Three stages around the village
Kimpton Folk Festival 2025 features some of the finest folk acts in the UK on three separate stages around the village.
Ticketed concerts are in the Memorial Hall (The Di King Stage) and our glorious twelfth century Church of St Peter & St Paul, while the Village Green hosts a free stage, a range of food and drink stalls and plenty of room for you to set up your ‘camp’ for the day.
the Church stage
11:30am - 13:30pm
11.30-12.15 Louise and Chris Rogan
12.30-13.30 Luke Jackson
17:15pm - 19:15pm
17.15 – 18.15 Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones
18.15 – 19.15 While, Matthews & While
The di king stage
The Memorial Hall Stage has been renamed to honour the wonderful Di King, a member of our original team. Di was one of the founders of our festival and her work has been absolutely fundamental to the success of our event.
14:15pm - 16:30pm
14:15 – 15.15 Sykes Martin
15.30 – 16.30 Sam Kelly Trio
20:00pm -23:15pm
20.00 – 20.45 - Calum Gilligan
21.00 – 22.00 - Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
22.15– 23.15 - Track Dogs
THE GREEN STAGE
11.00: School choir, with local musicians
11.30 Herts Early Dance
12.15 – John Stevens and Chris Harvey
13.00 - Nancy Kerr and James Fagan welcome
13.15 – 14.00 NYFTE concert
14.15 -15.00 Glee Club
15.15 – 16.00 -Culverlake
16.15 - Chris and Louise Rogan (20 minute set)
16.45 – 17.15 Ella, Barney, and Jackie
17.30 – Track Dogs (20 minute teaser set)
18.00 – Calum Gilligan (20 minute set)
18.30 – 19.30– Ceilidh with NYFTE
family area on garden fields
FREE family fun all day! There’s so much for kids, mums and dads here, including Maypole Dancing, Arts and Crafts, Clay Making, Storytelling - and more!
11-11.45 National Youth Folk Troupe of England (NYFTE) - Family Dance Workshop
11.45-12.45 Tiny T’s – storytelling
12.45-13.15 Puppet Show
13.15-13.45 Tiny T’s – storytelling
13.45-14.15 Herts Early Dance
14.30- 15.15 NYFTE Performance
15.15-16.15 Maypole Dancing
16.30-17.00 Puppet Show
ALL DAY
Pottery and Clay with Carole
Steve Kaos Circus Skills
Off the Tuk Coffee and Pastries
London Colney Hedgehog Sanctuary
North Hearts Weavers Guild
The Dacre rooms
13.00 – 14.00: ‘Learn the Ukelele’ with Euan Tees:
14.15 –15.15: Pistol Pete’s Songwriting for children Workshop
15.30 – 16.30: Music, Heritage, Place: Kimpton Folk Festival patron Nancy Kerr presents musical heritage from 1550 to 1850 held in local archives across England, with material demonstrated by the National Youth Folk Troupe of England.
16.45 – 17.45: Sing Shanties with Neil Stretton
The Boot Inn
Tune and Song Session: 12.00’till late
Paid Concerts:
Church and di king stage Schedules
With an all day ticket, you can attend all of the concerts in the Church and the Memorial Hall this year - as they don’t overlap!
Take your time to stroll around all of the venues. Pause at The Boot pub for a refresher, join in a workshop, then stop off at the Village Green stage for free entertainment, a full range of artisan street food stalls, real ales bars, craft stalls and family area at the nearby Garden Fields.
As ever, Kimpton Folk Festival is a complete family day out with so much to see, hear and do - so book your tickets now!
ALL-DAY CAR PARKING charged at £5 per vehicle