Full programme released for 2023 Orkney Folk Festival!
The full programme for the 40th anniversary Orkney Folk Festival has just been announced, with 48 acts from around the world set to converge upon Stromness, in Orkney’s west mainland, over May 25-28....
View Article40th Orkney Folk Festival opens to record breaking sales!
The fortieth edition of the famed Orkney Folk Festival opens tonight, Thursday – and in triumphant style, with the event smashing all previous ticket records. For the first time in the event’s four...
View ArticleUntil next year…!
Phew… what a weekend! Thank you to every single person who made the 40th Orkney Folk Festival such a roaring success. We are very proud to still be going strong at forty years young, let alone to have...
View ArticleOrkney Folk Festival heads to London!
We’re very excited to announce that a mini Orkney Folk Festival weekend will take place in London, over February 16 and 17! As part of the Scotland Unwrapped series, running throughout 2024 at Kings...
View ArticleAnnouncing our 2024 line up
Orkney Folk Festival has announced the first wave of artists appearing at the 2024 event, taking place between 23 and 26 May 2024. Leading artists from Canada, the USA, Australia, Ireland, Norway,...
View ArticleOrkney Friends on sale now
Our Orkney Friends supporter scheme has reopened today. By joining, you can support our volunteer-run event and the part it plays in celebrating folk music. Your membership offers great benefits in...
View ArticleOrkney Folk Festival named Event of the Year
We’re delighted to share that Orkney Folk Festival won Event of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in Dundee this weekend. Our volunteer board and committee are thrilled to receive this...
View ArticleLondon Orkney Folk Festival spotlight
Some of Orkney’s most well known folk musicians have been performing in London for a series of sell out shows spotlighting the award-winning Orkney Folk Festival. Taking place at Kings Place in Kings...
View ArticleLaunching our 2024 programme
Orkney Folk Festival has announced its full programme for the 2024 event, with acts from around the world set to perform across the islands between 23 and 26 May. Leading artists from Canada, the...
View ArticleDigital pass offers free streaming of 2024 events
Orkney Folk Festival has launched a digital pass for the 2024 festival, allowing people to stream three events from this year’s programme for free. Music lovers can watch one evening event per day...
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