Your essential directory of the UK and Ireland’s live music sector

As part of the HORIZONS programme at WOMEX 2024, this extensive database has been created to help musicians and their music industry networks navigate and connect with the best venues and festivals in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. You can search entries by name and location (town/city/country).

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Cork International Choral Festival

Cork City Hall & Various Venues, Cork

https://corkchoral.ie
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Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Various Venues, Cheltenham

https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/festivals/jazz-festival
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Shetland Folk Festival

Various Venues, Shetland

https://shetlandfolkfestival.com
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City Of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival

Various Venues, City Centre, Derry

https://cityofderryjazzfestival.com/
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Birr Festival of Music

Birr, Co. Offaly

https://birrfestivalofmusic.com
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The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival

Various Venues, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast

https://cqaf.com/
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Todmorden Folk Festival

Todmorden, Calder Valley, West Yorkshire

https://www.todfolkfest.co.uk/
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The Magic Teapot Gathering

Somerset

https://magicteapotgathering.co.uk/
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Upton Upon Severn Folk Festival

Upton Upon Severn, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire

https://uptonfolk.org/
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Kilkenny Roots Festival

Various Venues, Kilkenny

https://kilkennyroots.com
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Edinburgh Tradfest

Various Venues, Edinburgh

https://edinburghtradfest.com
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LOOPfest

Various venues, Shrewsbury

https://loopfest.co.uk/
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Liverpool Sound City

Baltic Triangle and Cains Brewery, Liverpool

https://www.soundcity.uk.com/
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Greenfields Festival

Athy, Co. Kildare

https://thegreenfieldsfestival.ie
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Brighton Festival

Brighton, East Sussex

https://brightonfestival.org/
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Focus Wales

Various Venues, Wrexham

https://focuswales.com
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Arts & Minds Festival

Various Venues, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

https://mu.ie/artsandmindsfestival
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Skye Live

skyelive.co.uk
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Holmfirth Festival of Folk

Holmfirth, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

https://holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/
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Norfolk & Norwich Festival

Various Venues, Norfolk

https://nnfestival.org.uk/
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Wood Festival

Braziers Park, Ipsden, Wallingford

https://woodhq.org/
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SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival

The Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway

https://thevaultartscentre.co.uk
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Féile Róise Rua

Various Venues, Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal

https://feileroiserua.com
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Knockengorroch Festival

Knockengorroch, Dumfries & Galloway

https://knockengorroch.org.uk
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Orkney Folk Festival

Various Venues, Orkney

https://orkneyfolkfestival.com
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In It Together

Old Park Farm, Water Street, Margam, Port Talbot

https://inittogetherfestival.com
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Chippenham Folk Festival

Chippenham, Wiltshire

https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/
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Sidmouth International Jazz & Blues Festival

Blackmore Gardens, Sidmouth, Devon

https://www.sidmouthjazz.com/
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Devauden Festival

Davauden, Monmouthshire

https://devaudenfestival.com
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Fèis Ìle – The Islay Festival

Various Venues, Islay

https://feisile.co.uk
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Cross The Tracks

Brockwell Park, London

https://www.xthetracks.com/
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Fleadh Nua

Ennis, Co. Clare

https://fleadhnua.com
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Flamenco Festival London

Sadler’s Wells, London

https://www.sadlerswells.com/flamenco-festival-2025
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Red Rooster Festival

Thetford, Norfolk

https://redrooster.org.uk/
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The Blowout

Polesworth, Warwickshire

http://bagpipesociety.org.uk/
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Wychwood Festival

Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire

https://wychwoodfestival.com/
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Fishguard Folk Festival

Various Venues, Market Square, Fishguard

https://fishfolkfest.co.uk
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Fire In The Mountain Festival

Cwmnewidion Isaf, Near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

https://fireinthemountain.co.uk
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Galway Early Music Festival

St Nicholas’ Collegiate & Various Venues, Galway

https://galwayearlymusic.com
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Wessex Folk Festival

Harbourside, Weymouth, Dorset

https://wessexfolkfestival.com/
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Magpie’s Nest Festival

Master Shipwright’s Palace, London

https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/magpies-nest
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Galway Folk Festival

Monroe’s Tavern & Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, Galway

https://galwayfolkfestival.com
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Limerick Sings

The Redemptorist Church, University Concert Hall & Various Venues, Limerick

https://limericksings.com
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The Reeling

Rouken Glen Park, Glasgow

https://thereeling.com
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Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival

Various Venues, Westport, Co. Mayo

https://westportbluegrass.com
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Tangled Roots Festival of Contemporary Folk, Acoustic & Traditional Music

Radford Mill Farm, Timsbury, Somerset

https://tangledrootsfestival.com/
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Eden Festival

Raehills Meadows, Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway

https://edenfestival.co.uk
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Cork Midsummer Festival

Various Venues, Cork City

https://corkmidsummer.com
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