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Festival guests dancing together beneath colourful banners in a large wooden hall

23-27 September 2026

Thank you for this year!

Thank you to everyone who listened, danced, sang and played along at our anniversary festival. We look forward to seeing you again next year.

New photos

The festival in pictures

Franseska Mortensen photographed the festival from the warm-up day on Wednesday to the artist talk on Sunday. See the photos from the full dance floors, the concerts, the workshops and the conversations.

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Festival 2026

Everyone on one poster

We have gathered this year's artists, venues and partners on one thank-you poster. See who took part, and find the programme and the artists again.

artists
25
events
20
venues
9
partners
9
The association behind the festival

Help carry the festival

Aarhus Folk Festival is carried by an association of people who care about the music and the community. As a member, you support the festival and get closer to all of it.

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Festival guests smiling and dancing together in a circleTogether around the music
About the festival

A place to meet through music

Aarhus Folk Festival brings people together around live music in the heart of the city. A fiddle can fill a church room, a dance can fill the floor, and a simple tune can become something we share.

The festival is built on tradition, curiosity and the pleasure of being together. Come as you are. Listen, sing, dance, or bring your instrument. You do not need to know folk music already to feel at home here.

Festival news

Hear from us when there is news to share

We write when there is festival news to share, and when the first names for next year's festival are confirmed. The newsletter is in Danish.

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