Edinburgh Tradfest 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

Key Info

About

Edinburgh Tradfest is an 11-day celebration of traditional music and culture held each May across venues in Edinburgh. The festival brings together Scottish and international artists for concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, folk films, storytelling, and ta…

Website

edinburghtradfest.com

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Genres

FolkCelticAcousticJazzExperimentalRock

Date

1 - 11 May, 2026

Location

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Size

Tiny · <1k

Established

2013, Running 13 years

Vibe

Intimate seated concerts at the Traverse Theatre, where audiences came ready to listen closely, sing along to Gaelic songs from the 1700s, and occasionally heckle the band for requests. The pace is unhurried and the crowd is genuinely there for the music.

WHAT PEOPLE SAID

“Sell-out shows, packed Traverse auditorium”

“Crowd sings along, audience joins in”

“Curation spanning continents, rooted in Scotland”

“Relaxed, light heckling welcome”

“Seven five-star reviews across the programme”

LineupUpdated: 20 Apr 2026

Full lineup

RURA

Session A9

Kim Carnie

GANNA

The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter

Li'l Andy performing as Hezekiah Procter

Dick Gaughan

Josie Duncan

The Furrow Collective

Tim Edey

SAZ

Northern Resonance

Brian Molley Quartet

The Onlies

RANT

Kaia Kater

Astro BlocLaura Jane WilkieIan CarrGregor BlackAlison CarlyleDeiseil: Dancing in TimeAmy GeddesDeiseil: Dancing in TimeLi'l Andyas Hezekiah ProcterIsla RatcliffBede PattersonThe Nexus ProjectDean GarrityThe Nexus ProjectEwan JohnstonThe Nexus ProjectRoan AndersonThe Nexus ProjectCurlewDauntlessJeri Foreman

TicketsUpdated: 4 Apr 2026

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