Folk festivals worldwide

58 active · 60 total

There are 60 folk music festivals worldwide. 58 are currently active and 2 are defunct or on hiatus.

The oldest is National Folk Festival, founded in 1934. The largest by capacity is SXSW at 300,000.

The most popular month for folk festivals worldwide is july, with 4 festivals typically held during that period.

Festival	Location	Month	Genres	Capacity	Status
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival Kaustinen, Finland	Kaustinen, Finland	—	folk	—	active
Glastonbury Festival Pilton, United Kingdom	Pilton, United Kingdom	june	electronicfolk	210k	active
Tablelands Folk Festival Queensland, Australia	Queensland, Australia	—	folk	—	active
Festival Interceltique de Lorient Lorient, France	Lorient, France	august	folkworld	—	active
Bonnaroo Music Festival Tennessee, United States	Tennessee, United States	june	electronicfolk	45k	active
Kerrville Folk Festival Texas, United States	Texas, United States	—	folk	—	active
Féile an Phobail Belfast, United Kingdom	Belfast, United Kingdom	—	folkindie rock	—	active
Viljandi Folk Music Festival Viljandi City, Estonia	Viljandi City, Estonia	—	folkfolk rock	—	active
Roskilde Festival Roskilde, Denmark	Roskilde, Denmark	july	electronicfolk	130k	active
Fuji Rock Festival Yuzawa, Japan	Yuzawa, Japan	july	electronicfolk	40k	active
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	active
Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk Vitebsk, Belarus	Vitebsk, Belarus	—	folkfolk rock	—	active
Northern Lights Festival Boréal Canada	Canada	—	folk	—	active
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	folk	—	active
Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World Ortigueira, Spain	Ortigueira, Spain	—	folk	—	active
Austin City Limits Music Festival Texas, United States	Texas, United States	october	countryelectronic	75k	active
Alkantara Fest Zafferana Etnea, Italy	Zafferana Etnea, Italy	—	folkworld	—	active
Cambridge Folk Festival United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	folk	—	active
SXSW Austin, United States	Austin, United States	march	electronicfolk	300k	active
Stagecoach Festival Indio, United States	Indio, United States	april	bluegrasscountry	75k	active
Paléo Festival Nyon, Switzerland	Nyon, Switzerland	july	electronicfolk	53k	active
Green Man Festival Crickhowell, United Kingdom	Crickhowell, United Kingdom	august	electronicfolk	25k	active
Latitude Festival Southwold, United Kingdom	Southwold, United Kingdom	july	electronicfolk	40k	active
Rudolstadt-Festival Germany	Germany	—	folk	—	active
Electric Forest Festival Rothbury, United States	Rothbury, United States	june	electronicfolk	45k	active
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, United States	New Orleans, United States	april	bluesfolk	100k	active
Sasquatch! Music Festival George, United States	George, United States	may	electronicfolk	—	defunct
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	active
Cygnet Folk Festival Tasmania, Australia	Tasmania, Australia	—	folk	—	active
Edmonton Folk Music Festival Canada	Canada	—	folk	—	active
HomeGrown Live Music Festival Frontenac County, Canada	Frontenac County, Canada	—	alternative rockblues	—	active
Stan Rogers Folk Festival Canada	Canada	—	folk	—	active
Sommelo Kuhmo, Finland	Kuhmo, Finland	—	folk	—	active
Haapavesi Folk Music Festival Haapavesi, Finland	Haapavesi, Finland	—	folkworld	—	active
Féile na Gealaí Gaeltacht, Ireland	Gaeltacht, Ireland	—	folkhip hop	—	active
Mėnuo Juodaragis Lithuania	Lithuania	—	folkheavy metal	—	active
Folkemusikkveka Ål, Norway	Ål, Norway	—	folk	—	active
Q23030463 Xàtiva, Spain	Xàtiva, Spain	—	folk	—	active
Q114024799 Q226941, Belgium	Q226941, Belgium	—	folk	—	active
National Folk Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	active
Folk am Neckar 2014 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
Q111284811 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
Q111284794 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
Berkeley Folk Music Festival United States	United States	—	folk	—	defunct
Folk am Neckar 2013 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
Folk am Neckar 2015 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
Q136406913 Gipf-Oberfrick, Switzerland	Gipf-Oberfrick, Switzerland	—	folkhip hop	—	active
Q106564811 Lleida, Spain	Lleida, Spain	—	folkfolk rock	—	active
Q111284764 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
Folkest Italy	Italy	—	folk	—	active
Vancouver Folk Music Festival British Columbia, Canada	British Columbia, Canada	—	bluegrassfolk	—	active
Folk am Neckar 2016 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
XVI Krajowy Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Opolu Opole, Poland	Opole, Poland	—	countryfolk	—	active
Ethniesy - Folk and Traditional Music Festival Bydgoszcz, Poland	Bydgoszcz, Poland	—	folkworld	—	active
Empty Hills Russia	Russia	—	electronicfolk	—	active
Folk am Neckar 2022 Mosbach, Germany	Mosbach, Germany	—	folk	—	active
Q10548167 Sweden	Sweden	—	folk	—	active
Q10552238 Sweden	Sweden	—	folk	—	active
Singfest United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	folk	—	active
Q10562797 Sweden	Sweden	—	folk	—	active