SITE LAST UPDATED: 22ND FEBRUARY 2012
JUNE
16-17 FUTURE OF MUSIC FESTIVAL HERE
15-24 WORCESTER LITERARY FESTIVAL HERE
1 -5 BUDE AND STRATTON FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
1 - 4 CHESTER FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
1 -4 CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
8 - 10 CITY OF YORK FOLK WEEKEND THE BLACK SWAN HERE
21 - 24 LEIGH ON SEA FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
15 - 17 BEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
7 - 10 WIRRAL FOLK ON THE COAST FESTIVAL HERE
1 - 3 BLACK BULL (NR WHITBY) BENDER WEEKEND (DETAILS AS WE GET THEM)
21 (MAY) - 21 SOLMATIK FESTIVAL HERE
2 BANNERS HIGH FESTIVAL ROTHERHAM HERE
You’ll still find the FESTIVALS listed on the Diary pages as they become available.
With so many Festivals now offering discount deals for tickets bought in advance
I thought it might be useful to give you an instant heads up to where the action
is this year, with links to the main Festival sites.
This will be a page that will be updated reguarly. Simply CONTACT us to have your
Festival listed, especially if you think I’ve missed it.
FEBRUARY
29 - 3RD (MARCH) ROTHERHAM REAL ALE FESTIVAL HERE
18 - 19 FROME FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
3- 4 YORK FESTIVAL OF STORYTELLLING HERE
10 -12 CHELTENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
11 COASTIVAL, SCARBOROUGH HERE
MARCH
29 (FEB.) - 3RD ROTHERHAM REAL ALE FESTIVAL HERE
12 -18 MANCHESTER IRISH FESTIVAL HERE
29 -1 (APRIL) DARLINGTON SPRING THING (limited details) HERE (beer and folk)
9 - 11 YORKSHIRE CAJUN & ZYDECO FESTIVAL HERE
APRIL
18-22 CHELTENHAM POETRY FESTIVAL HERE
6 - 8 SHANTY UK ELLESMERE PORT HERE
6 - 8 BARNSLEY ACOUSTIC ROOTS FESTIVAL HERE
6 - 9 SHEFFIELD FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
5 -8 WICKHAM FOLK (FORMERLY GOSPORT ) FESTIVAL HERE
20 - 22 OXFORD FOLK WEEKEND HERE
MAY
4-6 WATH FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
5-7 BRISTOL FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
25 -27 ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN HERE
4 - 6 THE HARDRAW GATHERING HERE
4 - 6 BAA FEST (NORTHUMBRIA) HERE
11 - 13 HOLMFIRTH FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
25 - 27 SHEPLEY SPRING FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
25 - 27 FESTIVAL ON THE MOOR, RYEDALE HERE
19 - 3 (JUNE) SWALEDALE FESTIVAL HERE
4 - 6 FILEY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
4 -6 NUTS OF MAY FESTIVAL HERE
18 -20 DONCSTER FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
21 - 21 (JUNE) SOLMATIK FESTIVAL HERE
26 -27 CLEETHORPES FOLK AND CIDER FESTIVAL
JULY
6 – 8 CLECKHEATON FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
6 - 15 FROME FESTIVAL HERE
14 BEAN FEST (PARK VIEW, SWINTON) HERE
20-22 STAINSBY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
14 - 15 NATURES WORLD FOLK (ACKLAM, MIDDLESBRROUGH) DETAILS TO COME
26 - 29 WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
20 - 22 VILLAGE PUMP FESTIVAL (TROWBRIDGE) HERE
26 - 29 CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
13 - 15 BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
25 - 29 STAITHES ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL HERE
20 - 22 SEAFEST SCARBOROUGH HERE
13 - 14 MOONBEAMS WOLD TOP FOLK FEST HERE
13 – 15 ROTHBURY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
6 - 8 PRIDDY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
28 BOMfest BARNSLEY HERE
21 - 29 SLAMFEST ROTHERHAM HERE
AUGUST
24 - 27 SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
24 -26 READING FESTIVAL HERE
24 -26 LEEDS FESTIVAL HERE
17 - 19 MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
24 - 27 WORCESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL HERE
18 - 24 WHITBY FOLK WEEK HERE
2 - 4 WICKHAM (STOKES BAY) FESTIVAL HERE
10 -17 BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK HERE
31 - 2 (SEPT) BLACK BULL (NR WHITBY) BENDER WEEKEND (DETAILS AS WE GET THEM)
24 -26 GALTRES FESTIVAL HERE
17 -19 BEACONS FESTIVAL HERE
10 -12 SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
3 - 10 SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK HERE
OCTOBER
5-7 DERBY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
4-7 TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
12 -14 BANBURY FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
1 -31 ROTHERHAM OPEN ARTS FESTIVAL = OFFICIAL FRINGE HERE
SEPTEMBER
22 - 23 MADFEST BARNSLEY - ELSECAR More details when they arrive.
29 ROTHERHAM BUSKING DAY HERE
NOVEMBER
23 - 25 BEDWORTH FOLK FESTIVAL HERE
