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| Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Last weekend of February or first weekend of March |
| Location(s) | Changes every year |
| Years active | 1951-present |
| Organised by | Student folk societies |
The Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival (IVFDF) is the longest running folk festival in the United Kingdom, having been hosted annually since 1951.[1]
The festival is organized and hosted by university folk societies, and is held in a different location each year. Former students and folk music enthusiasts gather at the host university for a weekend of music, dance, and song. The festival at Exeter University in 2009 was attended by around 1169 different ticket holders — the most of any IVFDF up to that time, as the previous record was just over 1000 attendees at the IVFDF in Manchester in 1986.[2]
The festival was held online in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by people based in Bristol. The most recent festival was held in York in 2024.
- ^ "IVFDF". Ivfdf.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "The Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival 2009 - eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2021.