7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Martin Barre From Jethro Tull PRE FESTIVAL CONCERT (Supp Brooke Law) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Focus Ireland Double Bill – The Johnny Quinn Macs, Barry Kerr Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
10:00 am - 11:30 am Serenity & Classic by Bollywood Blast Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Rhythms of Zimbabwe With Edith We-Utonga Band – Workshop Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Brunch with John and Di, guests Kai Hoffman & Stephen Bridgland Broadstairs Sailing Club
10:30 am - 12:00 pm The Art of sean-nós Singing with Chan Reid – Workshop Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Singing for All with Sarah Westcott – workshop Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Singalong at Neptune’s Hall with Victory Morris Singing & Gigs at The Neptune's Hall
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Woodshed Sessions at The Wrotham Arms with Bob Kenward Concerts and Gigs at The Wrotham Arms
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Songwriting Workshop with Honey and the Bear Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Working a Spinning Wheel Drop In Sessions (Free / Relax & Create / Workshop) Bleak House - Relax and Create
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Edith We-Utonga (supported by Ajay Srivistav) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Family Ceilidh with The Tonic (Caller Ollie Simons) Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sir Reel Clarks at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley (Supported by Spafford Cambell) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Later at the PAV with Shanghai Treason Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Tim Walker – Meet the Artist – Tim Walker’s Folk Show – Chat & Q&A session Crampton Tower
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Intro to Border Morris Dancing Workshop Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Acoustic Hour with Sally Ironmonger Special Guest Miranda Sykes Broadstairs Sailing Club
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Family Ceilidh at the Bandstand – with The Giddy Up Ceilidh Band Family Fun and music at The Bandstand
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Simon Care – English Session Tunes – slow and steady playaround Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Finding your voice in sean-nós Singing – with Chan Reid -Workshop Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Working a Spinning Wheel Drop In Sessions (Free / Relax & Create / Workshop) Bleak House - Relax and Create
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gerry Colvin Trio, Supported by Edwina Hayes Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Family Ceilidh with Doug Hudson Band (Caller Krista Bubble) Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Melodeon for Beginners workshop – James Kerry Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Folk Club with Morag Butler Guest: ABIGAIL PRYDE (HERON VALLEY) Support Ayesha Savage Broadstairs Sailing Club
5:00 pm - 6:50 pm Gaddzukes at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm Family Ceilidh at the Bandstand – with The Giddy Up Ceilidh Band Family Fun and music at The Bandstand
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Adriano Adewale: Rooted and Rising (Supported by Muco) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
10:00 am - 11:30 am Muco workshop – Being a Creative Troubadour: Medieaval poetry and song Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Brunch With John & Di Cullen and Germa Adan & Mairi MacMillan (Concert) Broadstairs Sailing Club
11:00 am - 1:00 pm How to Play for Ceilidhs with members of Heron Valley Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Clawhammer Banjo Techniques Workshop with Graham Anstee Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Woodshed Sessions at The Wrotham Arms with Bob Kenward Concerts and Gigs at The Wrotham Arms
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Sing and Sign Folk songs – with BSL/SSE support – led by Inspiration Creative Family Fun and music at The Bandstand
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Songs of Different Cultures workshop with Germa Adan & Mairi MacMillan Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Working a Spinning Wheel Drop In Sessions (Free / Relax & Create / Workshop) Bleak House - Relax and Create
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Folk Club with Morag Butler, guest Muco, Support Jemma Carnell Broadstairs Sailing Club
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Come and Try Scottish Gaelic Songs with Màiri MacMillan Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hartley Singers at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Peter’s Field by Sean Cooney with Sam Carter & Eliza Carthy. (Supported by Rebecka Edlund) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Later at the PAV with Michael McGovern – Concert Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
10:00 am - 11:30 am Mediaeval Dance Workshop with Tim Walker Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Acoustic Hour with Sally Ironmonger, guest Rebecka Edlund Broadstairs Sailing Club
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Woodshed Sessions at The Wrotham Arms with Bob Kenward Concerts and Gigs at The Wrotham Arms
