WORLD MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE UK 2026

A grassroots eco-focused gathering with folk music, workshops, activism and a strong emphasis on sustainable living and community.

Europe's largest street event: a free Caribbean celebration through West London since 1966. Steel bands, parades and sound system...

HebCelt (Hebridean Celtic Festival) is a Celtic and traditional music festival held at Lews Castle Grounds in Stornoway, Isle of...

Fatoumata Diawara, Patoranking & Janet Kay headlined 2026. Liverpool's annual African and Caribbean music celebration at Sefton P...

Bristol Harbour Festival is a free three day event held along Bristol's historic harbourside, stretching from Thekla to Underfall...

Beres Hammond, Gyptian, Elephant Man & So Solid Crew headlined. London's Caribbean and African music celebration at Brockwell Park.

La Linea is London's longest-running Latin music festival, staged across multiple venues in the capital including the Barbican an...

Manchester Jazz Festival is the city's longest-running music festival, running since 1996 across multiple venues in Manchester ci...

Norfolk & Norwich Festival is a multi-arts festival spanning music, theatre, circus and visual arts across Norwich and around the...

Shetland Folk Festival is the UK's most northerly folk festival, held in Lerwick and villages across the Shetland Isles each spri...

The Orkney Folk Festival fills Stromness and villages across Orkney with concerts, dances and workshops each May. The 43rd editio...

Wood Festival is a small, sustainable, family-friendly music festival at Braziers Park near Ipsden, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, run...