Port Fairy Folk Festival: Australia celebrates 50 years of folk, March 5-8, 2027
The great folk festival of the Australian coast joins the Festival TV catalogue. For its 50th anniversary, from Friday, March 5 to Monday, March 8, 2027 in Port Fairy, Victoria, it has just added 21 names to its bill — led by Joan As Police Woman, Midlake and Newton Faulkner — alongside The Waifs and John Butler Trio.
Fifty years of folk by the ocean
Founded in 1977, the Port Fairy Folk Festival has become one of Australia's most loved folk gatherings. For four days, the seaside village of Port Fairy, on Victoria's south-west coast, is transformed: the stages of the Southcombe Park arena, the historic streets, the gardens and the Fiddlers Green busking stage all live to the rhythm of concerts and workshops.
21 new names for the 50th anniversary edition
The third wave of artists has just landed: Joan As Police Woman, Midlake, Newton Faulkner, The Bushwackers, the sea shanties of The Longest Johns, Canada's Kaïa Kater, and Maria Arnal. They join The Waifs, John Butler Trio, Sixpence None The Richer, The Milk Carton Kids, Kate Rusby, Luka Bloom and Skerryvore: 59 names announced, with more to come.
A village festival, carried by its community
Behind the event stands a not-for-profit community organisation and a volunteer committee: that is what gives the 'Folkie' its soul, between families who return generation after generation and artists from all over the world. The final release of tickets is on sale through the official ticketing; children aged 12 and under attend free.
Port Fairy Folk Festival — Southcombe Park, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia. 50th edition, March 5 to 8, 2027.
Official website: portfairyfolkfestival.com
— Moïse 1er, the Festival Explorer