Sidmouth Folk Festival at Sidmouth

Welcome to Sidmouth Folk Festival – where tradition meets the moment, and the old ways still make waves. Since 1955, we’ve been championing folk music, dance, and song by the sea – a celebration that’s rooted in tradition, alive with energy, and full of heart.

It’s an immersive, participative week-long gathering of songs, stories, tunes, and shared culture – deeply rooted, ever-evolving, and open to everyone. Come be part of a living tradition that’s still growing, magical, and very much yours.

Attracting tens of thousands of visitors to the East Devon coast every August, the festival’s long and rich history is part of what makes it unique, and so well-loved by so many.

main festival programme so far…

Kate Rusby ● Spooky Men’s Chorale ● Oysterband’s John Jones with Ray Cooper & Al Scott ● Blowzabella ● The Young’uns ● Lindisfarne ● Steve Knightley & Friends ● Gigspanner Big Band ● Eddi Reader ● Capercaille ● Spiers & Boden

Shooglenifty ● Ashley Hutchings & Blair Dunlop ● Black Umfolosi ● Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones ● Cerys Hafana Trio ● Jack Rutter ● Jali Bakary Konteh with Sarah Deere-Jones ● Jim Causley ● John Kirkpatrick & Cohen Braithewaite-Kilcoyne ● Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening ● Mad Dog Mcrae ● Malin Lewis Trio ● Mikey Kenney ● She Shanties ● The Furrow Collective ● The Wilderness Yet ● Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth ● Windborne ● Adriano Adewale and Friends : Rooted and Rising