Wellington Folk Festival 2023

The Wellington Folk Festival is held every Labour Weekend (including the fourth Monday in October) at Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre – a beautiful site owned by the Scouts at 562 Moores Valley Road, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The location is a nature reserve, so please no pets!

The Festival gate is open from 3 pm on Friday, with the programme running over Friday evening, all day Saturday and through to Sunday evening, with camp breakdown on Monday morning. You can come for the whole weekend, a full day and evening, a part day or just an evening.

Weekend passes entitle the holders to camp onsite and there are a limited number of bunks available for sale as well.  After you have selected your ticket, progress to the next screen, where you will be offered the opportunity to choose a bunk as an add-on

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Full detail of guests, workshops and dance events can be found from our website links above. Don't forget that the festival is not just about listening to great music. There are loads of opportunities for everyone - musicians, singers and dancers at all levels of skill - to perform, jam, participate in workshops and meet the guest artists.

As of now, all these guests have confirmed their availability for the upcoming 2023 festival. After a hiatus of several years, we’re excited to announce the return of overseas guests to our festival. Prepare to be enchanted by the fantastic assembly of international and local artists, all coming together to create an unforgettable experience for folk music enthusiasts of all ages.

More info about each of these guests is on our website. We'll post some detailed info over the coming weeks (and most have websites or Facebook pages that are linked here).

Himmerland (Denmark)
Richard Grainger (UK)
Turkey The Bird (Aotearoa)
Adam McGrath (Aotearoa)
Triske (Aotearoa)
Hot Diggity (Aotearoa)
Beans Maries (Aotearoa)
Mehana (Aotearoa)
But wait there's more!

Included in the weekend is a full programme of dance, instrument and voice workshops.

There is a brand new youth programme catering for both 5-12 year olds and 13-18 year olds. A  full weekend programme has been scheduled, including a site specifically set aside for youth to gather and indulge as they wish.

Early bird tickets are on sale now!

If you would like to be added to our email list, contact us at info@wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz

IMPORTANT: Please supply all requested Information about each attendee.

After you have selected your ticket, progress to the next screen, where you will be offered the opportunity to choose a bunk as an add-on

Please make sure you fill in the attendee information with your booking. We use this information to prepare your entry packs, bunks, etc.

Please ensure you give the names of each attendee. Email address for attendees is optional and will be used only (a) to send out urgent updates if we need to do so and (b) to forward information about the Wellington Regional Folk Foundation that organises the festival to those who request membership. Information collected is only used for the purposes stated here.

If you or someone you are registering for is under 18, on a teen or child ticket, you MUST nominate a responsible adult. This person must be on site at the festival before the registered teen or child will be allowed on the festival site, and MUST remain onsite throughout.