Welcome to Rockhampton!
A warm welcome to our festival, and thanks for choosing to join us in Rockhampton.
If there's anything we can do to help you enjoy your afternoon please come to the Information desk by the village hall or find someone in a green t-shirt who will be able to help.
Have a fantastic afternoon - and don't forget to Save the Date for next year 17 June 2023.
Chris & Nicki
If there's anything we can do to help you enjoy your afternoon please come to the Information desk by the village hall or find someone in a green t-shirt who will be able to help.
Have a fantastic afternoon - and don't forget to Save the Date for next year 17 June 2023.
Chris & Nicki
A few important things...
Access from the parking area to the festival field is via a short public footpath which you use at your own risk. There are a few steps to be careful of.
If you have any questions or an emergency come to the information desk near the gate or ask someone in a green folk festival T-shirt who will be able to help you.
Our licensing arrangements do not allow you to bring your own alcohol on site. Thanks for your cooperation with this.
We have made the field as safe as practical but we are in the countryside so do be careful and look out for uneven ground, nettles and brambles - they bite!
If you have any questions or an emergency come to the information desk near the gate or ask someone in a green folk festival T-shirt who will be able to help you.
Our licensing arrangements do not allow you to bring your own alcohol on site. Thanks for your cooperation with this.
We have made the field as safe as practical but we are in the countryside so do be careful and look out for uneven ground, nettles and brambles - they bite!
Toilets
You'll find them down the slope at the lower end of the site. Past the bar and keep going!
Timings
Here's what's going on and when. Timings are approximate and may change on the day.
Click the link to find out more about each artist...
Main Stage
2.30 Anna Tam
3.30 Pete Morton
4.50 Faris Ishaq and Tara Minton
6.00 Mishra
7.10 Theo Mizu and Banda
Click the link to find out more about each artist...
Main Stage
2.30 Anna Tam
3.30 Pete Morton
4.50 Faris Ishaq and Tara Minton
6.00 Mishra
7.10 Theo Mizu and Banda
Side Stage
3,20 Young Talent
4.20 Bristol Capoeira
5.40 Dance Extravaganza I - including Divija Venkatesha Melally
6.50 Dance Extravaganza II
3,20 Young Talent
4.20 Bristol Capoeira
5.40 Dance Extravaganza I - including Divija Venkatesha Melally
6.50 Dance Extravaganza II
Workshops
3.40 Meet the instruments with Anna Tam (in the Church)
5.00 Capoeira workshop
3.40 Meet the instruments with Anna Tam (in the Church)
5.00 Capoeira workshop
Workshops
Great fun for the kids....and grown-up kids too!
At 3.40 come and meet Anna Tam after her stage performance and be introduced to her eclectic selection of unusual string instruments. This will be in the church which you walked past coming in.
Then at 5.00 join Bristol Capoeira for an interactive participation workshop. We'll announce when it starts and it will be on the field, behind the bar and marquee area.
At 3.40 come and meet Anna Tam after her stage performance and be introduced to her eclectic selection of unusual string instruments. This will be in the church which you walked past coming in.
Then at 5.00 join Bristol Capoeira for an interactive participation workshop. We'll announce when it starts and it will be on the field, behind the bar and marquee area.
Kids Activities
There are fun activities in the kids tent all afternoon. Come and explore !
Food and Drink
Tea and Cake
Splendid home-baked cakes and tea available until about 4.30pm. All proceeds to local charity.
Splendid home-baked cakes and tea available until about 4.30pm. All proceeds to local charity.
Bar
Available all afternoon with a range of very reasonably priced drinks and beer brewed at the micro-brewery at our CAMRA award-winning pub The Salutation at Ham. Our licensing arrangements do not allow you to bring your own alcohol on site.
Available all afternoon with a range of very reasonably priced drinks and beer brewed at the micro-brewery at our CAMRA award-winning pub The Salutation at Ham. Our licensing arrangements do not allow you to bring your own alcohol on site.
Klaus Mücher
Tasty Vegetarian options and salads from our very own local caterer.
Tasty Vegetarian options and salads from our very own local caterer.
Fabioni's Pizza
Headed by Sean and Harrison, Fabioni's offers beautiful, Neapolitan Wood-Fired pizzas, salads and brownies.
Headed by Sean and Harrison, Fabioni's offers beautiful, Neapolitan Wood-Fired pizzas, salads and brownies.
Ice Cream
Available in the kids' activities tent.
Available in the kids' activities tent.
Outreach - making a difference in the community
Some groups in our community rarely see live music. So we bring the festival to them instead. Over the weeks around the festival we are delivering 11 outreach concerts to primary, secondary and special needs schools, care homes, the local hospital etc.
Since 2016 over 3000 people in local schools and old people's centres have experienced live music thanks to Rockhampton Folk Festival, lottery funding from the Arts Council and Live Music Now.
Since 2016 over 3000 people in local schools and old people's centres have experienced live music thanks to Rockhampton Folk Festival, lottery funding from the Arts Council and Live Music Now.
Where does the money go?
The Rockhampton Folk Festival is not for profit and run by volunteers. After we've covered the costs, we use the proceeds to deliver outreach work and music in the local community and we donate to charity.
We have supported these local and national charities with generous donations:
Dementia Revolution, Thornbury Memory Café, Teenage Cancer Trust, Campaign 4 Rob, Gloucester and Bristol Intensive Care Baby Units, Frank Water, Dursley Open Door Club, Nepal Earthquake appeal, Rockhampton Village Hall, Grenfell Tower appeal, Action against Hunger, Charlotte’s Angels, War Child
We have supported these local and national charities with generous donations:
Dementia Revolution, Thornbury Memory Café, Teenage Cancer Trust, Campaign 4 Rob, Gloucester and Bristol Intensive Care Baby Units, Frank Water, Dursley Open Door Club, Nepal Earthquake appeal, Rockhampton Village Hall, Grenfell Tower appeal, Action against Hunger, Charlotte’s Angels, War Child
In 2022 we are proud to be supporting local charity Made-a-Mark. If a child loses a parent or sibling through bereavement, they offer opportunities to give families professional support and to capture precious memories.
The charity was founded in 2018 in memory of Mark Knapp, a much-loved husband and father of 2 young children, who died unexpectedly. The charity honours his memory and improves support for those who have to follow in his family's footsteps.
The charity was founded in 2018 in memory of Mark Knapp, a much-loved husband and father of 2 young children, who died unexpectedly. The charity honours his memory and improves support for those who have to follow in his family's footsteps.
Thank you!
To all our lovely volunteers and helpers who make the day work - we couldn't do it without you.
Thank you too to the hosts who have looked after our friendly smiling scarecrows around the area for the past few weeks.
Thank you too to the hosts who have looked after our friendly smiling scarecrows around the area for the past few weeks.
Local suppliers for a local festival
We always try to use local suppliers if we can and build a long-term relationship with them to supply the festival. If you'd like to work with us do get in touch
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