THE ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 2025!

Festival Director Cody Munro-Moore and Co-Artistic Directors Kay Proudlove and David De Santi are all performers themselves, and their musical “chops” are reflected in the quality and diversity of performers in the impressive line-up for the festival, to be held on January 17-19.

The line-up ranges from perhaps Australia’s greatest ever folk singer Eric Bogle to North East Arnhem Land reggae ragers the Andrew Gurriwirri Band to Blue Ridge Mountains singer-songwriter Martha Spencer.

A whole raft of national and international artists will make the 2025 event one of the most dynamic and entertaining festivals in it’s long history.

Cody Munro-Moore is excited by the line-up. “The 38th Illawarra Folk Festival is going to be a fantastic festival of music curated by the growing team of young folk enthusiasts who are stretching the ideals of song, story and dance towards a new generation of attendees,” Cody said, “while making sure the festival still caters for traditional “folkies” with a mix of music, comedy and poetry.”

The Illawarra Folk Club and an army of volunteers stage the Illawarra Folk Festival, which will also feature a strong contingent of Illawarra performers, including Kiama’s sensational Water Runners, returning from a six-month sabbatical, The Carefree Road Band, The Con Artists and comedy duo Rheinberger and Wilson. The popular Folk School, where aspiring musicians can learn from some of the festival performers, will also be held in festival week.

VIEW THE FULL ARTIST LINE-UP HERE:

Every year we host hundreds of volunteers that come to the Bulli Show ground to participate in one of Australia’s largest volunteer run folk festivals.

We would love for you to join us for 2025 where an array of jobs such as site setup, festival bar, first aid, and many more are open to people of all backgrounds.

CHECK OUT ALL THE VOLUNTEER INFO HERE: