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Participation was the theme yesterday at Mariposa's opening events as the fans join in at a Scottish dancing workshop
Participation was the theme yesterday at Mariposa's opening events as the fans join in at a Scottish dancing workshop

Participation was the theme yesterday at Mariposa's opening events as the fans join in at a Scottish dancing workshop

Date6/21/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Participation was the theme yesterday at Mariposa's opening events as the fans join in at a Scottish dancing workshop. About 7;000 travelled to Toronto Islands by ferry for beginning of the three-day festival of music; crafts and folklore. But all tickets are sold out.
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Mariposa folk music fans wandered from area to area during the weekend, stopping at the various stage areas to listen to concerts or workshop. About 2(...)
Mariposa folk music fans wandered from area to area during the weekend, stopping at the various stage areas to listen to concerts or workshop. About 2(...)
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Mariposa Festival when Stratford's Perth County Conspiracy gave away raisins and nuts to fans
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Opening day crowd at Mariposa settles down for afternoon of listening to folk music - or in the case of the couple in foreground, a little snuggling during the songs
Opening day crowd at Mariposa settles down for afternoon of listening to folk music - or in the case of the couple in foreground, a little snuggling during the songs
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Security at Mariposa Festival is provided by 60 OPP officers, but visiting folkniks reaised no rumpus opening night
Security at Mariposa Festival is provided by 60 OPP officers, but visiting folkniks reaised no rumpus opening night
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The 11th Annual Mariposa Folk Festival opened yesterday on Toronto Island, and the overshelming mood was one of peacefulness. This was largely due to (...)
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Just a fraction of the 23,000 people who turned out for the Mariposa Festival on Centre Island over the weekend, these happy folks yesterday enjoyed f(...)
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Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Festival
Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Festival
1927
Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Festival
Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Festival
1930
Festivals - Music - Mariposa Folk Festival - 1968 - 1970
Festivals - Music - Mariposa Folk Festival - 1968 - 1970
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The spectators at the Mariposa Festival are as much a part of the show as the entertainers, what with their colorful costumes and their need to be doi(...)
The spectators at the Mariposa Festival are as much a part of the show as the entertainers, what with their colorful costumes and their need to be doi(...)
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