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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ALSO Festival

Park Farm, Compton Verney, Warwickshire

https://www.also-festival.com/
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Ely Folk Festival

Ely, Cambridgeshire

https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk/
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Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival

Moseley Park, Birmingham

https://mostlyjazz.co.uk/
Festival

Priddy Folk Festival

Priddy, Somerset

https://www.priddyfolk.org/
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Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival

The Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway

https://tradmusic.com
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Gŵyl Arall

Various Venues, Caernarfon

https://gwylarall.com
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Llangollen Fringe

Llangollen, North Wales

https://llangollenfringe.co.uk
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Tropical Pressure

Porthtowan, Cornwall

https://www.tropicalpressure.co.uk/
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Earagail Arts Festival

Various Venues, Co. Donegal

https://eaf.ie
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King’s Lynn Festival

King’s Lynn, Norfolk

https://kingslynnfestival.org.uk/
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Galway International Arts Festival

Various Venues, Galway

https://giaf.ie
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HebCelt

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis

https://hebceltfest.com
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The Soma Festival

Castlewellan, Co. Down

linktr.ee/thesomafestival
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Milton Keynes International Festival MK

Milton Keynes

https://ifmiltonkeynes.org/
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Folk By The Oak

Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire

https://www.folkbytheoak.com/
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Warwick Folk Festival

Castle Park, Warwick, Warwickshire

https://warwickfolkfestival.co.uk/
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WOMAD

Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

https://womad.co.uk/
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Preston Mela

Avenham or Moor Park, Preston

https://prestoncitymela.co.uk/
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ButeFest

Ettrick Bay, Isle of Bute

https://butefest.co.uk
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Speyfest

Fochabers, Parish of Bellie, Moray

https://speyfest.com
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Latitude Festival

Henham Park, Suffolk

https://www.latitudefestival.com/index.php
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Summer at Snape

Snape Maltings, Suffolk

https://www.brittenpearsarts.org/summer-at-snape-booking-dates
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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Belladrum Estate, Beauly

https://tartanheartfestival.com
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Cambridge Folk Festival

Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge

https://www.cambridgelive.org.uk/folk-festival
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Camp Bestival Dorset

Lulworth, Dorset

https://dorset.campbestival.net/
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Wilderness Festival

Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire

https://www.wildernessfestival.com/
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Y Not Festival

Pikehall, Derbyshire

https://ynotfestival.com/
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https://thegoodlifesociety.co.uk

Piercefield Park, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

https://greengathering.org.uk
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All Together Now Festival

Curraghmore Estate, Co. Waterford

https://alltogethernow.ie
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Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival

The Marquee, Market Yard, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

https://ballyshannonfolkfestival.com
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Summer Camp

Hawardan Estate, North East Wales

https://thegoodlifesociety.co.uk
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Mull Of Kintyre Music Festival

Campbeltown, Argyll & Bute

https://mokfest.com
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Kendal Calling

Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, Kendal, Cumbria

https://kendalcalling.co.uk/
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Supernormal Festival

Braziers Park, Oxfordshire

https://www.supernormalfestival.co.uk/
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Endorset

Cerne Abbas, Dorset

https://endorset.co.uk/
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Sidmouth Folk Week

Sidmouth, Devon

https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/
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Edinburgh International Festiva

eif.co.uk
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Various Venues, Edinburgh

https://edfringe.com
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Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Various Venues, Wexford Town, Co. Wexford

https://fleadhcheoil.ie
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Lakefest

Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire

https://lakefest.co.uk/
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Feakle Festival

Various Venues, Feakle, Co. Clare

https://feaklefestival.ie
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Wickham Festival

Wickham, Hampshire

https://wickhamfestival.co.uk/
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Kilkenny Arts Festival

Various Venues, Kilkenny City

https://kilkennyarts.ie
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Fresh Ayr Fest

Ayr Town Hall, Ayr

https://freshayrfolkfest.com
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Howth Roots & Blues Festival

Various Venues, Howth

https://howthrootsandblues.com
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Broadstairs Folk Week

Broadstairs, Kent

https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/
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Tangled Up In Blues

Radford Mill Farm, Timsbury, Somerset

https://tangledrootsblues.com/
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Billingham International Folklore Festival of World Dance

63 Queensway, Stockton-on-Tees, Billingham

https://billinghamfestival.com/
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