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Holmfirth Festival of Folk 2025.
Friday, May 9th to Sunday May 11th
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Not long until the 2025 festival.
Bigger and better than 2024!
Our Friday headliner is the one and only
Shooglenifty
with support from Garefowl featuring;
Ewan Macdonald, Chris Jones, Jess Whelligan, Nathan Bontrager, Richard O’Flynn, and Stuart Graham combining fiddle, viola, cello, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki, vocals, and electronics. Garefowl is dedicated to music traditional to or inspired by the rich human and natural heritage of the archipelago of St Kilda, which lies in the Atlantic Ocean 50 miles west of the Outer Hebrides.
Strictly limited time for our amazing early bird tickets only £85 plus the inevitable fees for you to get into all our ticketed events from Wegottickets.
Or available from our online shop without booking fees.
It's a cracking deal!
Artists and Agents, please note - All concert slots have been filled.
Fringe venue ( Pubs cafes and bars) will be booked soon.
If you wish to be considered for a fringe slot, please bear in mind that we need an indication of fee (<£300) and you need your own PA and we need to see videos
Want to see an artist but don't know if the venue is accessible? Check out the Info page for details
If you're interested in helping or also hosting one or two of our Artists please contact us at stewards@holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk
Any other queries or anything else, really, please contact us at enquiries@holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk
Why come to Holmfirth Festival of Folk?
Holmfirth is a small pennine town which comes to life during the Festival of Folk. There has been a folk festival in Holmfirth for more than 40 years. 2025 will be the 47th! We pride ourselves on producing a community based festival involving schools, local talent, most businesses in the town and, of course, a small band of volunteers. Our income is tiny compared to most festivals on the circuit and comes mainly from sponsorship, grants, public collections and ticket sales.
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