UK Folk Music Festivals - Whitby Folk Week - Yorkshire Festivals

• What: A huge, week-long festival of traditional British and Irish music, singing dancing and storytelling.
• When: Last week in August
• Where: The scenic town of Whitby on the East Yorkshire Coast
• Contact: Whitby Folk Week, PO Box 137, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 1WS
• Admission: Full festival and day tickets available as well as camping tickets.
• Program and ticket information on the festival website.Website

Bands, callers, dance teams, storytellers and singers fill the streets and pubs of the picturesque coastal town of Whitby. There are more than 600 scheduled events including workshops, concerts, singarounds, dances, sessions, street entertainment and spontaneous fringe events.

Billed as the biggest folk event of the year, Whitby Folk Week is a family-friendly event in a remarkable little port - once home of Captain Cook and the place where the fictional Count Dracula first came ashore in England.