Chester Folk Festival
Saturday 28th February 2026
February Folk Day
All Saints Church, Hoole Road, Chester, CH2 3HZ
The day features afternoon and evening concerts, a lively ceilidh, dance displays, and sessions.
A real ale bar and home-cooked food will be available throughout the event and the venue is dog friendly.​​​​
Afternoon & Evening Concerts with:
Sherburn Bartley Sanders • Pete Coe • Seb Stone
Stonesthrow • Rose Price • Sophie & Songs
Love Music Trust Young Folk Ensemble
Teatime Ceilidh with A Band on Ship
& caller Baz Parkes
Informal Sessions & singarounds
Dance Displays with Mersey Morris
Real Ale Bar, Home Cooked Food
Programme:
11.30 am The Youth Room - a FREE session for young musicians aged 10-18
12 noon Singaround
2.30 pm Concert Love Music Trust Young Folk Ensemble, Sophie & Songs, Seb Stone, Pete Coe
Compère: Virginia Kettle
5.40 pm A Chance to Meet…. Seb Stone
7 pm Ceilidh A Band on Ship, Caller: Baz Parkes
8 pm Concert Rose Price, Stonesthrow, Pete Coe,
Sherburn Bartley Sanders
Compère: Virginia Kettle
8 pm Music & Song Session
Directions & Parking:
All Saints Church is on Hoole Road (A56) - the main route into Chester
from the M53/A55. Please use the entrance round the corner in Vicarage Road
By Car: There is plenty of parking in and around Hoole, so please use this if you can. There is limited parking available at the Church itself which can be accessed from Vicarage Road. This will allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
If you are able to, please park away from the church in order to keep
the spaces for use by those who need them.
By public transport: The Church is about 15 minutes’ walk from Chester
Railway Station and several bus routes serve Hoole Road.