Wimborne Folk Festival 8th - 10th June 2012

A Weekend of the Very Best in Traditional English and Celtic Music

and Dance in and around the Minster Town of Wimborne in Dorset.

A Vast and Wonderful Array of Dance Sides will spend the Festival entertaining you all around Wimborne.

Artists Line-up

Lunasa, Cara, Kevin Dempsey, Carolyn Robson & Karen Tweed, Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies, Walsh & Pound, The Outside Track, Jennifer Crook & Beth Porter, Heidi Talbot, John McCusker & Boo Hewerdine, Mike Silver & Jo Partridge, Damien O'Kane, John Joe Kelly & Ed Boyd, Ben Walker & Chris Knowles, James Findlay, Alex Cumming & John Dyer, Blue Horyzon, Rod Jenkins & Black Tulip, Boo Hewerdine, and Blair Dunlop.

What's on Offer

Wimborne Folk Festival was founded in 1980 and has become one of the largest gathering of Dance Sides and Musicians in the South of England. The festival includes a weekend of Concerts, Music & Dance Workshops, Ceilidhs, Dance Displays including Morris, Appalachian, Irish, Scottish, Clog and more, all held from the evening of Friday 8th until Sunday 10th June 2012 and on the Saturday and Sunday something for the youngsters.

Market Stalls

Clothing, Jewellery, Gifts and much more.

Around and About the town

The Festival has Market Stalls, and Childrens' Entertainers with something to amuse the youngsters over the weekend.
The event is based all around the town including the centre's streets and attracts thousands of visitors from all over the UK and abroad. The Festival features both Contemporary and Traditional music with a mixture of singers and musicians, plus lots of Morris Dancers together with the Ceilidh Bands and their Callers.

Camping

The Festival Campsite is available for Weekend Festival Ticket Holders only. It is about 12 minutes uphill walk from the Town Centre and there is an extra charge for staying there.

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Children's Entertainers