Croatia, a small country, has an enviable and rich folklore tradition. Each Croatian zone has its own customs, which in some cases are completely different from those of another zone within the state. Each region, including the microregion, has its own folk costume, song and dance by which it is recognizable. This is accompanied by the fact that each municipality and city has its own cultural and artistic society or folklore ensemble. The aim of the paper was to find out what motivates members to participate in folklore ensembles and how they feel about repertoire training and public appearances. The survey was conducted by interviewing members of the Folklorni ansambl “Koprivnica”, folklore ensemble from Koprivnica and the HPD “Ferdo Rusan”, folklore ensemble from Virje. The results of the survey showed that more than half of the participants in the research in the immediate family had someone who was in or is in the music business, two thirds of them were dancing, half of them were singing, more than a third of the members were playing in the ensemble. In terms of duration, more than half of the research participants have been members of the ensemble for at least three years. Furthermore, the survey showed that travel, socializing and appearances are the most common but also the most favourite reason for enrolment in the folklore society. On average, youths have shown less agreement than children members who claim to love performing because they are viewed by relatives and friends. Members who do not play in the ensemble showed on average a much higher degree of agreement than the players with the claims that they joined the ensemble because of dancing, singing and folk costumes, as well as with the claims that public appearances additionally motivate them to participate in the folklore ensemble, that they like to perform because they show everything they know and because they enjoy appearances. When enrolling in the folklore ensemble, the dancers were much more motivated by the folklore costumes and also because they dance and sing in the ensemble. Members who have been in the ensemble for three years or more have expressed an average higher degree of agreement with the claim that they enrolled in the ensemble because of their desire to travel.