Orkney Folk Festival

Orkney Folk Festival 44th festival, 27 - 30 May 2027. Event of the Year, 2023 Scots Trad Music Awards.
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This year's Orkney Tourism Awards include a new Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival category. We'd really appreciate ...
27/05/2026

This year's Orkney Tourism Awards include a new Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival category.

We'd really appreciate your vote for our volunteer-run event.

Why not also recognise the local businesses who give you such a warm welcome every year across the other categories?

Voting is open now at https://www.orkney.com/life/industry/tourism/awards.

Goodness me, what a weekend! 🫶A huge thank you from all our board and committee for another brilliant year of music and ...
25/05/2026

Goodness me, what a weekend! 🫶

A huge thank you from all our board and committee for another brilliant year of music and fun. We’ve loved having you with us.

Thank you to our visiting and local artists, volunteers, sponsors, Orkney Friends. crews, local businesses and the wider community for making it such a successful event. We couldn’t do it without you.

Today’s all about tidying up and sharing memories, then we’ll take a well deserved break ahead of planning for next year.

The all important dates for your diary are 27 to 30 May 2027. We’ll see you then!

Over the last few days, Claire Hastings has been spending time with some of the teeny tiniest and most cute attendees of...
24/05/2026

Over the last few days, Claire Hastings has been spending time with some of the teeny tiniest and most cute attendees of the festival.

Here are photos David at The Hall of Einar took at this morning's Claire's Music Club session.

Yesterday afternoon the Town Hall was host to our Saturday Supplement concert. Here are Grass Shoots Photography's pictu...
24/05/2026

Yesterday afternoon the Town Hall was host to our Saturday Supplement concert.

Here are Grass Shoots Photography's pictures of the local and visiting artists on the line up.

What an incredible time at our Americana concert last night. How lucky were we to have such brilliant representation of ...
24/05/2026

What an incredible time at our Americana concert last night.

How lucky were we to have such brilliant representation of the genre from both Orkney and the USA sharing the stage?

Here are Laura Halbert's photos.

It was another great Stomp in Stromness last night. David at The Hall of Einar caught Auskerry opening the gig.
24/05/2026

It was another great Stomp in Stromness last night.

David at The Hall of Einar caught Auskerry opening the gig.

The peediest people at the festival had a great time at our Family Folkie event yesterday. Check out Laura Halbert's pho...
24/05/2026

The peediest people at the festival had a great time at our Family Folkie event yesterday.

Check out Laura Halbert's photos of our peedie stomp and family ceilidh.

Reminder: the Stromness RBL Pipe Band parade is at 2pm this afternoon!Make sure you head down the street to be part of t...
24/05/2026

Reminder: the Stromness RBL Pipe Band parade is at 2pm this afternoon!

Make sure you head down the street to be part of the action at Stromness Pierhead.

See you there!

What's on in Stromness

Sad news: it's the final day. Good news: we still have tickets!- If you've been wowed by Katie Spencer's songwriting ove...
24/05/2026

Sad news: it's the final day. Good news: we still have tickets!

- If you've been wowed by Katie Spencer's songwriting over the last few days, it's not too late to join her songscapes workshop at the Pier Arts Centre in Stromness at 12.30pm.

- The Fiddlers' Rally is the longest running festival event, having featured in our first edition in 1983. It's today at 2pm in Stromness Academy and features Gary Innes and Ewen Henderson alongside 50 Orcadian musicians.

- Also at 2pm is our concert at Stenness Community Centre, where you've got a last chance to enjoy music from Session A9, Damn Tall Buildings, Ellie Beaton and Gráinne Hunt.

Book your tickets on our website now.

Yesterday afternoon the Town Hall hosted our Songwriters in the Round event. It featured Kenneth Pattengale, Katie Spenc...
23/05/2026

Yesterday afternoon the Town Hall hosted our Songwriters in the Round event.

It featured Kenneth Pattengale, Katie Spencer, John Smith and Gráinne Hunt on stage together, each taking it in turns to sing one song at a time.

Here are David at The Hall of Einar's photos from the event.

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Stromness
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