bear Dance Troupe
- Tamil Cultural Society of Manitoba Inc.
- The German Club Band Winnipeg (Blaskapelle Deutsche Vereiningung)
- The Hellenic Greek Orthodox Church of Winnipeg Inc.
- The High Profile Dance Band
- The Irish Association of Manitoba Inc.
- The Korean Society of Manitoba for Fraternity and Culture Inc.
- The Paraguary Cultural Association of Manitoba Inc.
- The Romanian Society of Manitoba Inc.
- The Serbian Cultural Society “Kolo” Inc.
- The Spanish Club Dancers of Winnipeg Inc.
- The Spanish Club of Winnipeg Inc.
- TiBert Le Voyageur (TiBert Inc.)
- Todaschuk Sisters
- Todaschuk Sisters’ Ukrainian Boutique
- Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Manitoba Provincial Council Inc.A227
- Union Nationale Française Inc.
- Sahil Verma, Individual Member
- Viva Brasil Canada Inc.
- Denys Volkov, Individual Member
- Eugene Waskiw, Individual Member
- West Indian Indo-Canadian Cultural Organization of Manitoba Inc.
- Henry Wiebe, Individual Member
- Winnipeg Chilean Association Inc.
- Winnipeg Chinese Cultural & Community Centre Corporation
- Winnipeg Police Service
- Winnipeg Steel Orchestra
- Dennis B. Wishnowski, Individual Member
- Wushu Manitoba
- Zemliaki Trade and Culture Association Inc.
- Zoloto Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Company Inc.