* Latest Trip Reports now Available*
See the download section below to download reports from the Indonesia visit in 2018 and the Netherlands/Poland visit this year.

CIOFF stands for the “International Council of Organisations for Folklore Festivals and Folk Art” and is an international cultural non-governmental Organisation (NGO) in formal consultative relations with UNESCO. CIOFF international membership is today representative of more than 72 countries from all continents.
Created in 1970, the duty of CIOFF is safeguarding, promotion and diffusion of traditional culture and folklore. To achieve this, CIOFF has the following objectives:
- Promote the intangible heritage through forms of expression such as dance, music, games, rituals, customs and other arts;
- Serve the objectives of UNESCO;
- Support the activities of its members and those of non-governmental organisations and all other institutions working in the field of cultural heritage;
- Serve the cause of peace, through the above objectives.
Reports from Trips
Poland/Netherlands 2019 Download Report
Indonesia 2018 Download Report
Greece 2014 Download Report
China 2014 Download Report
France 2013 Download Report
Fact Sheets
CIOFF – NZ Fact sheet. Click here to view (8 meg file)