Annual festival (since 1976), NE England, early August. Traditional folk music and dance from around the world. Free-entry daytime open-air concerts; low-cost evening theatre performances. Details of past and forthcoming festivals. Friends' and Performers' pages.
http://www.alnwickfestival.com
Provides a channel of communication between festivals/events of all kinds. Information on conferences, services offered, and membership.
http://www.afouk.org/
Held annually in Co Tyrone; includes entry form and details of the upcoming event. Aims in 2003 to be the biggest street ceili in the world.
http://www.streetceili.com/
Annual festival (since 1965), NE England, early August. International folk music and dance. Founder member CIOFF, organisers of folklore festivals. Ticket prices, events, venues. Website also hosts official CIOFF UK site and folklore festivals directory.
http://www.billinghamfestival.co.uk
Celtic music festival held in Castlewellan and Down District. Includes events programme, booking information and contacts.
http://www.celticfusion.co.uk/
Festival of traditional music and dance on Eastbourne's seafront, organised for charity by the Eastbourne Pagan Circle. Featuring morris dancers, giants and musicians, a carnival procession and a ceremony on the beach.
http://www.eastbournepagancircle.co.uk/lammas.html
Held on Skye in July to promote and extend the musical culture of the township. Programme, profiles of artists, with details for contact, tickets and accommodation.
http://edinbane-festival.com/
Details of classes, workshops, concerts and events, with profiles of participating artists. Contact and booking information. In April.
http://www.harpfestival.co.uk/
Provides event listings, local maps, artist profiles, and ticket information for this annual festival in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
http://www.elyfolk.co.uk/
Skye Festival of traditional music, song, dance, storytelling, theatre and film from the Gaelic and other traditions and beyond. Programme, artist profiles, and ticket details. In July.
http://www.feisaneilein.com/
Annual weekend event, NW England, late August. Part of a larger folk-related site. Schedule of events, ticket prices, venue details, related links, brief notes on performers.
http://www.fyldefolk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Cross cultural music festival in Co Antrim, in September. Includes events programme, artist profiles, and venue information.
http://www.gignthebann.com/
Traditional and contemporary music on the Isle of Lewis in July. Programme, competition, and booking details.
http://www.hebceltfest.com/