BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK – 60th ANNIVERSARY 2025
From 7–15 August 2025, Broadstairs Folk Week celebrates its 60th Anniversary with over 400 events across 20+ venues in our beautiful seaside town – over 160 free shows included!
Headline acts include:
Folk rock legends Lindisfarne
Folk icons Martin & Eliza Carthy
Scottish star Eddi Reader
Anglo-Irish favourites Flook
Global artists: Khiyo (Bangladeshi folk fusion), Gonora Sounds (Zimbabwe), Falle Nioke (Guinea)
Festival favourites Noble Jacks, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Whapweasel, Banter, and Brown Boots Boogie Band
A special online Q&A with the legendary Peggy Seeger
Enjoy concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, dance displays, and a Saturday parade featuring 30+ Morris sides and traditional Kentish hooden horses.
We’re excited to feature free anniversary events at the Pierremont Community Hub, offering music, crafts, and activities for all ages in a relaxed, accessible space.
Visit the Victoria Gardens music & craft fair (with busking stage and bar) and enjoy family shows daily at the Bandstand led by Innovation Creative (with BSL interpreters). Try poetry sessions, sketching, and more!
Tickets on sale now – full week, weekend, or individual shows (plus camping).
Thanks to our supporters: Arts Council England, Broadstairs & St. Peters Town Council, Shepherd Neame, Vattenfall, and others.
Bringing the best of folk to Broadstairs since 1966 – join us for a festival to remember!
