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September
3rd-6th 2026
Better in Bungay.
Welcome to Bungay Folk Festival. We have our headline acts now in place and lots of other events and acts performing across the weekend. We are delighted to invite back some old friends as well as welcome many new ones. We have also extended the festival into the Thursday evening.
2026 Headliners
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Chris Wood
Friday 4th Sept: St Mary’s Church 7.00 - 9.30pm
supported by Homity
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Daria Kulesh Trio with James Mayhew
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Sam Kelly
Thursday 3rd Sept at Fisher Theatre double headline with Monique Clare: Tickets: £20
Sun 6th September solo on at the Folk Picnic: 1.30 - 2.15pm Cost: Free
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Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth
Saturday 5th September: St Mary’s Church 7.00 - 9.30pm
Supported by Detta Kenzie and Sam Kelly
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Helian
Saturday 5th September: Fisher Theatre 7.00 - 9.30pm
Supported by ‘Lost in the loop’
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Oleg Fateev & Simone Sou
Friday 4th Sept
Fisher Theatre 7.00 - 9.30pm
Supported by The Rabbitts
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Reg Meuross
Saturday 5th September
Exclusive Show ‘Stolen from God’ with Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne: Fisher Theatre: 1.00 -2.00pm
Also solo performance: St Mary’s Church: 4.45 - 5.30pm. Cost: Free
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Christina Alden and Alex Patterson
Sunday 6th September: St Mary’s Church
5.15 - 7.15pm
Supported by Bungay Voices Choir
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The Shackleton Trio
Friday 4th September: St Mary’s Church 4.15 - 5.15pm. Cost: Free
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Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Sat 4th Sept: Exclusive show ‘Stolen from God’ with Reg Meuross, Fisher Theatre 1.00 - 2.00pm
Sun 6th Sept: St Mary’s Church: 4.30 - 5.15pm
Cost: Free
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Sound Tradition
Friday 4th Sept: Holy Trinity Church 6.00 - 6.45pm Cost: Free
Saturday 5th Sept: Trad evening at Three Tuns 7-10pm Cost: Free
Sunday 6th Sept: 11.15 - 12.00pm Cost:Free
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Detta Kenzie and Sam Kelly
Sat 5th Sept: St Mary’s Church supporting Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth. 7 - 9.30pm
Sun 6th Sept: Folk Picnic 3.00 - 3.45pm
Cost: Free
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John Ward Trio
Friday 4th September: St Mary’s Church 2.15 - 3.15pm. Cost: Free
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Steve Turner
Friday 4th Sept 2026
Fisher Theatre Bar: 12.45 - 1.30 Free
Fisher Theatre: 4.30 - 5.15pm
Tickets: Free (but you will need a seat so book a free ticket)
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Folk Picnic
Join us on the Castle Bailey on Sunday 6th Sept for an afternoon of free music 12.00 - 5.00pm. Bring your own picnic or buy food from the food vans and beer stall.
We have music from Sam Kelly, Detta Kenzie, Daisy and the Continentals and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne.
Band programme
Important information
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We are very lucky to have received funding from the Sizewell C Community Fund, East Suffolk Council, This means that most of the weekend events are free. There will be free music and Morris dancing during the day on Saturday and Sunday. There is a Folk Picnic on Sunday afternoon on Bungay Castle Bailey and a free French bal ceilidh on the Saturday afternoons in the Community Centre.
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This year we have music and workshops in The Fisher Theatre, St Mary’s Church, Trinity Church, The Three Tuns pub, Broad Street Gallery, The Mayfair, The British Legion Club, The Riverside Centre, Number 28 Wingfield Street and Bungay Community Centre.
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Tickets are available from:
The Fisher `Theatre only for events happening there and ticketsource for everything else.
Why not consider volunteering at the festival?
For any questions or enquiries please contact us: