Folklorama kicks off with performance at The Forks

Performers from a wide variety of ethnic groups will help kick off Manitoba’s biggest cultural festival at The Forks on Saturday.

The Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Folklorama is holding a show on the Scotiabank Stage beginning at 4:00 p.m. The evening begins with family friendly fun including activities for kids, giveaways and an ethnic market.

The main stage show at 6:00 p.m. features different cultural performing groups, to give audience members a taste of what they can find inside the individual pavilions during the festival. CTV’s ConsumerWatch reporter Karen Rocznik will co-host the main stage event with Chrissy Troy from 103.1 Virgin Radio

The evening will wrap up with a fireworks display at 10:45 p.m.

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  Performers rehearse before the Indigenous Mardi Gras Pavilion's first show during Folklorama 2012.