Folk events calendar
Festivals, sessions, workshops and dances from the traditions we teach, pulled in from the folk community's own listings and added by us.
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Tommy Makem Folk Festival 2026
4–8 November 2026·Various Venues, Keady, Armagh, United Kingdom
Ennis Trad Fest
5–9 November 2026·Various Venues, Ennis, Clare, Ireland
Folkmusiknatta
Every year around 8 November·Kulturhuset Tio14, Dalarna, Sweden
Courses, concerts, dance Friday and Saturday evening
Galway Trad Fest
9–15 November 2026·Various Venues, Galway, Ireland
Norse-Gaels Folk Fest
12–14 November 2026·Riksscenen For Folkemusikk, Oslo, Norway
2026 Yachats Celtic Music Festival
13–15 November 2026·Yachats Commons, Yachats, Oregon, United States
Linköpingsstämman
Every year around 23 November·Linköping Landerydsg, Östergötland, Sweden
A folk music event where you go to play, dance and sing yourself. Spontaneous playing, two dance floors.
Fall 2026 Milwaukee Irish Fest School of Music Recital and Family Session
13 December 2026, 13:00–14:30·CelticMKE Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Midvinterstämman
Every year around 17 January·Järfälla Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden
Stage program, playing spontaneously, dance in the evening
Tradfest
20–24 January 2027·Various Venues, Dublin, Ireland
Hallunda vinterstämma
Every year around 7 February·Hallunda FH, Stockholm, Sweden
Playing spontaneously, dance at two floors with polskor and gammaldans + gillesdans. Organized by Slagsta Gille.
Årsunda vinterstämma
Every year around 7 February·Årsunda strandbad, Gävleborg, Sweden
new from 2019
UmeFolk Folkmusikfestival
Every year around 21 February·Umeå Folkets Hus, Västerbotten, Sweden
Activities for children, workshops, concerts, dance
Lerdalsstämman
Every year around 14 March·Lerdalshöjden hotell, Dalarna, Sweden
Courses, concert, visitors playing all together, dance
Tunes on the Charles Festival
22–25 April 2027·Various Venues, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dans i Tobo festival
Every year around 25 April·Erik Sahlström Inst, Uppsala, Sweden
Folk music event at Tobo
Folkmusikkaféets spelmansstämma
Every year around 25 April·G-borg Allégården, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Folkmusikkafeet folk music festival
Årsundaruschen
Every year around 23 May·Årsunda strandbad, Gävleborg, Sweden
Playing spontaneously, courses, stage program, dance
Stockholms spelmansgilles Spelmansstämma
Every year around 25 May·Jakobsb.gård,Bredäng, Stockholm, Sweden
Playing together, singing, playing spontaneously, dance
Hagstastämman
Every year around 31 May·Hagstad, Skåne, Sweden
Folk dance, playing spontaneously, dance
Ransätersstämman
Every year around 6 June·Ransäters hemb.gård, Värmland, Sweden
A major dance and folk music event, with dance at four dance barns through the night. Playing spontaneously and courses.
Rimbostämman
Every year around 7 June·Rimbo Tolvmansgården, Uppsala, Sweden
Courses, stage programme, playing spontaneously, dance
Spelmansstämman i Gammelstad
Every year around 13 June·Luleå Gammelstad, Norrbotten, Sweden
workshops, playing together, dance
Folkärna Folkfest
Every year around 13 June·Folkärna Gammelgård, Dalarna, Sweden
Folkärna Folkfest is held Friday/Saturday the week before midsummer, and contains courses, dance and ´buskspel´. The event location is Folkärna Gammelgård, 10 km from Avesta in southern Dalarna.