TradFest 2016 was the festival’s biggest and best edition yet: 12 days, 25 venues, 90 events, dozens of performers and an overall audience of over 18,000!
TradFest returns from Wed 27 Apr – Sun 7 May 2017 and registration is now open!
The aim of TradFest is to experience Scotland Live, through a seasonal feast of music, storytelling, dance, craft, song and folk drama. We want audiences to encounter living traditions and local cultures of all kinds, in a host of venues, indoors and outdoors, across the capital city and surrounding areas. TradFest marks the start of Scotland’s summer with Beltane and May Day celebrations, while fostering a wave of young and rising talent in the arts.
In 2017, TradFest will feature as a signature event in Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. What better way to encounter the heritage of Scotland than through Scotland’s folk arts?
TradFest is held throughout the city and we encourage proposals for events held out with the Scottish Storytelling Centre (SSC). A limited number of performance slots are available at the SSC; please contact Daniel Abercrombie if you are interested in one of these before completing the form.
This is the first stage in planning for TradFest Edinburgh · Dùn Èideann 2017.
Please note that completing the form (link below) does not guarantee your event will be included in the final TradFest programme