FOLK by the Sea The 10th festival will be held from 20 to 22 September 2024..

ABOUT THE Festival

Folk by the Sea is an intimate folk festival style event featuring the sounds of folk, world, roots, Celtic and bluegrass music in the picturesque seaside town of Kiama, famous for its blowhole.

The event will be with ticket only entry and will feature around 44 folk music artists from around Australia in 9 venues at the Kiama Showground Pavillion and surrounds.

Onsite camping is not available at the showground. There are a number of nearby caravan parks as well as other quality accommodation in and around Kiama. Click for more information on local locations.

The festival is presented by volunteers from the Illawarra Folk Club Inc. who present regular folk music concerts in the Illawarra region and the world famous Illawarra Folk Festival.