https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-folk-festival Wellington Folk Festival newsitems https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2026/02/05/wellyfest-notice-of-2026-agm/ Wellyfest – AGM Sunday 1 March 2026 2 pm Upstairs at The Office Bar, 124 Riddiford Street, Newtown The AGM will be held on Sunday 1st March. Location: Upstairs at The Office Bar, 124 Riddiford Street, Newtown. Kicking off at 2 pm. Calling Nominees Would you like to share your voice and mahi on our Committee … Continue reading Wellyfest – notice of 2026 AGM newtown places events music performingarts Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2026/02/05/wellyfest-notice-of-2026-agm/ Wellington Folk Festival 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/12/20/seeking-guest-applications-for-wellyfest-2026/ We need great talent to perform, host workshops and lead our dance programme for the 2026 Wellington Folk Festival. If you’d like to be in the programme in any of these capacities (or know people who might), here is a link to our online application form: Guest applications for the 2026 Festival (23 -26 October … Continue reading Seeking guest applications for Wellyfest 2026 events music performingarts Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/12/20/seeking-guest-applications-for-wellyfest-2026/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-12-19T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/11/24/post-festival-survey/ Another Festival is done and dusted and already we are starting to think about the next one. And part of this is collecting feedback about this year’s edition. We are not only interested in responses from those of you who attended the 2025 Festival, but also from those of you who are interested in the … Continue reading Post Festival Survey events music performingarts Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/11/24/post-festival-survey/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-11-23T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/23/60th-festival-celebrations/ There’s been a ton of work going on behind the scenes to make sure we mark the 60th festival in style! On Saturday at 4:00pm on the Main Stage there’s a 60th Anniversary Showcase concert featuring invited guests Chris Penman, Mike Moroney, the Madillionaires, Davy Stuart, Butter wouldn’t Melt, Mike Harding and the Wooden Box … Continue reading 60th festival celebrations events music performingarts Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/23/60th-festival-celebrations/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-10-23T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/23/festival-site-update/ The wind is starting to abate here in Wellington (although still a bit gusty) and the sun is shining! It does augur well for the weekend which is expected to be “mainly fine” from Friday onwards. Three important things to note: The weather has disrupted preparations, through delaying the arrival of materials and people, and … Continue reading Festival site update events music performingarts Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/23/festival-site-update/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-10-23T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/23/online-ticket-purchase-closes-23-october/ Despite multiple setbacks (hire company liquidation and this week’s stormy weather), Wellyfest 2025 kicks off as scheduled tomorrow, Friday 24 October. events music performingarts Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/23/online-ticket-purchase-closes-23-october/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-10-23T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/17/online-ticket-purchase-extended-to-23-october/ Update: you can now purchase tickets online from Humanitix until 23 October for the 2025 60th Wellington Folk Festival. events music performingarts Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/17/online-ticket-purchase-extended-to-23-october/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-10-17T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/04/gathering-wellyfest-history/ 60 Festivals in 61 years! What an amazing feat! How many have you attended? What are your highlights and favourite memories? We’re planning to continue the tradition of writing up history of the festival every ten years, and we’d love to include your reminiscences. Janette Munneke will be out at the festival with a voice … Continue reading Gathering Wellyfest history events music performingarts Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/04/gathering-wellyfest-history/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-10-03T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/03/tickets-available-to-purchase-till-19-october/ Earlybird tickets for the 2025 60th Wellington Folk Festival have now closed, but you can buy tickets online until 19 October at the presale price from Humanitix. Registrations for children aged 12 or under are free as we celebrate being “60 years young”, and there’s another great youth programme running this year, included in the … Continue reading Tickets available to purchase till 19 October events music performingarts Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/10/03/tickets-available-to-purchase-till-19-october/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-10-02T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/24/young-folk-programme-walker-trust-award/ What’s on at the festival for younger folk? Free Festival registration for youngsters aged 12 and under Festival registration includes the Wellyfest Youth