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In an exciting shake up for 2026 the Cambridge Folk Festival umbrella reaches wider than ever. Organisers will work with local venues, promoters and folk clubs to schedule a variety of events in multiple venues across the city. These will include concerts at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July and city venues during the week commencing 27th July. 

Cambridgeshire Music will host the Summer School again in 2026, 27-30 July, with a finale performance on Saturday 1 August during the Cherry Hinton Hall weekend.  

This innovative new approach will provide extra opportunities for existing fans to enjoy more of the music they love and encourage new fans to join the community. 

Celebrating all things folk and roots throughout 2025, from gigs, free concerts and family events to a folk dedicated summer school for young musicians, the programme will support the city’s vibrant local folk scene; fostering connections, championing artists and grassroots initiatives, and spotlighting these events.

A celebration of all things Folk across the city of Cambridge and beyond in 2025, highlighting the city’s vibrant local folk scene; fostering connections, championing artists and grassroots initiatives, and spotlighting these events. Check out the Folk events happening across the city and where to buy tickets.

CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL – the four-day folk and roots music festival hosted annually on the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cambridge since 1965 – will return in summer 2026.