January 28 - 31, 2011

The Auckland Folk Festival is an annual festival of music, song and dance for the whole family.  It takes place at the end of January on Auckland Anniversary Weekend at Kumeu Showground, northwest of Auckland.   The festival is organised by members of Devonport Folk Music Club, Titirangi Folk Music Club, Auckland Bluegrass & Traditional Old Time Country Music Club, Tir Na Nog, and City of Auckland Morris Dancers.

Kumeu Showground is an ideal festival site, with a large flat camping area, plenty of parking, hot showers and both flush and portable toilets.  On site catering is provided and off site, there are shops and restaurants within walking distance.

This year's guests are US guitar legend Stefan Grossman, award winning singer-songwriter Emily Smith from Scotland, the  bluegrass band Coolgrass from Australia, and Rhonda and the Ravers, Forbidden Joe and Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton-Jones from New Zealand.

The 2010 festival was another success! The Festival Committee wishes to extend their thanks to the guests, as well as all of the musicians, volunteers and festival goers for making it such a great festival.

Please note that Guest Applications are now open and will be until the end of March.