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Whitby Folk Week

Choose from over 300 concerts over seven days spread across 50 venues.

This year we have over 100 fantastic concert artists ready to entertain you.

Dance until you drop. We have Ceilidhs for everybody led by some of Englands best callers.

Family ceilidhs, late night ceilidhs, Playford dances, themed ceilidhs, the Northumbrian ceilidh, the Contra ceilidh.

‘Kids club’ available with Ray & Bev Langton  while you go and see a concert or two. Or see them transform a folk tale into a piece of drama at our ‘Children in Performance’ club.

Whitby Folk Week is great fun for youths and teenagers. This year we have Yoof Club with Bryony & Will (working with dance teams and artists), a 3-day ceilidh band workshop for teenagers, and a special youth ceilidh with Polkaworks.

We aim to bring you some of the best traditional dance teams, who will be performing around Whitby every afternoon. There’s also a chance to see all the teams perform in the Sunday Dance Extravaganza in the Spa Pavillion, and plenty of opportunities to learn from them through a series of workshops throughout the week. This year we have no less than 8 fantastic storytellers ready with their most captivating stories for all ages.

During the week, Whitby’s pubs and clubs are jam packed with music sessions and singarounds of all genres. Whether you’re a beginner Irish fiddle player or a seasoned sea shanty singer.