Chester Folk Festival 2016

Friday 27th to Monday 30th May 2016
the village of Kelsall, Chester, Cheshire, CW6 0RS, England MAP
£65 for the weekend

Last updated: Tue 12th Apr 2016

The dates for the 40th editionare confirmed as Friday 27th to Monday 30th May (Spring Bank Holiday Weekend) at the old Morris Dancer pub and surrounds in Kelsall, near Chester.

This annual event offers workshops and concerts, dances, sing-a-rounds, folk clubs, ceilidh, and children's entertainment, plus markets selling crafts and musical instruments.

Line-up

Melrose Quartet, Blackbeard's Tea Party, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, The Wilson Family, Pete Coe & Alice Jones, Les Barker, Richard & Jess Arrowsmith, Dave Burland, Kelly Oliver, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Bill Caddick, Miriam Backhouse-Erasmus, Jeff Warner, Kim Lowings and the Greenwood, Seán Cannon, Gavin Davenport & Tom Kitching, Dan Walsh, Tom Browne & Ian Goodier, Jim Bazley, Full House, Roy Clinging, The Time Bandits, Fiddlestone, Graham Bellinger, The Waite Collective, Price, Jones & Dear, Tom Hughes, Steerage Class, Dave Russell, Charlotte Peters Rock, Fluff, Liadan, Ben Robertson, That's All Folk!, and Love Music Trust Young Folk Ensemble.

Dance bands & callers: All Blacked Up,The Black Box Band, The Time Bandits, Hekety, Martyn Harvey, Baz Parkes,Gordon Potts, The Black Cat Band.

Display sides: Ryburn Longsword, Flag & Bone Gang, Earl of Stamford Morris, Kinnerton Morris Men, Bradshaw Mummers, Thelwall Morris Men, Chester City Morris Men.

Tickets

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Early bird tickets are priced at £65 (£75 after 30th April 2015), and a Saturday or Sunday day ticket is priced at £29, and a Monday only ticket is priced at £22. Afternoon only on Saturday or Sunday priced at £15, and a Monday afternoon ticket is priced at £11, And evening only ticket is priced at Fri £9, Sat or Sun £21, Mon £13.

Children aged 10 - 18 years are half price (under 10’s free). There are also concessions for students, OAP’s and unwaged of £5 off weekend tickets, £2 off day tickets, £1 off afternoon or evening tickets (please bring evidence of eligibility with you to the festival).

Camping

Free camping is available for weekend ticket holders only. It is wise to book early as spaces are limited.

More information will be here when available.