Frequently Asked Questions

How does Bristol Folk Festival work?

The festival is a venue-based festival that happens over the May Day Bank Holiday. This year, the main venues are St George’s Bristol, Bristol Folk House & The Architect.

How does the Ticketing work? Which Ticket should I buy?

You can buy the following tickets:
 
Weekend Ticket gives you guaranteed access to all of the St George’s shows, plus access to the events at Bristol Folk House & The Architect (subject to capacity). We’ve not yet had a capacity issue, but if your heart is set on the Festival Ceilidh, we recommend booking individual rather than weekend tickets, or arriving early.

You will be given a wristband when you first arrive at the festival.
 
Day + Night Tickets give you access to all shows at St George’s on the day in question. You will be given a wristband when you arrive at the festival.
 
Night Tickets give you access to the evening shows at St George’s
 
Day Tickets give you access to the afternoon shows at St George’s.
 
Late Night Folk Tickets give you access to all the artists at The Architect. Doors open at 9 pm & the music goes on til 12.30 am. With the venue closing at 1 am. If you already have a ticket for any festival show on that day or a weekend ticket, you are welcome to join us down at The Architect for Late Night Folk – just show your wristband/ticket on the door. Entry is first-come first-served.

Individual Concert Tickets give you access to that concert.

I bought Online but can’t find my ticket. What should I do?

Occasionally the tickets may have gone into your spam or been blocked by your IT. If you have proof of purchase, e.g. your order confirmation email, bring that along to the festival & this will suffice. We have a list of all ticket purchasers on the door.
 
If you can’t find any proof of purchase, or can’t remember if you’ve booked, please email [email protected] & we can look up your order & re-send details. Please do this in good time, as we are small volunteer team.

How do I get my wristband? 

When you arrive at the festival, head to the festival welcome desk & you will be given a wristband.  The main welcome desk is at St George’s Bristol and opens at 6.30 pm on the Friday. We will hold weekend wristbands at St George’s Bristol & Bristol Folk House.

Wristband exchange opens at St George’s:
Friday: 6.30 pm
Saturday: 1 pm & 7 pm
Sunday: 1 pm & 7 pm

Wristband exchange opens at Bristol Folk House:
All nights – 7 pm

Can I get a child ticket?

Child tickets are available for the Saturday Day & Sunday Day concerts for under 16s.

Where can I park for the Festival?

We recommend travelling to the festival on foot, by public transport or taxi. If you do need to travel by car, please note that there are no venue car parks. However if you do need to, travel by car, we recommend the following public car parks:

St George’s Bristol (BS1 5RR) & Bristol Folk House (BS1 5JG)
Trenchard Street

The Architect (BS1 4QA)
The Grove

Limited on-street parking is available – you can read more about this & the venues at their websites. St George’s Bristol, Bristol Folk House


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