# Folk in London this weekend

Folk in London this weekend, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: 21 events, among them 19 in concerts, 1 in theatre and 1 in food and drink.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/today/music/folk/?format=markdown): 18
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/tomorrow/music/folk/?format=markdown): 7
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/folk/?format=markdown): 21
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/week/music/folk/?format=markdown): 57
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-30/music/folk/?format=markdown): 7
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-10-31/music/folk/?format=markdown): 8
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/2026-11-01/music/folk/?format=markdown): 12

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/music/folk/?format=markdown): 17
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/folk/?format=markdown): 21
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/folk/?format=markdown): 13
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/weekend/music/folk/?format=markdown): 13

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/?format=markdown): 3,145
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 32
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/concerts/?format=markdown): 356
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 262
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/party-club/?format=markdown): 666
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/comedy/?format=markdown): 71
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/film/?format=markdown): 127
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 277
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 56
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 90
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/dance/?format=markdown): 20
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/food-drink/?format=markdown): 164
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/markets/?format=markdown): 22
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/tours/?format=markdown): 70
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 62
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/kids-family/?format=markdown): 168
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 260
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/sport/?format=markdown): 246
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/worship/?format=markdown): 227
- [Irish folk](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/folk/irish/?format=markdown): 4
- [Country](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/folk/country/?format=markdown): 4
- [Irish trad](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/folk/irish/irish-trad/?format=markdown): 3
- [Singer-songwriter](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/folk/singer-songwriter/?format=markdown): 3
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/occasion/?format=markdown): 801
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/?format=markdown): 342
- [Musicals](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/stage/musical/?format=markdown): 83
- [Halloween](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/occasion/halloween/?format=markdown): 669
- [Samhain](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/occasion/halloween/samhain/?format=markdown): 4
- [Bluegrass](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/folk/country/bluegrass/?format=markdown): 1

## Friday 30 October

- 15:30 Music October 2026 — The Auld Shillelagh — Music October 2026 is a month of live Irish music nights at The Auld Shillelagh. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/music-october-2026-43740/
- 17:30 Spooky Samhain Trad Session — Irish Cultural Centre — Free — Spooky Samhain Trad Session is a special Halloween edition of the Irish Cultural Centre's Friday Night Traditional Irish Music Session in its bar. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/spooky-samhain-trad-session-41591/
- 19:00 The Mary Wallopers — O2 Academy Brixton — from £35.66 — The Mary Wallopers, a three-piece Irish ballad group of brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy and their friend Sean McKenna from Dundalk, play a headline show as … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-mary-wallopers-37435/
- 19:00 The Brothers Gillespie — The Ivy House — £14–16 — The Brothers Gillespie is a live folk music evening, with support from Creeping Jane and James Eagle, presented by The Goose Is Out!. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-brothers-gillespie-44148/
- until 12 Dec Silk Road Festival — World Heart Beat — The Silk Road Festival is a series of music concerts at the World Heart Beat venue in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/silk-road-festival-70799/
- until 31 Oct Derek Ryan – The Songwriter Show — Irish Cultural Centre — £30 — Derek Ryan – The Songwriter Show is a stripped-back acoustic evening of music and storytelling. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/derek-ryan-the-songwriter-show-41555/
- 20:00 Mick & Eileen Trad session — Hemingford Arms — Free — A trad session called Mick & Eileen Trad session takes place at a pub. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/mick-eileen-trad-session-43320/

## Saturday 31 October

- Hadestown: The Musical — Lyric Theatre — from £25 — Hadestown is a musical at the Lyric Theatre in London, currently playing and booking through to December 2027. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/hadestown-the-musical-37787/
- 19:00 Declan O'Rourke — Rough Trade East — A live concert by Declan O'Rourke, held at Rough Trade East, a record shop on Brick Lane in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/declan-orourke-61145/
- 19:30 Ed Harcourt — The Social — Ed Harcourt performs live at The Social in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/ed-harcourt-61136/
- 20:00 Live traditional Irish music — Sir Colin Campbell — A pub night with live traditional Irish music played by a band of usually four to six musicians. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/live-traditional-irish-music-47447/
- 14:00 Cowgirls & Cocktails Bottomless Brunch — Star in Shoreditch — £16.50–42.90 — Cowgirls & Cocktails Bottomless Brunch is a cowboy-themed bottomless brunch held at The Star in Shoreditch, a pub in east London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/cowgirls-cocktails-bottomless-brunch-70477/

## Sunday 1 November

- 17:00 CONCERT EXTRAORDINAR | Nicolae Botgros, Mioara Velicu + more — EartH — from £52.53 — An extraordinary concert celebrating traditional Romanian folk music, held in EartH Theatre in Dalston, London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/concert-extraordinar-nicolae-botgros-mioara-velicu-more-35762/
- 18:30 Liz Jones & John Bruce aboard The Golden Hinde — Golden Hinde — £12 — An acoustic roots and blues evening aboard the Golden Hinde, a historic ship moored at St Mary Overie Dock in Bankside. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/liz-jones-john-bruce-aboard-the-golden-hinde-36243/
- 19:00 Jessie Mazin — The Lower Third — £17 — A concert by singer-songwriter Jessie Mazin at the venue The Lower Third in London, with support from Anya True. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/jessie-mazin-39410/
- 19:00 Louis O'Hara & His Burley Chassis, Serafima & The Shakedowns, Gem Stark, Youth Rifle — The Windmill — £5 — A four-act live music night at The Windmill in London. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/louis-ohara-his-burley-chassis-serafima-the-shakedowns-gem-s-44854/
- 19:00 Tom Rush — Union Chapel — £32.50 — Tom Rush brings his concert to Union Chapel in London, his first show in the city since the 1960s. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tom-rush-48358/
- 19:30 Infant Tree: Glenn Jones and Liam Grant (two nights) — The Horse Hospital — £10–18 — Infant Tree present two nights of performance featuring guitarists Glenn Jones and Liam Grant. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/infant-tree-glenn-jones-and-liam-grant-two-nights-39363/
- 19:45 Johnny Campbell — Cabbage Patch Pub — £12 — A live music evening with Johnny Campbell, a solo performer who plays folk songs and stories. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/johnny-campbell-61226/
- 20:30 Nicole Allan — Green Note — £12 — A night of country, Americana and folk at the intimate Green Note music venue, presented by Folk and Roots. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/nicole-allan-61221/
- 16:30 Weekly Live Bluegrass Band — Cask — Weekly Live Bluegrass Band is a live bluegrass music session at Cask. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/weekly-live-bluegrass-band-43032/