Shrewsbury Folk Festival

07/06/2026

Five ways you know you’re at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 🎪:

✨You’ve lost your voice from singing in the Salopian Brewery Berwick Bar

✨ Your feet and legs are sore. And then you remember dancing non-stop in the Hobsons Brewery dance tent for about four hours yesterday 🕺

✨ You hit your step goal for the day by lunchtime 👣

✨ You say there’s just TOO much to do and not enough time to do it in!

✨ You’ve already discovered two new favourite artists and it’s only day one 🎶

What's your telltale sign you're at Shrewsbury Folk Festival?

05/06/2026

With stunning harmonies, virtuosic musicianship and a magical mix of traditional songs and original material, the Anglo-Aussie duo of husband and wife Nancy Kerr and James Fagan are one of the most celebrated acts on the folk scene.

Find out why (if you don't already know) at this year's Shrewsbury Folk Festival!

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📆 Friday August 28 & Saturday August 29
🎟 Day & weekend tickets on sale now
📍 The DMOS People West Mid Showground

03/06/2026

🎶 Pull up a chair at the Siskin Folk Club! 🎶

From intimate acoustic sets and powerful storytelling to singarounds and sessions, The Siskin Folk Club at Shrewsbury Folk Festival is packed with magical moments just waiting to be discovered ✨.

Whether you love playing traditional tunes, want to get involved in a singaround, sessions or join the festival choir, there’s something special for everyone at Siskin❤️.

Bring your chair, settle down and join your fellow festivalgoers in one of the festival’s most welcoming spaces 🍻🎻. Find out more and plan your weekend now!

👉 www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/line-up/siskin-folk-club/

31/05/2026

Alan would be delighted that his legacy lives on and more young musicians are being supported in his memory ❤️.

Find out more about the 2026 recipients of the Alan Surtees Trust grants - https://alansurteestrust.org.uk/

Big congratulations to the 2026 grant recipients from the Alan Surtees Trust 🎶✨

🎻 Ruairidh Geddes – awarded funding to research land rights and ecology and develop a new touring music project with Neil Sutcliffe (Roo & Neil).

🎵 Tommy Khosla – received support to buy a custom semi-acoustic sitar and get specialist tuition in sitar construction and repair.

💿 Meriel Paget – funded to record, mix and master her debut album featuring original work and reimagined Welsh traditional material.

🎤 Ned Swarbrick – awarded funding towards recording and producing his debut album of original contemporary folk songs.

Huge congratulations to all four artists – we can’t wait to see these exciting projects come to life! 🌿🎼

Find out more: https://alansurteestrust.org.uk/2026grantrecipients/

29/05/2026

✨ Get involved with this year’s festival workshop and activities! ✨

There’s so much more to discover beyond the music stages 🎪 at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. From joining in with lively sessions to learning new skills and meeting fellow festivalgoers, our workshops and activities programme is packed with fun for all ages.

🎤 Shane's Singo Bingo
⚓ Shanty history and singing sessions
🎶 Songwriting tips & inspiration
📖 Fascinating folklore tales
✍️ Creative writing workshops
🚶 Guided walks
😂 Laughter workshops
🎨 Crafting sessions
🤝 Meet-ups for solo festivalgoers
🧘‍♀️ Yoga and pilates
💃 Dance workshops including Irish, Tudor, flatfooting and morris
🎵 Tunes sessions and a bluegrass jam
🎻 Tuneworks for beginners to improvers
🪘Have a go with a handpan, a hurdy gurdy or mountain dulcimer,
🎶 Join the Ukulele Massive
👩‍🎤 Singing workshops, festival choir and singarounds!

Whether you want to learn something new, get creative or simply have a laugh, this year’s workshop programme is bursting with opportunities to join in 💛.

Explore:https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Workshop-and-activity-timetable-2026.pdf

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📆 August 28-31
🎟 Day & weekend tickets on sale now
💷 Payment monthly on all tickets (offer ends May 31)
📍 The DMOS People West Mid Showground

28/05/2026

Music can change lives 💜🎶

Since partnering with Hope House & Tŷ Gobaith in 2008, our amazing festivalgoers have helped raise more than £128,000 to fund music therapy for children there.

We do it through donations from ticket sales, bucket collections, phone charging, the chair crèche and the ever-popular Hope House festival shop — and every penny makes a difference ✨

We’re incredibly proud to be supporting Hope House yet again this year. Your support makes such a difference 🙏.

26/05/2026

⏰ It's the last few days to book through our payment plan and spread the cost of your day or weekend festival ticket over three months!

Book by May 31 to lock it in 🎟.

🎪 4️⃣ days of live music, dance, workshops & family fun
⛺ Camping & glamping on site
🍺 Great food, bars & amazing festival atmosphere
🐕 Dog-friendly

Don’t miss out — weekend tickets sold out six weeks before the festival last year!

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📆 August 28–31
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🎟 Payment plan ends May 31

24/05/2026

We’ve got a feeling this band debut is going to go down a storm 🌊🔥 this August!

Making their first-ever appearance at Shrewsbury Folk Festival this year, Man The Lifeboats will bring a rousing mix of folk, indie and sea-soaked storytelling, packed with huge choruses, heart-on-sleeve lyrics and infectious energy - guaranteed to get you bouncing from first song to last.

And the best bit? There’ll be TWO chances to catch them on Sunday 🙌.

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📆 Sunday August 30th
🎟 Day & weekend tickets on sale now
💷 Payment monthly on all tickets (offer ends May 31)
📍 The DMOS People West Mid Showground

22/05/2026

This is it! The final Bank Holiday weekend before the biggest and best in August when we can promise you four days of great music, dance and the most amazing festival vibes.🤩

⏳ Time is ticking on our payment plan (ends May 31) and weekend camping tickets are 80% gone.

End your summer in style with us at Shrewsbury Folk Festival . 😎🎶

📅 28th-31st August
📍West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury

An unmissable family & dog friendly festival with the best in folk, Americana & world music down by the river | August Bank Holiday weekend