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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · May 30

Oxford Folk Festival 2026 is happening, on the weekend of 10-12th April 2026! Put it in your diaries, make your plans, tell your friends - we can't wait!

#SmallFestivalsUK #FolkFestival #OxfordFolkFestival #Oxford #Oxfordshire

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · May 16

Sawney White Bird will be our next off-OFF concert at Common Ground at 7:30 on Friday 13th June. Sawney White Bird give you an exciting and wide-ranging balfolk experience, traditional and new. This event is a fundraiser for OFF26 - tickets £6 in our linktree, extra donations greatly appreciated!

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Apr 11

The festival in under way, and our programme is now available to download on drive.google.com/file/d/1baT9...

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Apr 7

Tickets for all of our evening concerts are onsale and they'll all be a great night! #FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Apr 4

Our Morris and dance schedule for Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th is here! Full schedule and a map have been sent to sides, and are also on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
#OxfordFolkFest #MorrisDancing #FolkDance

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Apr 1

It's just ten days until the revived Oxford Folk Festival steps into its second year! And as a small festival, it really helps us if people buy their tickets in advance. Tickets for all our events are on sale now on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest !

#FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Mar 31

Come and hear three wonderful local acts who’ve supported us since day 1 – Mandy Woods, Gordon Mackay, and Three Idle Women. They’ll be playing at 6pm on Thursday 10th April, at Modern Art Oxford, and donations will be taken towards for the festival. #FolkMusic #OxfordGigs #OxfordFolkFest

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Mar 27

James McCafferty will be joining us at St Michael at the North Gate for a Saturday afternoon concert, at 4pm on 12th April, of a range of British and Irish traditional songs. Expect well known songs to sing along to, and under 16s are free - tickets linked in linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest
#OxfordGigs

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Mar 25

Oxford-based band Restless Oceans will be playing in the Covered Market on the evening of Saturday 12th April! The band have donated their time and talents to our festival, donations towards our running costs by cash or via our online link!
#Folk #Music #OxfordGigs #CoveredMarketOxford

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Mar 24

Last call for Morris and dance teams! Comment or email us by the end of the week to dance as part of Oxford Folk Festival on Sunday 13th April.

#Morris #FolkDance #MorrisDancing #OxfordFolkFestival

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Mar 22

Tickets for all of our Concerts are now onsale, links on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest! Come and hear these wonderful musicians at all stages of their careers - with everything from solo singers to instrumental groups, there will be something for everyone.
#FolkMusic #Oxford #OxfordFolkFest #OxfordGigs

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Mar 16

Here's our full lineup of all of the festival events you can now buy tickets for, including those organised by our partner organisations, @oxfolkceilidhs.bsky.social and Balfolk Oxford! We expect tickets to go fast for some of these, so get yours now!
#Folk #Oxford #FolkMusic #Music #Ceilidh #Dance

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Mar 13

It's only a month until Oxford Folk Folk Festival and we can't wait! Tickets are onsale for all of our concerts, so its time to start planning your weekend. All the links are in our linktree, and a full programme will be out in the coming weeks.
#Folk #FolkMusic #Oxfordshire #Oxford #OxfordGigs

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Oxfolk Ceilidhs @oxfolkceilidhs.bsky.social · Mar 4

Looking forward to Oxford Folk Festival
+ our first ceilidh of the Festival with Banter + caller Sheena Masson. Always on top form + with the *best* tunes + dances. Tickets from buytickets.at/oxfolkceilidhs
#ceilidh #BarnDance #folk #FolkDance #Oxford #Banter #SheenaMasson #TradFolk

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Feb 21

POSTPONED: Our concert with The Holy Fools tonight has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control, we hope to reschedule it soon and apologise for any disappoinment!

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Feb 20

Chris Wood (support Bailey & Keely). 7pm, Saturday 12th April, the Old Fire Station. Chris Wood's music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people. Bailey & Keely embrace the unknown and pull new musical possibilities from the weird and the wonky. Tickets onsale now!

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Feb 18

7pm, Friday 11th April: Moonrakers & The Oakstone Trio, Old Fire Station.

Moonrakers pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences. The Oakstone Trio pair new compositions with old tunes and solo ballads with harmony chorus songs.

Tickets on sale now!

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Feb 12

Sally Barker - Friends Meeting House, 7:00pm, Friday 11th April.
Whether she is singing to seven million on the final of TV's 'The Voice' or to 7 people in a local folk club Sally is the consummate professional. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear her!

Tickets: linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Feb 10

National Youth Folk Ensemble - opening concert: Friends Meeting House, 1:30pm, Friday 11th April.
NYFE brings together talented young folk musicians from across England. These exceptional 14-18 year olds meet four times a year for intensive weeks of music-making.

Tickets: linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Feb 1

And here it is! We’ll be welcoming these artists (and more to come!) to this year’s Oxford Folk Festival - tickets will be available on linktr.ee/oxfordfolkfest soon!

#Oxford #OxfordFolkFest #FolkMusic #FolkInOxford #OxfordFolkFestival #Oxfordshire #OxfordGigs #FolkGigs #Ceilidh #OxfordFolkFest25

Oxford Folk Festival. 11th-13th April 2025
Chris Wood, Sally Barker, Moonrakers, Oakstone Trio, Bailey & Keely, National Youth Folk Ensemble. Dance Bands: Banter with caller Sheena Masson, Trinculo with caller Alison Rowley, Family Ceilidh Oxford.
Plus Morris and display dancing, sessions, local music showcase, and workshops across Oxford.

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Jan 28

We’re at Morris capacity for Saturday, but there's still time to decide to join us on Sunday and dance! If your team is only available on the Saturday we have a waiting list in case teams can no longer make it - email us ASAP to be added to it.

Photo by Matt Lenahan of Yateley Morris Men in 2024

A photo of Cotswold morris dancers, with text reading "Our Saturday Morris and dance spots are now full! We have some spaces left for teams on the Sunday, so respond to morris.oxfordfolkfestival@gmail.com if your team is interested in performing on 13th April."

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Jan 26

The first part of this year’s line-up will be dropping next Saturday, along with the ticket links for our evening concerts and ceilidhs! Come and hear (and dance to) a range of wonderful musicians across all stages of their careers…

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Eynsham Morris @eynshammorris.bsky.social · Jan 2

A nice surprise to be featured in the @oxfordmail 'Top Pictures' of the year with us at @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social in #radcliffesquare
#oxford #radcliffecamera #morrisdancing #dance #folkdance

A photo of Morris Dancers from the side, in front of ornate Oxford architecture.

A double page newspaper article with various interesting photos from Oxfordshire in 2024.

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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · Dec 7

Very sorry to have to announce that tonight's John Spiers & Jackie Oates gig at Wychwood Folk Club has had to be postponed because of a power cut at the venue as a result of the high winds. We are hoping to reschedule the concert next week or the week after. I'll post the new date as soon as I know.

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Oxford Folk Festival @oxfordfolkfest.bsky.social · Nov 29

Hi John, any chance we could be added to this? Thank you!

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