Adam McGrath • Austral (AUS) • The Barleyshakes (AUS/IRE) • Basant Madhur Ensemble • BB & Alex (USA/NZ)• C.W. Stoneking• Charm of Finches (AUS) • Claudia Robin Gun• Fortino Trio (AUS) Hannah Morrell • Hina • Jeff The Aussie • Krissy Jackson • Lizzie Flynn & the Runaway Trains (AUS) Marmalade • Medena Ensemble • OrigiNZ • Pony Baby • Rain of Animals (SCO/AUS) Rasoul Abbasi Ensemble• Rennie Pearson Sammy Leary• Shimna Higgins• Simon Stanley Sounds of the Cedar Forest • Suzy Cato• Tall Folk (USA/NZ) Tess Liautaud & Jessie Shanks (USA/NZ)• Tom Rodwell & more!
Music, song and dance for the whole family.
Kumeu Showgrounds, Auckland
24 - 27 January 2025
Now into its sixth decade, the Auckland Folk festival is a venerable institution, first conceived and created by the folk and traditional music and dance clubs of Auckland in the 1970’s. For the past 30 years, the festival has been based at the Kumeu Showgrounds in West Auckland, where the music venues are spread over gently rolling paddocks and campers meet up with old friends and musical comrades-at-arms to play and dance long into the night.
The festival runs over the three days of the Auckland Anniversary weekend in late January, starting on the Friday evening and finishing with sessions and ceilidhs into the small hours of Monday morning. The music stages run throughout the entire weekend, boasting great sound quality and a full programme, providing something for everyone at all times. Saturday and Sunday evenings feature concerts by the principal artists on the main stage.
