Year 2007 has already been the 18th year of the festival of folk music, singing and dancing and folk craft in Brno.
The tradition of the festival was started in October 1989 by Jan Miroslav Krist and immediately in 1990 its first year was held. Currently The International Folklore Festival Brno belongs to the family of festivals bearing the logo of CIOFF and among foreign ensembles it is becoming more and more attractive for its composition and organization.

On Brno Festival folklore is presented in its raw as well as stylised form. The festival programme consists of adult and children ensembles, workshops and music programmes.

In 2007 the organizers have prepared the following programme:
Thursday 30 August 2007
10,00 - 17,00 Veselá Street - Craft Fair
10,00 - 17,00 Ethnographic Museum - Craft Workshop
13,00 New Town Hall - welcome reception for festival participants by the town
representatives
19,00 Theatre Radost - "With Arms Open" (festival gala concert)

Friday 31 August 2007
10,00 - 17,00 Veselá Street - Craft Fair
10,00 - 17,00 Ethnographic Museum - Craft Workshop
15,30 Old Town Hall - "She was cooking..." (1st programme of children
ensembles)
19,00 Medlánky Sýpka - "Close to town of Brno" (programme of foreign festival
participants)
19,30 Old Town Hall - "Musician´s Geography" (music programme)

Saturday 1 September 2007M
10,00 - 17,00 Veselá Street - Craft Fair
10,00 - 17,00 Ethnographic Museum - Craft Workshop
10,00 City Centre - "Dancing City"
17,00 New Town Hall - "If Only the Lord Granted..." (1st main festival evening)
20,30 New Town Hall - "Close to town of Brno" (programme of foreign festival
participants - repeated performance)

Sunday 2 September 2007
14,00 New Town Hall - "Those who play, are not naughty." ( 2nd programme of
children ensembles)
17,00 New Town Hall "What Water Has Brought Along" (2nd main and final
festival evening)

INFORMATION: http://www.folklornet.cz/mff.htm