The Sidmouth Folk Festival

07/06/2026

If Mac n Cheese is your thing then we've got you covered this summer as Mac Daddies will be joining us during Folk Week! There are some seriously tasty slow cooked meat toppings plus some delicious vegetarian and vegan options included in the menu. Roll on August!

06/06/2026

A big Sidmouth welcome to The Lids-Catering & Co serving unique homemade pies and lifting the lid on some amazing flavours this summer at Sidmouth Folk Festival!

05/06/2026

This Sunday! Please get involved if you can x

SIDMOUTH… let’s give our town and beach some love!!!

Join us for the INAUGURAL COMMUNITY ACTION DAY
Sunday 7th June

Beach Clean @ 10am
equipment provided

Town Clean @ 10:30am
(bring your own tools!)

Followed by a BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC from 11:30am
(No single use plastics please)
Weather and Tide Dependent - Meet in the Swimming Pool Car Park

Want to get involved or have a question? Contact one of the organisations involved.

05/06/2026

Excited to welcome some new caterers to the festival this summer including Little Marrakesh who will be serving some delicious Moroccan wraps and tagine pots. Yum!

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03/06/2026

There’s plenty of room for new faces and ideas at Sidmouth Folk Festival 😊
For full information please head to the FAQs page of our website and scroll down to the section ‘Getting Involved’.



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03/06/2026

At the heart of the town and the festival, peacock lawn is the place to be for children and families!

It’s a safe, secure and welcoming area where you can enjoy free daytime events and activities. Bring a picnic and stay for the day, or dip in and out of your favourite sessions. Expect music, theatre, dance, crafting, tried-and-tested favourites, and a sprinkling of magical surprises.

Tickets for Under 11s are FREE!
https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/childrens-festival/

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02/06/2026

Tune in tonight to Mainly Folk 8-10pm on local DAB and www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/mainlyfolk and then on MixCloud available 24/7. The first hour is a Sidmouth Folk Festival special featuring artists playing there this summer.

Listen out for a chat with Pete Morton who discusses bringing his Sailor Swift persona to Sidmouth. Pete is of course well known for writing and performing songs which have become standards in folk clubs. He has always been a great social commentator and his Sailor Swift is a friendly ghost that haunts a local pub. It is a perfect vehicle for songs and conversations that span the last 400 years with a strong dose of humour.

As ever thanks Bev Harris for putting this all together.

01/06/2026

Go go go!

31/05/2026

On Sunday 2nd August, 8pm we welcome the brilliant Eddi Reader back to Sidmouth.

From her earliest years playing the folk clubs of western Scotland and learning how to street sing across Europe (like her hero Edith Piaf) Eddi’s path soon lead her to a professional career in music as a backing singer for Eurythmics and Gang of Four. Her band Fairground Attraction had huge international success and number one hits with ‘Perfect’ and debut album ‘First of a Million Kisses’ which stormed the charts in the late 1980’s.

She has won Brit Awards, been awarded four honorary degrees, an MBE, sung to millions on some of the world’s greatest concert and festival stages and collaborated with a host of stars across a myriad of genres including Folk, Jazz, Pop, World, Punk and even Classical work with various orchestras.

‘One of my favourite singers of all time.’ Jools Holland

Tickets on sale now: https://tickets.sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/events/sidmouthfolkweekproductionsltd/2091844

30/05/2026

Still undecided about coming this year? Take a look at our FAQs page which will hopefully answer many of your questions: https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/faqs/

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