PHOTOS: Day 1 at the Winnipeg Folk Festival

ChrisD.ca Thursday kicks off as the first official day of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival started in Birds Hill Provincial Park.

Under the stifling heat of Manitoba’s sunny summer skies, volunteers, staff and festival-goers were busy unloading, setting up and installing gear for four days of the best music the prairies have to offer.

Check out photos from day 1 below.

Members of Shakey Graves perform during a sound check in the final hours before the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. (CHRISD.CA)

Matthew and Tusa Kroeker set up their booth before the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. The couple from Onanole MB run Kunia, a children’s clothing line. (CHRISD.CA)

Jensen Maxwell (left) and Joel Deschambault set up the Little Brown Jug Tavern before the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. (CHRISD.CA)

A volunteer on site adjusts a sign for audience seating in the final hours before the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. (CHRISD.CA)

Callum Richardson gets some soccer practice in before the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. (CHRISD.CA)

Anton Sikorsky helps prepare food in the La Cuisine area before the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. About 250 volunteers help prepare fresh, healthy food for the thousands of volunteers for this year’s festival. (CHRISD.CA)

Volunteers in the La Cuisine area help prepare food for the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. About 250 volunteers are helping prepare food for the thousands of other volunteers at this year’s festival. (CHRISD.CA)

Volunteers work in the La Cuisine area before the start of the 2024 Winnipeg Folk Festival in Birds Hill Provincial Park on Thursday, June 11, 2024. About 250 volunteers are helping prepare food for the thousands of other volunteers at this year’s festival. (CHRISD.CA)

Tusa Kroeker sets up her merchandise to sell as a vendor with her company Kunai on Thursday, July 11, 2024, during the Winnipeg Folk Festival. (CHRISD.CA)

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