Whalley Folk Festival 2025 Highlights: Relive the Celebration

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Our mission at Whalley Folk Festival is to provide a high-quality music event for the benefit of the local community and  artists. We aim to spread the uplifting  joy of folk music, and raise funds for our charity partner Water Aid.

Tickets can be purchased online through our website and Eventbrite page in advance, and is the best way to secure your a seat. While we expect have some tickets on sale on day of the festival these will be limited so please buy a ticket in advance to avoid disappointment . We encourage buying tickets in advance to ensure that you can attend and join the fun.

Whalley is a village in rural Lancashire. 4 miles to the South of Clitheroe. 7 miles north of Burnley and Blackburn. 13 miles to the East of Preston. 25 miles to the north of Manchester. 

It has a train station on routes from Manchester, Bolton and Clitheroe.

Yes, there are two pay and display car parks within Walley village. These are to the rear of Co-op (2 hours max stay) and The Swan pub (long stay, accessed from Accrington Road between Precious and Theofano). These cost £1 per hour via card but as they are privately operated, please take care to enter your registration correctly as they both have cameras and regularly issue fines. 

In addition there is limited free on road parking within the centre of the village (2 hours max, no return within 2 hours) and other parking on surrounding streets, but please read signs and park considerably to avoid adversely impacting our friendly local residents. 

While we accept both cash and card, it may be worth bringing some cash with you for refreshments, mechanise etc. There are two cash points in the village, one outside of the Co-op and the other by Spar. 

We will have hot drinks and cakes at St Mary’s Church between the two performances at 10.40am. There will also be a bar offering beverages including alcohol, soft drinks and snacks at The Village Hall from 1pm onwards. Whalley contains several cafes, bars, pubs and takeaways, so there are plenty of options within walking distance of the venues.

Yes, children (under the age of 13) are welcome if supervised by an adult. Please note that both the adult and the child will need to have  a ticket.

There will be an hour of open mic music at the Dog Inn Pub from 12 noon to 1pm on Saturday the 26th of April.  Musicans are to turn up from 11.45 onwards, sign up for a 5 minute slot, and then perform as part of the folk festival. 

Please note the following: 

This event is planned for the beer garden at the rear of the pub and is therefore weather dependant 

Due to limited equipment we can only accommodate solo musicians 

Songs need to be appropriate for the nature of the  event

Space is limited and will be offered on a first come basis

There will be  a limited number of day tickets available which will allow access to all events on Saturday the 26th of April. Simply buy a day ticket from the eventbrite page and collect a Day Pass lanyard on arrival at the first venue you attend.

There are three ATM's / cash machines in Whalley Village the first is outside of the Co-op, the second outside of Spar and the third outside of The Post Office.