On these pages you should be able to find whatever you need to know about one of the country's finest examples of a traditional folk festival.
This is the our 49th Festival and we still maintain it's original core objective "... to be primarily a participatory festival promoting and presenting some of the best in English Folk Song, Music and Dance ...". It does this by presenting over 200 individual events and workshops, all in one weekend on the Spring Bank Holiday.

On this site

To find out more click on any of the drop down lists above and follow the pages.

"Do we have to buy a ticket?" Click here to find out what you get.

All the latest updates are to be found in our News section and the list of performers will be added as soon as we book them, you can view them on our Line Up page.

We are always looking for people to help us in various areas of the festival please go to Volunteering where you can find out how to be a steward or work as a member of the team.

Food, Crafts, Musical Instrument sales and The Monday Street Fair all play an important part of the festival and we bring you some of the best! Click Traders to find out what else the festival has on offer.

There is a huge number of photos and videos of previous festivals to be found in our Videos & Pics section.

If you need more information about the festival and its history please go to About Us.

We look forward to welcoming you at the festival

The Festival Team

Chippenham Folk Festival COVID-19 Fighting Fund

Since the Chippenham Folk Festival 2020 festival was postponed until 2021, the festival now has two years worth of running costs to cover from one year's festival income.

We are a Community Interest Company, run entirely by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis, so please help us cover these costs and avoid potential cuts to infrastructure and content, with donations to the festival, showing your support through these hard times, and keeping this festival going for present and future generations to enjoy.

Regards
Adam Courthold - Festival Organiser