"What a totally amazing little find this was! Music from around the world, in a field, great sound system, local beers/ciders, safe place for kids to make friends and explore, no trashy waste-of-money stalls, delicious food, kids tent with free stuff for them to do. Amazing!"
"From 6 to 40-something year olds, everyone in our group had a wonderful time at this fantastic, quality, friendly festival.
Roll on next year"
"From 6 to 40-something year olds, everyone in our group had a wonderful time at this fantastic, quality, friendly festival.
Roll on next year"
Looking forward to 2021 !
We're sad that we haven't been able to enjoying a great day of world music and dance.together with you in 2020.
We had hoped to run a scaled-down festival in September but with no certainty about the restrictions that will be in place we’ve decided instead to put our efforts into next year and making 2021 the best Rockhampton Folk Festival yet.
So save the date... Saturday 19 June 2021
We're working to make sure that the great artists we had lined-up for today will be able to join us next year's - find out about them here.
We want to do everything we can to support musicians at this time. We'll re-start our outreach work soon and bring music back to our community. Big thanks to the Arts Council who have extended our lottery funding into next year.
Looking ahead we’re also planning to expand our popular Winter Series of concerts in Rockhampton, starting in January 2021 - watch this space.
And don't forget to fill in the contact form further down this page so we can let you know when tickets are on sale.
In the meantime take a look at our gallery for some happy memories and to remind you what's to come next year.
Take care, enjoy the summer and here's to a great 2021!
Chris & Nicki
We had hoped to run a scaled-down festival in September but with no certainty about the restrictions that will be in place we’ve decided instead to put our efforts into next year and making 2021 the best Rockhampton Folk Festival yet.
So save the date... Saturday 19 June 2021
We're working to make sure that the great artists we had lined-up for today will be able to join us next year's - find out about them here.
We want to do everything we can to support musicians at this time. We'll re-start our outreach work soon and bring music back to our community. Big thanks to the Arts Council who have extended our lottery funding into next year.
Looking ahead we’re also planning to expand our popular Winter Series of concerts in Rockhampton, starting in January 2021 - watch this space.
And don't forget to fill in the contact form further down this page so we can let you know when tickets are on sale.
In the meantime take a look at our gallery for some happy memories and to remind you what's to come next year.
Take care, enjoy the summer and here's to a great 2021!
Chris & Nicki
Kids at Home for the summer?
Top Quality MusicIn Rockhampton we punch above our weight. We have top-notch folk and world music at our festival including BBC Radio 2 Young Folk award winners. More... |
Lovely Countryside VenueIt all happens in a small field by the church in our Gloucestershire village. There are no commercial stalls; it's simply about great music, local food and drink and a relaxed friendly atmosphere. And it's only 15 miles from Bristol. |
Friendly AtmospherePeople tell us they love the friendly relaxed atmosphere at our festival. The field is compact and safe. You can keep an eye on your kids while relaxing and enjoying the music, local beer and good food. |
Latest News
What's in a name?
The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted that we've added "World Music" to our festival name. We think that better describes what our festival is about. We're proud of the our local folk music tradition but World Music has always been a big part of the festival. In fact it all started back n 2014 with the visit of a real live Bavarian oompah band.
In 2020 we've some great music from across the world - Indian music meets Congolese drumming. Fab! 
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Fingers Crossed for September
We're all locked down in Rockhampton but lots of walkers and cyclists are enjoying their regulation hour of exercise along our lovely lanes.
In case you haven't seen our sign, here it is! |
A big thank you to our lovely scarecrow hosts
Thank you to the all the lovely local businesses and families who host our merry band of scarecrows in the weeks leading up to the festival;. They'll be out and about soon in 2020..
The Salutation Inn, Ham The Anchor Inn, Thornbury The Swan, Tytherington Tortworth Estate Shop and The Farmer's Table The Swan Inn, Tockington The Malthouse, Thornbury The Pear Tree Micro-Pub, Charfield Almondsbury Forge The Crusty Loaf Bakery, Olveston Luke Family, Thornbury Knapp Family, Oldbury Old Green Farm Dairy Hill bus stop and cream tea team Wotton-under-Edge Museum & Heritage Centre The Donkey Sanctuary, Rudgeway The Rose and Crown, Rangeworthy Shutt Family, Falfield |
