So begins #MyFolklorama adventures!  For information about the festival itself, visit this previous post here.

This link will serve as an anchor post to keep track of the pavilions I visited!

Pavilions are listed in order that I visited them, and links go live as soon as the post is published!

Pavilion Hopping Tips

Group by location!  You have limited time to get between pavilions, so grouping pavilions by location is ideal.  Get there as early as you can to tour their cultural displays or grab some food and, perhaps most importantly, grab prime seats before the show starts!  Ask the “locals” for things from your own questions to their suggested menu or souvenir shop item.

Advanced Pavilion Hopping

Group by countries who (in real life) share a border or have only a country or two in between them.  This is the best way to see the influence of each country on its neighbouring nation.  You’ll find their similarities in song, dance style and costumes, but you will also appreciate what makes them distinctly unique from each other!

Explore With Me!

• Sunday, August 6th
  • I was literally in London, England and flying home all day.  I missed an entire day of pavilion hopping – but you better believe that’s not going to stop me from seeing it all!  :p
• Monday, August 7th
  • United Kingdom Pavilion
  • German Pavilion
  • Ethiopian Pavilion
  • Croatia Pavilion “Zagreb”  
• Tuesday, August 8th
  • Polish Pavilion
  • First Nations Pavilion
  • Cuban Pavilion
• Wednesday, August 9th
  • Tamil Pavilion
  • Caribbean Pavilion
  • India Pavilion
• Thursday, August 10th
  • Korean Pavilion
  • Serbia Pavilion “Beograd”
  • Pearl of the Orient Philippine Pavilion 
• Friday, August 11th
  • Casa do Minho Portuguese Pavilion
  • Chile Lindo Pavilion
  • Africa Pavilion
• Saturday, August 12th
  • Celtic Ireland Pavilion
  • Spirit of Ukraine
  • Pabellón de España
  • Hungaria Pavilion

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Week 2 Visits

• Sunday, August 13th
  • Indochina Chinese Pavilion
  • Pavilion of Portugal
• Monday, August 7th
  • Serbian KOLO Pavilion
  • South Sudanese Pavilion
  • Hungary-Pannonia Pavilion
• Tuesday, August 8th
  • Irish Pavilion
  • Greek Pavilion
  • Israel Pavilion – Shalom Square
• Wednesday, August 9th
  • Italian Pavilion
  • Japanese Pavilion
  • Punjab Pavilion
• Thursday, August 10th
  • Russian Pavilion
  • Belgian Pavilion
  • Chilean Pavilion
  • Pavillon canadien-français
• Friday, August 11th
  • Romanian Pavilion 
  • Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion   *NEW post*
  • Scandinavian Pavilion  *NEW post*
• Saturday, August 12th
  • Mexican Pavilion  *NEW post*
  • Brazilian Pavilion  *NEW post*
  • Pavilion of Scotland  *NEW post*

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Phew!  This project was so fascinating.  Did you get a chance to visit all the pavilions?  What was your highlight or must-see pavilion for the 2017 lineup?

Get in touch with me and let me know!

Thank you to the folks at Folklorama for the opportunity to blog and share for another year.  See you around the world in 2 weeks, Winnipeg!

xoxo,

Judianne