The Sidmouth Folk Festival

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

If you weren't able to make a donation to the dance groups or to the 'Collection' events at the festival, here is your last opportunity to do so as the campaign will close in 6 days.
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/sidmouth2026

Also, please consider joining our Friends scheme if you'd like to support the festival. Thank you :) https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/friendsofsidmouthfolkfestival/

The Sidmouth Folk Festival is the country’s premier folk festival. Your donation will help guarantee its future.

30/08/2026

Last chance for 2027 tickets at our lowest price 💅💅
our 2027 Super Early Bird ticket offer ends at midnight tomorrow, Bank Holiday Monday 31 August!

Join us by the seaside for the 73rd Sidmouth Folk Festival, 30 July–6 August 2027.
Programme announcements are coming in December, but you don’t need to wait until then to secure your place at this year’s Super Early Bird prices.
Book now and you’ll have Sidmouth 2027 to look forward to!

28/08/2026

We had some special performances from faces old and new across the festival site this year. What have been your favourite discoveries from Sidmouth 2026?

[ID: Images of Pressgang Mutiny at The Bulverton, Cerys Hafana trio at Cellar Bar, Malin Lewis Trio at The Ham and Swim From the Wild Shore storytelling event off Jacob's Ladder].

20/08/2026

Share your thoughts on Sidmouth Folk Festival

Were you part of Sidmouth Folk Festival 2026?

Whether you came to Festival events, volunteered, performed, danced, traded, worked locally or simply experienced the Festival around town, we’d love to hear what you thought.

Your feedback helps us understand what worked well, what could be improved and what matters most to the many different people who experience the Festival. All responses are completely anonymous.

Please submit your feedback by Monday 14 September.

Thank you for your time and support.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SidmouthFF2026

20/08/2026

Dates for your diary: July 30th to August 6th 2027 ⚓️🌀
We have 2027 tickets on sale for a limited time at the lowest price they’ll be, so snap them up!


[ID: a hearted shaped unicorn ‘Oss covered in rainbow ribbons twirling in the sunshine in front of a crowd, three musicians on a large raised stage with guitars and a cello in front of a banner reading The Sidmouth Folk Festival,
Border morris dancers performing in a lowlit marquee to a gathered crowd,
young people taking part in a dance workshop in a church hall, a woman playing synth and singing with one hand raised as stage lights flash over her, a huge puppet of a giant with moss growing on him moving about a seafront area through a crowd of people, a man playing fiddle and a woman dancing a jig doll on her knee in a sunlit church hall, two people walking into a calm blue sea in the sunshine]

20/08/2026

This is a great opportunity for South West based artists:

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19/08/2026

The Official Festival Photos Are Here!

Our brilliant Festival photographer Kyle Baker Photography & Videography has unveiled his collection of images from this year’s Festival.

Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for a wander through a wonderful week of music, dance, song, familiar faces and Festival life by the seaside.

Kyle, together with Pete, has been photographing the Festival for an incredible 10 years, capturing thousands of the moments, big and small, that make Sidmouth what it is.

https://www.kylebakerphotography.com/sidmouth-folk-festival-2026