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Creative Songwriting for Guitarists Workshop with Katie Spencer Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Working a Spinning Wheel Drop In Sessions (Free / Relax & Create / Workshop) Bleak House - Relax and Create
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ‘Love at the Five & Dime’ Remembering Nanci Griffiths, Supported by Will Allen’s Sun in the Sands’ Trio Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Family Ceilidh with Alison Rowley & Ben Trott – Caller Polly Stirzaker Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Folk Club with Morag Butler, guests Simon Care & Mark Jolley, support The Great Outdoors Broadstairs Sailing Club
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm New Roots Finalists 2026 at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Jack’s Night Ceilidh with CHIMERA with caller Polly Stirzaker Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm In the Tradition: English Songs with Ken Wilson, Barrie & Ingrid Temple, Capella and Whole Hearted Holy Trinity Church Broadstairs
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Urban Folk Quartet (Supported by Katie Spencer) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Singalong at Neptune’s Hall with Barrie & Ingrid Temple Singing & Gigs at The Neptune's Hall
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ’Tall tales for curious people’ with Mick Scott Family Fun and music at The Bandstand
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Woodshed Sessions at The Wrotham Arms with Bob Kenward Concerts and Gigs at The Wrotham Arms
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Working a Spinning Wheel Drop In Sessions (Free / Relax & Create / Workshop) Bleak House - Relax and Create
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gentle Ceilidh with Krista Bubble & The Wood Urchins Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Circle Dance Workshop – Circling Around Europe with Ernestine Lawrence Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Family Ceilidh with Chimera (Caller Annie Bolt) Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Folk Club with Morag Butler, Guest Luke Wallace, Support Paper Verses Broadstairs Sailing Club
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Bellibone Rig at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm The Men They Couldn’t Hang (Supported by Detta Kenzie) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Later at the PAV with Elephant Sessions Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
10:00 am - 11:30 am The Dances of Jane Austen Workshop with Alison Rowley, Music from Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm American Contra Dance Workshop with Alison Rowley, music Vicki Swan & Johnny Dyer Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Acoustic Hour with Sally Ironmonger – guest Chris Cleverley Broadstairs Sailing Club
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Singalong at Neptune’s Hall with Lynn Heraud & Pat Turner Singing & Gigs at The Neptune's Hall
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Woodshed Sessions at The Wrotham Arms with Bob Kenward Concerts and Gigs at The Wrotham Arms
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Working a Spinning Wheel Drop In Sessions (Free / Relax & Create / Workshop) Bleak House - Relax and Create
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Luke Wallace , Support Neptune’s Choir (Concert) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Family Ceilidh with Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer (Caller Alison Rowley) Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Folk Club with Morag Butler guests Katriona Roberts & Jamie Gilmore, support Jon Beetham Broadstairs Sailing Club
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Paul Johnson at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Graham Cousins at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer CEILIDH (Caller Annie Bolt) Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Martin Simpson Trio (Supported by Roswell Road) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
10:00 am - 11:30 am Asturias to Ireland Workshop with Laura Targett & Luis Nicolas (Play / Workshop) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Gypsy Jazz with Jonny Hepbir & Roberto Soto Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lindy Hop Dance Workshop with Terry Sharp Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Singalong at Neptune’s Hall with Mike Nicholson & Capella Singing & Gigs at The Neptune's Hall
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Working a Spinning Wheel Drop In Sessions (Free / Relax & Create / Workshop) Bleak House - Relax and Create
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver (Supported by Laura Targett Duo) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Family Ceilidh with Rejigged (Caller Clare Haythornthwaite) Concerts and Dance at Pavilion on the Sands
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Kentish Buccaneers at The Jack Hamilton Bar The Jack Hamilton Bar - at The Sarah Thorne Theatre
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Suntuo Susso and the Gambian All Stars (Supported by Morag Butler Quartet) Concerts at Queens Road Baptist Centre
