Festivals & Events

The FolkArts England membership includes a large number of folk, roots and acoustic music and community arts festivals, see the list below.

Also see the News pages for member's Festival stories and reports.

The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) was born out of a small gathering of like-minded people working in the community festival business. Formed in 1987, it provided a channel of communication between festivals and events in the folk, roots and acoustic music world.

In 2003 The Association of Festival Organisers became part of FolkArts England.

The Festival and Event section of FolkArts England has grown over the years and now has 100s of members who regularly exchange ideas, support one another help develop our sector.

If you are thinking about running a folk, roots or accoustic music event
Join FolkArts England Now and benefit from the sharing of ideas, latest event industry news and years of experience.

Between 2002 -2004 the AFO commissioned and published some research into the Impact of Folk Festivals. Download the report here.

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