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The FREE Wessex Folk Festival 2025 in Weymouth is scheduled to take place on 31st May and 1st June 2025.
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Music Dance Sessions Trade Stalls by Weymouths picturesque Harbourside. After a two-year break because of Covid, the Wessex Folk Festival is back in 2022 and planning is underway. Because the traditional festival weekend coincides with the Jubilee Bank Holiday this year, we are returning with a slightly different format for the event. It will feature the usual sessions and workshops throughout the

weekend and music on a single stage in Hope Square on the Sunday (June 5th). Dancing will be at sites in the town on the Saturday (June 4th) and on the south side of the Harbour on the Sunday. Plans are afoot for a Ceilidh in the Square at the end of the Sunday stage performances. Check the website or Facebook to keep informed with updates.

14/01/2025

The Wessex Folk Festival are holding a Fundraiser Quiz Night Evening on the Friday 28th February 2025. Please go to the Website to sign up. There is limited space and we guarantee great night! Look forward to see you!

19/11/2024

We are now accepting applications from Acts/Bands. Please apply through the website link and also accepting applications from Traders who wish to trade at next years Festival, we are particularly interested in Food and Drink outlets and also Artisan style traders.

03/06/2024

What a great weekend at the Wessex Folk Festival 2024! Opened by Weymouth’s new Mayor Jon Orwell, we had a visit from a Lifeboat, and great publicity in the local press and in the nationals! The sun shone, the music, was fantastic and the morris dancing exuberant. Thank you to our star performers on the Hope Square stage, and the Harbour Stage delivered many talented local artists too.
A huge thank you to our Sponsors and supporters, our volunteers and committee. See you all next year!!

23/05/2024

Did anyone listen to the Folk Show on Radio 2 last night? Shaun Keaveny gave a plug for the Wessex Folk Festival 2024. A track by Banter, a mention of Steve Knightley, Urban Folk Quartet and the Sam Kelly Trio, all appearing along with many other top acts at our very own Weymouth Folk Festival on 1/2 June! Don’t miss it!
Thanks Shaun!!

18/05/2024

Hi folks, don’t forget you can purchase and download a copy of this year’s programme via the link on www.wessexfolkfestival.com be ahead of the game and plan your weekend!😃😃

Welcome to the Wessex Folk Festival 2024. A Free festival on the picturesque Harbourside in Weymouth Dorset, on the Jurassic Coast.

05/05/2024

Don't forget to visit the Wessex Folk Festival website for more details. The Downloadable Programme will be available soon…..

20/03/2024

Wessex Folk Festival are having a Fundraiser Evening at Hope Church Weymouth -
Come and support the Wessex Folk Festival 2024 and join us for a fundraising evening and hear our talented ‘Local Heroes’ musicians in concert at Hope Church, Trinity Street, Weymouth, 7.30pm Friday 12th April 2024.

Tickets are available in advance via the link below for £7.50, or £10.00 on the night,
[bring your own refreshments]

All proceeds from the concert and raffle go towards funding your free Wessex Folk Festival. Look forward to seeing you there!

Go to www.wessexfolkfestival.com to reserve seats.

12/03/2024

Hi Folks, As the Wessex Folk Festival is fast approaching, a reminder that we need lots of volunteers to help the Festival run smoothly.
Our volunteer stewards help with a variety of roles:
- providing information and guidance to festival goers
- bucket collections on site
- helping set up workshops and sessions during the day
- setting out chairs and tables
- covering the Information desk and the memorabilia fundraising stall
Being part of the teams running the Main Stage and the Harbour Stage
If you want to play your part in supporting the restival and can spare anytime over the weekend of the 1st /2nd June, please contact me [Janice] via the WFF website page and follow the link to the Volunteers page and sign up.

07/02/2024

The Wessex Folk Festival are putting on a Fundraising Quiz evening at the Old Town Hall Weymouth DT48JH. Friday 1st March 7.30pm ~ £5 per person. Raffle and bring your own drinks. Please bring cash for Entry and Raffle.

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Trinity Road
Weymouth
DT48TJ

Website

https://www.wessexfolkfestival.com/

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Over the last ten years or so Wessex Folk Festival has grown into one of the biggest FREE folk festivals in Britain. There are two stages showing continuous live music from over thirty bands all day Saturday and Sunday. Wander around Weymouth’s picturesque Harbour and Hope Square, shop at some of the many hand-picked Trade Stalls while enjoying the excitement of the many Morris Dancing teams. Or maybe relax with friends and a drink outdoors while watching the music. Perhaps attend one of our popular music workshops. Several of the surrounding pubs have folk music sessions throughout and there is a Barn Dance on Saturday night.