Gathering for 5–18-year-olds, with a youth hang-out space and a Youth Programme with 4 great tutors for 5–12-year-olds and 13–18-year-olds. events music performingarts Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/24/young-folk-programme-walker-trust-award/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-24T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/23/earlybird-tickets-close-this-sunday/ Tickets for the 2025 60th Wellington Folk Festival are now on sale at Humanitix. Early bird prices run until midnight 28 September. There’s a small increase in most prices this year, so do get in early to keep your costs down. On the plus side, registrations for children aged 12 or under are free as … Continue reading Earlybird tickets close this Sunday events music performingarts Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/23/earlybird-tickets-close-this-sunday/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-23T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/17/book-extra-early-for-a-chance-to-win-a-free-registration/ Tickets for the 2025 60th Anniversary edition of the Wellington Folk Festival are on sale at Humanitix. Early bird prices run until midnight 28 September, but if you buy yours before Sunday 21 September (extra early) you’ll go into the draw to win the cost of your ticket back. Remember children aged 12 or under … Continue reading Book extra early for a chance to win a free registration! events music performingarts Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/17/book-extra-early-for-a-chance-to-win-a-free-registration/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-17T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/11/help-us-spread-the-word/ We are keen to try to spread the word about the Festival beyond established folky circles and to the wider “music interested“ community. You may be able to help. Posters – We have posters in search of homes, in bars, cafe’s, bookshops or wherever else they may do useful work . We have the city … Continue reading Help us spread the word! events music performingarts Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/11/help-us-spread-the-word/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-11T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/11/a-further-call-for-stallholders-on-the-village-green/ The stalls of the Village Green are one of the things that adds to the colour and vibe of the Festival, but one that has thinned out a little over recent years. We are keen to try to build it up again. There are spaces available for folk to sell folk-related craft and produce. Last … Continue reading A further call for stallholders on the Village Green events music performingarts Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/11/a-further-call-for-stallholders-on-the-village-green/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-11T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/11/volunteering-at-wellyfest-2025/ The Festival relies on volunteer input to help the event run smoothly. If you’d like to get involved we have a number of volunteer roles available. In particular we are in need of a duty electrician to be onsite or on call and able to arrive at short notice (either a Registered Electrician or someone … Continue reading Volunteering at Wellyfest 2025 events music performingarts Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/11/volunteering-at-wellyfest-2025/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-11T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/06/60-years-young-merch-now-available/ You may have noticed the new ’60 Years Young’ logo we’ve designed to mark the 60th folk festival held in the Wellington region. You can now order from a range of T-shirt and hoody styles sizes and colours featuring the design from here. Here’s an example: Your chance to become a fashion leader in … Continue reading ’60 years young’ merch now available events music performingarts Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/06/60-years-young-merch-now-available/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-06T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/06/earlybird-tickets-now-open/ We are all go!! Tickets for Wellyfest 2025 Now “Alive Alive Oh!!” Tickets for the 2025 60th Anniversary edition of the Wellington Folk Festival are now on sale at Humanitix. Early bird prices run until midnight 28 September. We have had a bit of drama with our usual infrastructure provider Hiremaster going into liquidation. Thanks … Continue reading Earlybird tickets now open!! events music performingarts Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/09/06/earlybird-tickets-now-open/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-09-06T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/08/28/call-for-village-green-stallholders/ We are looking for people selling folk-related craft and produce for stalls on the Village Green at Wellyfest 2025. events music performingarts Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/08/28/call-for-village-green-stallholders/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-08-28T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/08/21/opening-of-early-bird-ticket-sales-postponed/ Just a quick heads up from the Committee – we had intended to open early bird ticket sales for the Festival earlier this week. events music performingarts Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/08/21/opening-of-early-bird-ticket-sales-postponed/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-08-21T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/07/30/wellyfest-2025-artist-announcement/ Wellyfest 2025 Guest Performer Announcement We’re thrilled to announce our main stage guest lineup for the 2024 Wellington Folk Festival! Mark your calendars now for October 24th to 27th Labour weekend), at the Brookfield Outdoor Education Centre (the former “Scout Camp”) in picturesque Moore’s Valley, Wainuiomata, for a long-weekend celebration of folk music, culture, and … Continue reading Wellyfest 2025 Artist Announcement wainuiomata places events music performingarts Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/07/30/wellyfest-2025-artist-announcement/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-07-30T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/02/22/wellyfest-notice-of-2025-agm/ Wellyfest – AGM Sunday 23 March 2 pm Sprig and Fern, 342 Tinakori Rd, Thorndon. Kia ora whanau The AGM will be held on Sunday 23rd March. Location : Sprig and Fern 342 Tinakori Rd, Thorndon. Kicking off at 2 pm. We will also be setting up a zoom call for those that cannot attend … Continue reading Wellyfest – notice of 2025 AGM thorndon places events music performingarts Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2025/02/22/wellyfest-notice-of-2025-agm/ Wellington Folk Festival 2025-02-22T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/12/21/wellyfest-guest-applications-2025/ We need great talent to perform, host workshops and lead our dance programme for the 2024 Wellington Folk Festival. If you’d like to be in the programme in any of these capacities (or know people who might), here is a link to our online application form: Guest applications for the 2025 Festival (24 -27 October … Continue reading WellyFest guest applications 2025 events music performingarts Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/12/21/wellyfest-guest-applications-2025/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-12-21T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/10/26/tickets-available-at-the-gate-for-wellyfest-2024-2/ Online purchase of tickets has now closed but tickets are available at the gate. See the ticket page for prices. events music performingarts Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:11:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/10/26/tickets-available-at-the-gate-for-wellyfest-2024-2/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-10-26T10:11:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/09/01/volunteering-at-wellyfest/ Who wants to help? The Festival relies on volunteer input to help the event run smoothly. If you’d like to get involved we have a number of volunteer roles available. The areas where there may be roles are: First Aid – we need at least two people with level 2 first aid skills – preferably … Continue reading Volunteering at Wellyfest events music performingarts Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/09/01/volunteering-at-wellyfest/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/08/30/tickets-for-wellyfest-2024-are-now-open/ Ticket sales are now open. events music performingarts Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/08/30/tickets-for-wellyfest-2024-are-now-open/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-08-30T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/08/23/wellyfest-update-on-agm-2024/ The AGM was held as planned and a new committee elected. Please see the Wellington Regional Folk Foundation page for details. events music performingarts Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/08/23/wellyfest-update-on-agm-2024/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-08-23T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/03/23/wellyfest-agm-sunday-24-march-2-pm-victoria-university-tennis-pavilion-65-salamanca-rd-kia-ora-whanau/ Finally we have a location for the AGM on Sunday. events music performingarts Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/03/23/wellyfest-agm-sunday-24-march-2-pm-victoria-university-tennis-pavilion-65-salamanca-rd-kia-ora-whanau/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-03-23T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/03/02/wellyfest-notice-of-2024-agm/ Nominations and collaboration Kia ora whanau A big thanks to all the committee, volunteers and to all who attended last years festival. events music performingarts Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/03/02/wellyfest-notice-of-2024-agm/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-03-02T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/01/10/wellyfest-2024-applications/ Please note guest applications have now closed. Guest announcements for Wellyfest 2024 are coming soon! Please follow us on Facebook for the latest updates. We need great talent to perform, host workshops and lead our dance programme for the 2024 Wellington Folk Festival. If you’d like to be in the programme in any of these … Continue reading WellyFest 2024 applications events music performingarts Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2024/01/10/wellyfest-2024-applications/ Wellington Folk Festival 2024-01-09T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2023/12/06/feedback-please-spare-a-few-moments-to-help-us-make-wellyfest-2024-better/ WellyFest 2023 was a great success. events music performingarts Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/2023/12/06/feedback-please-spare-a-few-moments-to-help-us-make-wellyfest-2024-better/ Wellington Folk Festival 2023-12-06T00:00:00Z -41.2393894 174.9793941 Brookfield Outdoor Education Center, 562, Moores Valley Road, Homedale, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5373, New Zealand