UK Folk Festivals - Coming Soon

With a great line-up, this looks as if it could be a good weekend out. And it's day tickets are not expensive either, if you have limited time available.

Come and enjoy some great live music, spoken word, drum workshops, street entertainment and the chilled atmosphere.

Ours is a small village based festival, booking about a dozen bands and artists for the festival weekend. We use our village hall and our local church as our main music venues (They have an audience capacity of about 200 each). We also organise a family ceilidh and free gigs in the local pubs and open mic sessions at the Forge Studios and Café. We also use the church hall, our library, the Medway Building at Higher Ground and Allendale Methodist Church for our spoken word events and workshops. Guided walks take place and dance with various Clog and Morris dance teams happens in the village centre on the Saturday afternoon of the festival weekend. On the Saturday evening, the Allendale Wolf bonfire is burnt.

Established in 2014, celebrating the best in folk music, traditional dance and workshops.

32nd Anniversary !

6000 deer. 200 people. 1 Jura Music Festival.

A music festival with a leaning towards traditional music, but other genres as well. A well-established favourite for lovers of the traditional music scene.

PS No need to bring your own deer.

A newish one day event, spread over four locations in Leicester. 2025 was it's first festival, and they enjoyed it so much, it's back for a 2nd time. With the added bonus that it is FREE.

Details seem to be on Facebook instead of their actual website. So we have switched to that instead of https://www.folkatthebarlow.com/
But we give both urls here.
https://www.facebook.com/events/the-barlow-bolton-road-edgworth-bl7-0ap-bolton-united-kingdom/edgworth-folk-festival-2026/25865985873075841/

A festival that both promotes folk music and supports a local community centre so it can continue to be open to the local community.

All proceeds go to the Barlow Trust. There are concerts, workshops, singarounds, music sessions, dance displays, a ceilidh, lectures, demonstrations, with a bar and food available. All the artists and workshop leaders give their time and talents for free for which we are immensely grateful.


Car park at back. Parking place for campervans (but no campervan utilities available).

New Event!
Replaces the old Hartlepool Folk Festival

Multiple locations within Hartlepool. So help this new event by turning up!

Traditional music from Ireland and England too. One of the major Irish festivals.

47th event!

Since its birth in 1979, Cork Folk Festival has earned a reputation for bringing together some of the biggest names on the traditional and folk scene - as well as championing some of its up-and-coming stars.

2026 will be their 36th event.

The site had just been update on our last visit, so the ticket prices have not yet been update.

But as this will be the 36th time it will be on, it must be a good and popular event.

Concerts, workshops, sessions.

Mainly indoors, so no need to worry about the weather. There are individual concerts in Derby Cathedral on Friday evening, and Saturday, and concerts in The Old Bell Hotel on Friday evening, and through Saturday and Sunday.

We occasionally feature festivals with a difference. And this time it is a veritable feast of interweaving words: stories, poems, rap and songs, from across the Welsh Marches, West Midlands and the whole wide world!

site not fully updated on our last visit.

Not fully updated on our last visit.

A mixture of free open air entertainment, concerts, music sessions, classic boats, pub sessions and singarounds during the festival weekend. Events take place throughout the old town of Harwich at several local venues.

It's back again, for it's fourth year. Intends to showcase contemporary, alternative and traditional folk and roots music. Includes local and national artists.

An afternoon and evening event.

Showcasing the very best in young traditional music

There are 20 venues within the towns of Mevagissey and Pentewan, so Shanty fans are in for a great time. Especially as there is a free shanty shuttle bus between the two villages!
All events are indoors or under covered areas.

26th Birthday !!!

Expect full immersion into the music, culture and craic of the Highlands of Scotland, things which Blazin' Fiddles have been championing throughout their many years in the Scottish music scene.

Sessions and tutors.

A unique opportunity to learn from the band and their special guest tutors as well as take part in sessions, concerts, masterclasses and ceilidhs whilst establishing new connections in a stunning part of the country.
Fab for fiddle fans.

21st Anniversary !

Sligo Live Sessions is a national festival celebrating traditional, roots and acoustic music. Now in its eighth year, it has carved out a niche as one of the most relaxed, intimate and enjoyable music festivals in Ireland. Sligo Live.

100 events, many free. All Indoors. Intimate Concerts. Street Markets. Over 350 artists. Dynamic pub sessions. Cafe Culture & Sligo Live Showcase.

A world music event, many different styles. Check the line up to see if it appeals to your tastes.

Musicport was established in 2000 to promote live music and music education in Whitby and the surrounding area.

The rather magical winner of the Indoor Festival of the Year 2013 (Fatea Awards)