This guide will be revised as we receive information from
festival organizers. Email to info@musicmaker.org.uk

2009

MAY

15 – 17 Wheaton Aston Music Festival
Wheaton Aston Village, Staffsordshire Tel 01889 808337
A family friendly festival offering a diverse mix of music, dance, and crafts

22 – 23 Spring Festival
Isley Walton, Derbyshire Tel 07899 826 955
Real Ale- Real Music, real camping with showers.

22 – 23 Ireby Festival
Ireby Village, Cumbria. Tel 01697 371645
Five venues hosting, Eddie Reader Band, Spiers and Boden, White Mansions, Peter Donegan Band, New Rope String Band, The Swing Commanders.

22 – 6th June Bath International Music Festival
The Assembly Rooms, Guildhall, Forum, Bath Abbey and other venues.
Tel 01225 463362
Over two weeks of classical, folk, jazz and world music.

23 – 24 International Dance Festival
Langley Park School for Boys, south Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent Tel 020-8300-0621 
The MacLennan Scottish Dance Group host this international gathering of groups from Croatia and Germany as well as local groups.

JUNE

5 – 7 X.trax
Manchester Streets
Festival of music, dance, and entertainment.

5 – 7 Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival
OC Club, Bridle Road, Bromborough, Wirral.
Cheshire. Tel 0151 652 0734
5 major concerts with Show of Hands, Gordon Giltrap and others.

5 – 7 St Neots Folk Festival
St Neots, Cambridgeshire, Tel 01234 376278
Ceilidhs and concerts at the The Priory Centre and Longsands College

12 – 13 Farncombe Music Festival
Farncombe, Surrey Tel 01483 421520
Organised by the Farncombe Music Club, line up includes Michael Weston King and Rachel Harrington

13 – 14 Leamington Peace Festival
Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, Warcs.  Tel 0945 388 4207
A free festival with 2 music stages, workshops and lots of campaigning stalls.

19 – 21 Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival
Middlewich, Cheshire  Tel ??
International music and canal boat festival.

19-21 Gold Coast OceanFest
Croyde Bay, Devon, SW England. Tel 01271 817000
The 11th annual festival is still about sun, sand, surf, beach sports and great music.

19 – 21 Big Session Festival
De Montfort Hall & Gardens, Leicester Tel 0116 233 3111
Now in its 5th year.  Line up includes Billy Bragg, Eliza Carthy, Oysterband, Peatbog Fairies,K Hathryn Tickell Band and more.

20 – 5th July Ludlow Arts Festival
Ludlow, Shropshire. Tel 01584 875070
Shakespearan production in  the inner bailey of Ludlow Castle plus other activities around the town.

20 – 5th July Sevenoaks Summer Festival
Sevenoaks, Kent Tel 01732 450305
Two weeks of performing arts in Sevenoaks and the surrounding villages.

26 – 29 Dent Folk Festival
Buck Bank Farm, nr Sedbergh, Cumbria Tel 01524 592803. 
Annual festival held on the last weekend of June with street theatre, music and dancing in a friendly atmosphere.

JULY

2 – 5 Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Portsoy, Aberdeenshire Tel 01261 842951
A weekend of fascinating traditional boat demonstations, music, dancing, plus great food and drinking. 

3 – 5 North Wales Bluegrass Festival
Conwyn, North Wales
Tel 01492 580454
Six concerts of bluegrass music in the Civic Hall and workshops for traditional instruments with sessions around the clock.

4th  Maindee Festival
Newport, South Wales. Tel 01633 762155
Free community arts festival now in its 13th year.

4 – 5 Banbury Hobby Horse Festival
Banbury Town Centre. Tel 01295 758222
Horsing around with boats, music, dance drama and fun.

10 - 12 Americana Festival
The County Showground, Winthorpe Nr. Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Europe's Number One American festival

10 – 12 Ely Folk Festival
City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, various venues, Tel 07500-527334
Peatbof Faeries, Eric Bogle, & John Munroe,
Tanglefoot, Adrian Nation plus others.  Workshops, Morris Dancing and Real Ale.

10 – 12 The Event in a Tent
Beacon Park, Lichfield Tel 01543-262223
Free community arts festival, music & workshops.

11- 12 Aylesbury Festival
Kingsbury, Aylesbury Town Center, Buckinghamshire
Running from 11am until 4pm over both days, Aylesbury Festival will be showcasing a number of local up-and-coming bands at this FREE music festival in Kingsbury, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

15 – 18 Hebridean Celtic Festival
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides Tel 01851 621234
A flagship Scottish event that has earned an international reputation.

