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Leigh Folk Festival Returns in 2025!

Mark your calendars for June 26th to 29th, 2025, as Leigh Folk Festival makes its grand return! Set against the charming backdrop of Leigh Library Gardens, this vibrant event will again be a celebration of folk music, arts, and culture.

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Applications Now Open for Leigh Folk Festival’s ANNUAL Open Mic Competition!

Applications Now Open for Leigh Folk Festival’s ANNUAL Open Mic Competition!

Leigh Folk Festival Returns in 2025!

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A LOOK BACK AT THE 2023 Festival.

Our thanks to our friend Luke Smith (LAX Media) for creating this wonderful short film of highlights.

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Keep the Music Alive at Leigh Folk Festival!

We’re excited to welcome you to this year’s Leigh Folk Festival on 28th and 29th June! As the UK’s largest free folk festival, we’re dedicated to keeping it open and accessible fo

🚨 Leigh Folk Festival Needs Your Help! 🚨

We’ve hit a funding challenge—some of our corporate sponsors and partners have had to step back, leaving us with a £4,000 gap. But YOU can make a difference!

💛 If Leigh Folk Festival has

Announcing Drop the Mic! at Leigh Folk Festival 2025
Drop the Mic! is a monthly youth open mic, originating from a programme of youth performances at Leigh Folk Festival in 2023
The project welcomes young musicians from Southend and the surrounding a

🎸✨🎶 Leigh Folk Festival is returning to Library Gardens in 2025 and we need your help!

Our dedicated Volunteer Team is essential to the success of our vibrant free festival, and this year is no different!

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