St Albans Folk Festival

The St Albans Folk Festival is a three-day event held over a weekend close to Anzac Day in April every year.

Here, you’ll hear all types of Traditional and contemporary Folk Music, Australian Bush Music, Music Sessions, Workshops, Dances, Poetry, and Children’s Activities.

You can attend for just a day or stay and make it a camping trip for the three-day event. You can camp on the banks of the nearby Macdonald River. Please note that camping may incur a small fee, which is not included in the price of your festival ticket. Camping facilities are also very basic but close to all the festival’s activities.

If you only want to attend for a day, check the festival program to avoid missing any performances you want to see. While in St Albans, have a beer at the Settlers Arms in St Albans village – one of Australia’s oldest pubs.

Please note – they have made substantial changes to this year’s Festival. The main festival site has moved to the tennis court block, closer to the other venues and the main camping area. The RFS Fire Station is the Blackboard Venue, and we will not have a stage at the Settlers Arms (though the sessions in and around the Pub will run normally).

You can also get your camping tickets for Paid Camping online this year. However, they have limited access to powered camping sites that are kept for people with medical needs only.

Be aware that there’s no mobile phone coverage in St Albans. It is where you can get away from it all and recharge your batteries. That’s part of the area’s charm and what makes it an ideal setting for a folk festival!

St Albans is a small, historic village on the Macdonald River about 94 kilometres northwest of the Sydney CBD. You can get there via the M2 or Old Northern Rd by road, and you’ll need to catch Wisemans Ferry as well.