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Tønder Festival runs on the final whole weekend of August every year.
The first Tønder Festival took place in 1975. However, the year before, there had been two folk events, one in June and one in September.
Tønder Festival is run by the Tønder Festival Foundation and the Tønder Festival Association.
The Festival Office has four full-time employees who deal with administration and music booking.
The Festival production group is led by a team of around 150 people. The total volunteer force numbers approximately 2,000.
In 2012, Tønder Festival introduced a new format: activities were concentrated on one site, and wristbands were sold instead of individual concert tickets.
Friends of Tønder Festival is the company that runs the Hagge’s Music Pub venue, where folk and roots concerts are put on all year round.
An investigation into the importance of Tønder Festival for the cultural and economic life of the town of Tønder and its surrounding area, carried out in 2008 by the Copenhagen Business School, revealed that Tønder Festival annually brings in business to the tune of 69 million kroner (approx. £7 million).
Since 2009, Tønder Festival has been proud to have H.R.H. Princess Marie as Royal Patron.
The Tønder Festival management changed in 2014. Carsten Panduro, festival director and artistic director for 40 years, retired. Today, Maria Theessink is the artistic director, and Kirstine Uhrbrand is the chief administrator.
The first Tønder Festival took place in 1975. However, the year before, there had been two folk events, one in June and one in September.
Tønder Festival is run by the Tønder Festival Foundation and the Tønder Festival Association.
The Festival Office has four full-time employees who deal with administration and music booking.
The Festival production group is led by a team of around 150 people. The total volunteer force numbers approximately 2,000.
In 2012, Tønder Festival introduced a new format: activities were concentrated on one site, and wristbands were sold instead of individual concert tickets.
Friends of Tønder Festival is the company that runs the Hagge’s Music Pub venue, where folk and roots concerts are put on all year round.
An investigation into the importance of Tønder Festival for the cultural and economic life of the town of Tønder and its surrounding area, carried out in 2008 by the Copenhagen Business School, revealed that Tønder Festival annually brings in business to the tune of 69 million kroner (approx. £7 million).
Since 2009, Tønder Festival has been proud to have H.R.H. Princess Marie as Royal Patron.
The Tønder Festival management changed in 2014. Carsten Panduro, festival director and artistic director for 40 years, retired. Today, Maria Theessink is the artistic director, and Kirstine Uhrbrand is the chief administrator.
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