Whitby Folk Week

Whitby Folk Week is a week-long folk music festival held in Whitby, typically in late August (2027: 21–27 August). The programme includes daily concerts, music, song, shanty and ballad sessions, workshops in music, song and dance from beginner to advanced level, evening ceilidhs, contra, Playford and social dance, storytelling, talks, presentations and interviews, and a week-long craft and music fair.

The festival also features daily dance displays around town, a Sunday afternoon dance extravaganza at the Spa Pavilion, and a full programme of events for children, juniors, youth and families, including playtime, music and dance workshops, and daily family ceilidhs.