We could not present this festival without the generous support of our public and corporate sponsors.  Our heartfelt thanks goes out to the following.

Public Support:

Department of Canadian Heritage. The Government of Canada contributes through the CANADIAN HERITAGE / ARTS PRESENTATION CANADA, recognizing the part our Festival plays in celebrating the diverse cultures of Canada.

Join us for a St. John's Time - 11 straight days of festivals and fun!  The City of St. John's helps in several ways. The department of Arts and Cultural Development oversees programmes through which we receive operating funds from the City. They allow us to use Bannerman Park and the city staff help make the way smooth.  And they have helped market our festival through the St. John's Time promotions.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council supported by the province of Newfoundland & Labrador, provides sustaining funds to support the expense of having a year round organization.

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador provides funds for the festival to showcase the traditional arts and music of the province.

Corporate Sponsors:

PLATINUM LEVEL

Newcap Radio & VOCM is a big supporter of the festival and the St. John’s Folk Arts Council in general. They help get the word out to listeners about all our activities across the province and out on the internet.






GOLD LEVEL

Molson Canada supports us at the festival and all year long, with donations of beer, merchandise and operating funds.

Exxon Mobil helps the festival with a generous donation toward the expense of putting together this festival.

Aliant is our newest gold level sponsor and is providing the festival with a generous donation as well as helping us with our telecommunication needs.

SILVER LEVEL

CBC Radio has provided great coverage of our festival for years on excellent shows such as Radio Noon, Weekend Arts Magazine, the Morning Show, Performance Hour and Musicraft.

BRONZE LEVEL

Central Dairies is a local dairy company and has supported us financially for many years.

Browning Harvey is the local bottler of soft drinks (including PEPSI), juice and water. They supply us with these products during the festival and contribute to our operating fund.

The Independent Newspaper is a local weekly paper that helps us with advertising and provides feature articles on the festival.

O'Brien's Music Store is a long time supporter of the SJFAC and traditional musicians from everywhere.

PATRON

Living Planet prints those funky festival t-shirts you’ll see around the park and help us with promotions during the year.

Canadian Imperial Venture Corporation is a new sponsor of the festival and a Newfoundland-based independent oil and gas company with exploration and development acreage onshore and offshore in Western Newfoundland.

MUSICNL is the largest association of musicians in the province and helps the NLFAC promote the festival and other events.

Templeton's is the hardware store downtown. They generously donate the supplies that allow us to make the park into a festival site.

FRIEND

Breakwater Books is another long time supporter. Not only do they supply the books for the festival draw, they provide us with door prizes each and every Wednesday at Folk Night.

The Roses Bed and Breakfast is where the festival performers stay and they always put the welcome mat out for us.

The Spirit of Newfoundland is a large theatre and catering company active in the province for the past decade. They are another supporter of the festival.

Community Partners

We are pleased to have our festival associated with these fine organizations. 
They make our community a better place to live:

The Anna Templeton Centre is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to craft and art training in the Province. The Centre offers a wide range of workshops, classes and camps for adults and children. Classes are offered at the Anna Templeton Centre (278 Duckworth Street) as well as through outreach programs ranging from beginner to advanced. For information or a brochure of upcoming classes, please contact us at 739-7623. We are delighted to have them lead a free flag-making workshop in the Neil Murray Children’s Area on Saturday afternoon from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

Bridges to Hope is a not for profit organization dedicated to reducing the impact of poverty on people living in our communities. Their mandate is to enable people to help themselves by empowering them to learn new skills and enhance their self-confidence. The overall spirit of Bridges to Hope is to work toward long term solutions in food security, which directly relates to employment, adequate housing, and healthy living practices. Programs and services include: the food aid centre, a community garden,a toy lending library, computer recycling and the HomeSmart Program. We are glad to welcome Bridges to Hope back to the festival for the fifth year. They are located at 81 Cochrane Street, Telephone: 722-9225

Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador Clay Studio is a collaboration of ceramicists who showcase the artistic possibilities of clay and share their professional knowledge with each other and the community. Contact them at 753-2534 or visit their website. On Saturday, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, they will host a fun instrument-making workshop in the Neil Murray Area.

Friends of Victoria Park and the Lantern Festival have been active since 1998, when West End St. John’s residents and others concerned about Victoria Park came together in response to the City’s decision to remove the former Victoria Park Pool. In the months that followed, the Friends developed a strategy to turn around their Park. They offer a children’s day camp and a teen program there each summer. Their annual Lantern Festival – an inspiring arts-based celebration of community that attracts crowds of all ages – takes place on the last weekend in July but some of their lanterns also visit Folk Fest each evening. For further information, call 576-1545, or visit their website.

Oxfam Canada is active in the community, locally and globally. It believes that people together can create a fair world, free of poverty and injustice. Their vision is a fair world that respects the basic rights of all human beings to: earn a decent living to support themselves and their families, enjoy basic education and health care, get help in life-threatening disasters, speak out for their rights and be treated as equal. Oxfam Canada builds lasting solutions to global poverty and injustice. They work with allies in Canada and around the world to change the policies and practices that perpetuate human suffering. They support organizations in poor communities overseas in their struggle to secure basic rights. Oxfam's advocacy and campaigns for just policies are rooted in the knowledge and experience gained in that struggle. Their booth is at the west end of the Merchandise Tent, with fair trade coffee, tea and water for sale. For further information, visit them at 382 Duckworth Street or call 722-2202. (website)

St. John’s Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, community-based organization established in 1983 to undertake programs and services to meet the needs of Aboriginal people. One of 119 Friendship Centres across Canada, the St. John’s Centre offers a range of supportive services, which includes counselling; advocacy; referrals; translation; and, religious support in a culturally relevant atmosphere. The Centre operates a “home away from home” shelter for Aboriginal people. For further information, call 726-5902. Join the St. John’s Native Friendship Centre and the Friends of Victoria Park crafting some special items celebrating the aboriginal culture of this Province in the Neil Murray Stage area on Sunday (Dreamcatchers and Drums).