17 – 19 Nozstock Festival
Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, Herefordshire. Tel ?
A weekend of music, theatre and comedy.

24 – 26 Wickerman Festival
East Kirkcarswell, Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Gaslloway. Tel 01854 613746
Famously friendly and the kids go free.

24 - 26 Warwick Folk Festival
Bridge House Theatre Box Office Warwick School Myton Road Warwick CV34 6PP
Singers and musicians, street entertainers and Morris dancers...

24 – 26 WOMAD 2009
Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wilts
Internationl festival of music, arts and dance.

31 – 7 August Sidmouth Folk Week
Sidmouth, East Devon
Tel 01395 578627
The best of folk music, dance and song in a weeks holiday at the seaside.

AUGUST 

9 - 14 KlezFest: Music, Song and Dance
SOAS, University of London, Penton Rise, London, WC1X 9EW
Led by top professionals in the field from all over the world, it offers a packed programme for amateur and professional musicians, singers and dancers from classical and folk backgrounds from Britain, Europe and further afield.

10 – 16 Bideford Folk Festival
Bideford, Devon. Tel 01237 470792
A week long festival of music, song and dance in the riverside town of Bideford.

23rd  Hobble on the Cobbles
Market Square, Aylesbury Town Centre, Bucks.
Buckinghamshires’ largest free all day festival.  Now in its 4th year.

28 – 31 Southsea Folk & Roots Festival
South Parade Pier, Southsea, Hants Tel 07708 095735
Bank Holiday festival featuring artists from around the world.

27 – 31 Towersey Village Festival
Towersey, nr Thame, Osfordshire. Tel 01629 827017. 
Situated in the picturesque Oxfordshire countryside, 5 days of music, dance, craft and workshops.

28 – 31 Southsea Folk & Roots Festival
South Parade Pier, Southsea, Hants Tel 07708 095735
Bank Holiday festival featuring artists from around the world.

29 – 30 Creamfields
Daresbury, Halton, Cheshire. Tel 0151 707 1309
No 1 Dance Festival celebrating its10th anniversary.

SEPTEMBER

3 – 6 Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
Kemble Airfield, Cirencester, Glos Tel 01373 813590
The biggest Bluegrass festival in the UK with US headliners Mountain Heart and a host of other, Old Time and Bluegrass performers.

4 – 6 Lodestar Festival
Lode nr Cambridge.  Tel 01223 813 318

4 – 6 21st Off the Tracks Festival
Isley Walton, Derbyshire. Tel 07899 826 955
Real music – real ale – real camping with showers.

4 – 6 International Hop Festival
Faversham, Kent. Tel 01795 417216
A free family festival celebrating the hop harvest. Street theatre and live music.

4 – 6 Moseley Folk Festival
Moseley Park, Birmingham
A selection of the finest traditional and contemporary folk music.

11 – 13 Swanage Folk Festival
Swanage Town Centre and Sea front. Tel 0970 4420680 
A weekend of music, dance, workshops, sessions and childrens entertainment.

11 – 14 Bromyard Folk
Bromyard Town Football Ground, Worcs Tel 07772 831860

4 – 6 Moseley Folk Festival
Moseley Park, Birmingham
A selection of the finest traditional and contemporary folk music

11 – 13 Swanage Folk Festival
Swanage Town Centre and Sea front. Tel 0970 4420680
A weekend of music, dance, workshops, sessions and childrens entertainment.

11 – 14 Bromyard Folk
Bromyard Town Football Ground, Worcs Tel 07772 831860
Traditional and evolving festival with over 75 concerts, ceilidhs, morris dancing and workshops. Camping site, family orientated.

OCTOBER

9 – 11 Derby Live
Assembly Rooms & Guildhall, Derby Centre Tel 01332 255800 
A great indoor family friendly festival in the center of Derby. 

23 – 25 Musicport 09
The Spa Bridlington, East Yorkshire Tel 0845 3732760
UK’s largest indoor World Music Festival, with 50 international acts.

24 – 25 Dance Around the World
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Pk Rd London NW1 Tel 020 8340 4683
2 day festival of traditional dance with demonstrations and workshops.

24- 25 Baring Gould Folk Festival
Various venuses in Okehampton, Devon Tel 01837 53754
A weekend of music and dance in the West Country

NOVEMBER

27 – 29 Bedworth Folk Festival
The Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warcs Tel 02476 345568
The biggest annual winter folk event

DECEMBER

5TH   Haddenham Festival
Haddenham Village Social Centre,
nr Aylesbury, Bucks. Tel 01296 415333
Festival of music, song featuring top artists