Broadstairs Folk Week 2010

Welcome to Broadstairs Folk Week 2010!
The 45th Broadstairs Folk Week is now approaching!

During Folk Week, life in Broadstairs really is set to music. In the parks, pubs, gardens and on the beaches and promenade- there really is a festival vibe in the town – nobody who arrives in Broadstairs during Folk Week wonders whether there is an event taking place – it’s inescapable – in the best possible way!

The Concert Marquee is where you’ll find all the headline acts performing, located in the middle of the town and a ten-minute walk from the campsite. Once you’ve arrived in Broadstairs – you can walk from venue to venue – all within a beautiful English seaside town.

Everyone has a different Folk Week – ask 50 people what is their favourite part of the festival and they will each tell you something completely different! Whether you are family looking for child-friendly events, younger generation wanting to burn off some dance energy or singers and musicians seeking out a session – Folk Week has something for you. We try and shape the festival to how you like it – and every year we hope we make it even better.

In 2010, the Young Folk events are the best-ever – with plenty for all ages to take part in – from the Shooting Roots workshops to the Toddlers’ Singalongs.

You can buy a Season Ticket for the whole week, a weekend or a day - and you can do that now –click through on the button! Or you can just buy tickets for single events when they come on sale in June.

There are over 500 events throughout the week, many of them free – you can find out about a lot of the artistes appearing by clicking through the line-up and going straight onto their own websites.

We hope you enjoy looking around the website that you’ll find it easier to see what’s on where. There will be a lot more regular updates and we’ll be tweaking the website as we go along to put as much information on as possible.

We’re looking forward to seeing you in Broadstairs in August 2010 – both old friends and new.

The Festival Today Broadstairs Folk Week is an independent organization – a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee that depends on a combination of ticket income, public grants, commercial sponsorship and individual donations from the Friends of Folk Week and other fund-raising such as collections on the street to exist and to stay in the town and not become a green-field site festival outside of Broadstairs.