The basics
One of the longest running and best known folk festivals in the world, the multi award-winning Cambridge Folk Festival celebrated its 50th year in 2014.
The festival
A true golden oldie (but age is just a number as far as we’re concerned), Cambridge Folk Festival continues to go from strength to strength, celebrating an eclectic mix of international styles and breaking new talent. You’ll be sure to hear a mix of old and new, with musicians playing Bluegrass, gospel, cajun, jazz and ceilidh both on the stages and from within the crowd.
The Folk Festival is famously family friendly. There’s a dedicated youth area, children’s concerts and a creche on site, so it’s a great place to start your festival babies’ folk education.
Our tip
Sometimes the best moments of the festival happen away from the main tents, with festival-goers launching into impromptu jams in the bars and campsite knees-ups that last long into the night.
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Lineup
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Getting there
How do I get there?
By Air
The nearest Airport is London Stansted: Enterprise House, Bassingbourn Rd, Stansted, Essex CM24 1QW
Travel from London Stansted:
There is a direct train from London Stansted to Cambridge Train Station. For more information visit www.thetrainline.com/Train-Times/stansted-airport-to-cambridge-station
There is a direct bus from London Stansted to Cambridge Bus Station. For more information visit www.nationalexpress.com
By Car
From north and south use M11 and exit at junction 11. Follow AA signs and colour coded route to your campsite/car park. From the east follow A14 to Quy interchange (A1303) and then follow colour coded route. From the west on A428 take the A14 to Quy interchange (A1303) and then follow colour coded route. Customers are reminded to follow AA signs to the Festival.
For customers using sat nav, the postcodes are:
Cherry Hinton: CB1 8DW
Coldhams Common: CB1 3HP
By Bus
Customers attending the Festival are entitled to one free bus journey on arrival and one free bus journey on departure between Cambridge City Centre (Emmanuel Street, Stop E2 for Citi 1/Citi 3 or Stop E3 for Citi 2) or Cambridge Rail Station (Stop 2, catch bus nos Citi 1 or Citi 3) and Cherry Hinton Hall.
Hand your free journey voucher to the driver on arrival and departure. Buses run every 10 minutes and stop near to the Festival. Citi buses are all wheelchair accessible. Route F3 buses run direct to Coldham’s Common from bus & rail stations on Thursday and Monday. Please use your free journey voucher.
Customers who arrive on Thursday after 19:00 will need to travel on Citi 3 to the Folk Festival.
Citi buses are operated by Stagecoach. For full details of the services provided please see www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge
By Rail
For availability and to book train tickets visit www.thetrainline.com or www.greateranglia.co.uk
Cambridge Rail Station (Stop 2, catch bus nos Citi 1 or Citi 3) and Cherry Hinton Hall.
Hand your free journey voucher to the driver on arrival and departure. Buses run every 10 minutes and stop near to the Festival. Citi buses are all wheelchair accessible. Route F3 buses run direct to Coldham’s Common from bus & rail stations on Thursday and Monday. Please use your free journey voucher.
Customers who arrive on Thursday after 19:00 will need to travel on Citi 3 to the Folk Festival.
Citi buses are operated by Stagecoach. For full details of the services provided please see www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge
Tickets
Pricing
Check back in December for ticket prices.
When can I get them?
Tickets on sale now
Where can I get them?
Tickets available from the website.
