With tickets set to go on sale this week, we’re looking back at memories from the much‑loved Allen Valleys Folk Festival.
The festival will return to the Allen Valleys from Friday, September 25, to Sunday, September 27, bringing together established folk performers and emerging artists across a packed weekend programme.
First established in 2014, the festival celebrates folk music and culture, with live performances, dance, workshops and the traditional burning of a wooden “Allendale Wolf”.
Ahead of ticket sales, organisers have confirmed the first acts for the 2026 line‑up.
Friday will see performances from Rain of Animals and Joshua Burnside, while Saturday’s programme includes Lady Maisery, Chris Stout and Catriona McKay, Sura Susso and Wear’d Aliens. Saturday night will take on a dance theme with sets from RE:VULVA and Valtos.
Sunday’s line‑up features The Haar, fronted by Irish singer Molly Donnery, and English string quartet Methera, with one additional artist still to be announced.
Tickets will go on sale in person on Saturday, March 21, at St Cuthbert’s Church Hall in Allendale from 10am to 12pm.
They will also be available online from 7pm on Sunday, March 22, via Gigantic Tickets.
An instalment payment scheme will be available again this year, along with a limited number of Saturday night‑only tickets.
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