Aarhus Folk Festival · 10th edition
Thank you for this year!
23-27 September 2026
Four days and a warm-up day of concerts, balls, workshops and jams around Aarhus.
On the programme
Venues
- turkis
- FOLK
- Stakladen
- Skt. Lukas Kirke
- Teater Refleksion
- @lkymia
- PH-salen
- Aarhus Folkemusikhus
- Waxies
Partners
- turkis
- FOLK
- Roots Aarhus
- Nordisk Dans Aarhus
- Studenterhus Aarhus
- Aarhus Folkemusikhus
- LGBT+ Huset
- Folkjam i Aarhus
- Svensk Polska Jam
Thank you to the artists, the venues, our partners, the volunteers and everyone who listened, danced, sang and played along. See you next year.
Supported by
Photos: the artists' own pictures and press photos, a few lightly colour-adjusted for the poster. See credits
The festival in pictures
Franseska Mortensen photographed the festival from the warm-up day on Wednesday to the artist talk on Sunday. Here is a selection of the photos, from full dance floors and concerts to workshops and conversations.
Photos: Franseska Mortensen
The venues and our partners
The festival happens in the city's venues and together with associations that also keep folk music and dance alive in Aarhus.
The venues
- turkis6 events
- FOLK4 events
- Stakladen1 event
- Skt. Lukas Kirke3 events
- Teater Refleksion2 events
- @lkymia1 event
- PH-salen1 event
- Aarhus Folkemusikhus1 event
- Waxies1 event
Our partners
turkis
Six of the festival's events, from Det Lyse Bal and the festival concert to Cheap Jeep and the children and youth workshop
FOLK
Skidtspil, the conversation concert, the family performance »Hvad skjuler du?« and the artist talk with Fredy Clue
Roots Aarhus
The warm-up concert and Irish song workshop with Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O’Leary, and Slow Session at Waxies
Nordisk Dans Aarhus
The dancing at Det Lyse Bal and KOM FOLK DANS
Studenterhus Aarhus
KOM FOLK DANS at Stakladen
Aarhus Folkemusikhus
Family dance on Sunday
LGBT+ Huset
The artist talk with Fredy Clue about identity, gender and costume design
Folkjam i Aarhus
The Danish folk jam in Aarhus
Svensk Polska Jam
The Swedish polska jam in Aarhus
Aarhus Folk Festival 2026 is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, Koda's Cultural Funds and Aarhus Municipality.
The programme and the artists
The 2026 programme, artist profiles and workshops are still here, so you can find the names again.
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.
- Membership fee
- 100 DKK per year
- MobilePay
- 93176
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.