Folk Music Festivals Coming Soon
These are the festivals with a start date from today onwards for the next five weeks. So if you need a quick fix of your favourite musical genre, try one of these great music festivals. We're sure you'll enjoy the music. They are arranged in date order, with the soonest one first.
Remember, we can't check every ticket price, unfortunately, as some are not listed until closer to the event, so we advise you to check the prices yourself.
Click on a festival name and it expands to reveal the full details (like the first one).
Gainsborough FOAOTMAD - 14th Feb 2025 - Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
I suppose this counts as American folk music, sort of.
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Friends of American Old-Time Music and Dance (FOAOTMAD for short!) was founded in 1993 with the aim of furthering the promotion and performance of traditional old-time music and dance in the UK. We organise regular music camps, residential workshops, dance parties and support for many other formal and informal old-time events. We have a proud history of encouraging and supporting the best artists from American, Canada, UK and Europe during their visits to the UK.
Location: Gainsborough
Date: Friday 14th February 2025 for 4 day(s)
Full Price: £80
Contact for info:
Website: gainsborough2025.weebly.com
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Gloucester Folk Trail - 14th Feb 2025 - Gloucester, Gloucestershire
We have many performances from many acts in 16 venues, as well as storytelling, arts & crafts, talks, morris dancing, open mics and folk music sessions!
Except it will mainly be streaming, apart from workshops.
More info to follow, they say.
Location: Gloucester
Date: Friday 14th February 2025 for 3 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available It's FREE
Contact for info:
Website: www.gloucesterfolktrail.com
County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Love Folk Festival - 14th Feb 2025 - Southport, Merseyside
The little festival with the big heart returns to Southport for a weekend-long celebration featuring new, upcoming and traditional folk music across two days. So, come on, spend the most romantic weekend of the year with us - dancing, singing, drinking, eating and generally loving folk!
Location: Southport
Date: Friday 14th February 2025 for 2 day(s)
Full Price: £52
Contact for info: 01704 533 333
Website: theatkinson.co.uk/events/love-folk-fest-2025/
County: Merseyside
Country: England
Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh - 19th Feb 2025 - Ballyferriter, County Kerry
Not fully updated yet.
Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh is a 5 day Traditional Music School paying particular attention to the music, style and of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula in Co. Kerry, Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Location: Ballyferriter
Date: Wednesday 19th February 2025 for 5 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available TBA
Contact for info: eolas@scoilcheoil.com
Website: www.scoilcheoil.com
County: County Kerry
Country: Ireland
Russell Festival Weekend - 20th Feb 2025 - Doolin, County Clare
The Russell Memorial Weekend is a traditional festival held in Doolin on the the last full weekend in February each year. The festival began in 1995 as a remembrance ceremony to Micho Russell, the world-famous traditional musician, who died in 1994.
Concerts, workshops, sessions
Location: Doolin
Date: Thursday 20th February 2025 for 5 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available Individual event tickets
Contact for info: therussellfestival@gmail.com
Website: russellfestivalweekend.ie
County: County Clare
Country: Ireland
Chester February Folk Day - 22nd Feb 2025 - Chester, CH2 3AU, Cheshire
One day event, by the same group that organise the larger Chester Festival
Events include afternoon and evening concerts, a folk club, a singaround and a music session, all the usual stuff.
Warming up the bands.
Location: Chester, CH2 3AU
Date: Saturday 22nd February 2025 for 1 day(s)
Full Price: £24
Contact for info: info@chesterfolk.org.uk
Website: chesterfolk.org.uk/february-folk-day
County: Cheshire
Country: England
The Big Burfest - 22nd Feb 2025 - Bursledon, SO31 8BZ, Hampshire
All the performers at the Bursfest have kindley donated their perfomance free of charge in support of The Village Hall centinary fund . Half of the profits and donations on the day will go directly to this fund. This will help the Trustees to ensure the continued enjoyment and improvement of the hall into the next century. The other half of the profits will go to our nominated charity. Which this year is Shine.
