Welcome to Manchester Folk!
Manchester Folk Festival is an urban multi-venue festival based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The festival brings together a diverse range of artists who represent the broad definition of contemporary folk music.
Wristbands for the 2027 Manchester Folk Festival are on sale now! The next festival will take place between 10th – 13th March 2027, so be sure to mark your calendars.
As well as our annual festival, we hold gigs in Manchester throughout the year which you can find listed further down and in our ‘What’s On’ page as ‘concerts’.

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Eliza Carthy & The Restitution, Belinda O'Hooley & Jackie Oates, Jim Moray and more announced for Manchester Folk Festival 2027, alongside Sacred Harp singing, Sound Bath and Spoon Carving workshops
Expanding to four days, from Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th March, we've just announced Eliza Carthy & The Restitution, Belinda O'Hooley & Jackie Oates, Jim Moray, Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary, The Brothers Gillespie & more.
30 September 2026