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Braemar Folk Festival is a celebration of folk and traditional music taking place in the heart of the Cairngorms during the first weekend in October.

Dates coming soon for 2026

19/11/2025

Is it October 2026 yet…? 🎻🪩✨⛰️

Some lovely moments from our festival this year, captured by & 📸

The planning is well underway for next year, let us know who you’d love to see performing or leading a workshop in Braemar. Merchandise requests also welcome… 🧢

10/10/2025

Save the dates, mark your calendars...Braemar Folk Festival will be back from 2nd - 4th October 2026 🔔

To be the first to know about artists, events and tickets, join our mailing list: https://www.braemarfolkfestival.com/

📷: Amy Muir

06/10/2025

Special moments from our Friday Night concert with & 🎤🕺

05/10/2025

Valtos had St Margaret’s bouncing last night 🪩

04/10/2025

A reminder that our Foraging Workshop is now at 3pm today, we’ve got a handful of tickets left for this if you would like to join us 🍃

Pay on arrival, or buy them online here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/stmargarets-braemar/braemar-folk-festival-saturday-foraging-workshop/e-gpvqlm 🎟️

03/10/2025

Welcome to the fifth Braemar Folk Festival 🔥⛰️🎶

We’ve got tickets available on the door for tonight’s concert with & , as well as tomorrow afternoon’s concerts with & 🎻

We hope to see you there!

02/10/2025

🌧️ Weather Warning Update - Please Read ⬇️

We have been keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of this weekend, the safety of attendees is our top priority. We are still going ahead as normal, with minimal changes - if you have bought tickets for Wild Swimming or Foraging, we have emailed you directly. Our Bothy Concert will go ahead at the moment and we will review conditions on Sunday morning.

If you are joining us this weekend, please take care on the roads and ensure you bring waterproofs, cosy jumpers and sensible footwear with you.

We look forward to welcoming you to Braemar ⛰️

29/09/2025

1 week to go 🎶✨

Check out our full programme for the fifth Braemar Folk Festival, which starts this Friday. From sessions to acoustic sets, wild swimming and foraging to main-stage concerts - there is something for everyone to get involved with.

Last tickets available here: https://www.braemarfolkfestival.com/

24/09/2025

The countdown is on...just over one week until the start of fifth Braemar Folk Festival 🎶⛰️

Our sessions are one of the best parts of the weekend, where musicians and music-lovers alike get cosy in the village pubs, sharing tunes, songs and enjoying the music.

Details of this year's sessions below:
🎵 Welcome Session led by Ellie McLaren & Ciar Milne, 4pm - 6pm on Friday 3rd Oct in the Invercauld Mews Bar
🎶 Late Night Session led by Ellie McLaren & Ciar Milne, 10pm - late on Friday 3rd Oct in Farquharson's Bar
🎶 Late Night Session led by David Anderson & Margaret Robertson, 10pm - late in the Invercauld Mews Bar

No tickets required, come and join us for a tune! ⛰️

Address

Glenshee Road
Braemar
AB35 5YP

Website

http://www.braemarfolkfestival.com/

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