Location: Bursledon, SO31 8BZ
Date: Saturday 22nd February 2025 for 1 day(s)
Full Price: £12
Also available Family Ticket £20
Contact for info: may185@btinternet.com
Website: thebigbursfest.chessck.co.uk/
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival - 28th Feb 2025 - Sheffield Student Union, S10 2TG, Yorkshire
2025 is the 75th Anniversary!
The country's longest continually running folk festival. We warmly welcome folkies from around the globe and we really hope you'll be there too! The Festival is particularly aimed at students, but it is open to everyone. Whatever style you go for, you're bound to find like-minded people waiting to meet you. Over the years we've enjoyed a wide range of dances and ceilidhs including Scottish Country, Highland, Morris, Rapper Sword, Irish, and Playford and many, many, more.
Location: Sheffield Student Union, S10 2TG
Date: Friday 28th February 2025 for 3 day(s)
Full Price: £0
Also available TBA but probably about - £30, £60
Contact for info: enquiries@sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk
Website: sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk
County: Yorkshire
Country: England
Inverness Fiddlers Rally - 1st Mar 2025 - Inverness, Invernessshire
The clue's in the name - it features fidlers.
As always, the Inverness Fiddlers will be joined by special guests for the event.
Not sure if it is folky or just fidlers, but you can always contact them and ask.
Location: Inverness
Date: Saturday 1st March 2025 for 1 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available TBA
Contact for info:
Website: www.invernessfiddlers.org
County: Invernessshire
Country: Scotland
Inverness Music Festival - 6th Mar 2025 - Inverness, Invernessshire
Inverness Music Festival is a competitive music festival open to all ages and abilities. Performers are adjudicated on their performance.
It takes place at Inverness Methodist Church March 6th-9th March and 13th -16th March.
Location: Inverness
Date: Thursday 6th March 2025 for 8 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available TBA
Contact for info: admin@invernessmusicfestival.org
Website: invernessmusicfestival.org
County: Invernessshire
Country: Scotland
Manchester Irish Festival - 8th Mar 2025 - Manchester, Lancashire
Manchester will once again be staging Europe's biggest Irish Festival.
Over 100 venues! Claims to attract over 200,000 visitors - so it's popular.
Live Irish music, dance events, plus club and pub events. Europe's biggest Irish Festival over 10 days.
This is a big event!
Location: Manchester
Date: Saturday 8th March 2025 for 10 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available Individual event tickets
Contact for info: info@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk
Website: www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk/
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Kilkenny Tradfest - 14th Mar 2025 - Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Kilkenny Tradfest has been going from strength to strength over the last 8 years and 2025's festival promises to be an exciting and innovative festival, full to the brim with concerts, ceilis, sessions, Irish dance, pub gigs and much more!
The festival has grown to include six full days of concerts, gigs and sessions.
During the weekend some of Ireland's best musicians will also give masterclasses and workshops at the best city's historical locations such as Kilkenny Castle Tower and Rothe House.
They are even having a competiton, sponsored by McNeela Instruments, to win a Bodhran.
Location: Kilkenny
Date: Friday 14th March 2025 for 4 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available Looks like individual event tickets
Contact for info: info@kilkennytradfest.com
Website: kilkennytradfest.com/
County: County Kilkenny
Country: Ireland
Killeshandra Tradfest - 14th Mar 2025 - Killeshandra, County Cavan
A small Irish event.
I do wish they had a proper website to collect more info about them.
Location: Killeshandra
Date: Friday 14th March 2025 for 4 day(s)
Full Price: £
Also available TBA
Contact for info:
Website: www.facebook.com/KilleshandraComhaltas/?locale=is_IS
County: County Cavan
Country: Ireland
Poppy Folk Day - 16th Mar 2025 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
One day event at our regular venue The Poppy & Pint pub. Afternoon and evening concerts, a bar session in between, and a singaround to finish off the day. Individual concert and combination tickets are available.
Location: Nottingham
Date: Sunday 16th March 2025 for 1 day(s)
Full Price: £25
Contact for info: PoppyFolkClub@virginmedia.com
Website: poppyfolkclub.co.uk/events
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
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