The Manor Pavilion is a traditional theatre space in Sidmouth, ideal for many of our special shows. 

All Manor events are included in Season tickets (book here) or All-in-One Tickets, which include Ham evenings, (book here) but there are a limited number of Advance Event tickets available for selected shows. Advance Rate ticket prices vary for each event, with a limited number of £10 tickets also available for under 25s. Once these have sold out, there may still be individual tickets available on the door. 

Alternatively, if you fancy joining us for longer, click here to explore our full range of season tickets, Ham concerts, pre-festival concerts and camping. Event tickets for all 8 Ham Evening Concerts are available here and Bulverton Evenings here.

Here are the advance events at the Manor this year - hope to see you there!

Saturday 3rd August - 8pm Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes Present: Ghosts, Werewolves And Countryfolk - The Songs And Stories Of Sabine Baring-Gould (advance tickets sold out)
Celebrating the centenary the pioneering Victorian folk song collector and author. Jim & Miranda bring his fascinating life to the stage, weaving together music, narration, and historical anecdotes for an engaging and uplifting experience. 

Sunday 4th August - 3pm Cartography
Through narrative and song, Chris Hoban weaves an earthy vision of England and its ever-evolving relationship between landowners, commoners, workers, worshipers and even allotmenteers, helped by special guests including Sidmouth Town Band. 

Sunday 4th August - 8pm Eliza Carthy + Michell, Pfeiffer and Kulesh 

Monday 5th August - 3pm An Afternoon with Celtic Heartbeat
‘Thame and the River’ delves into the history of Thame through songs, stories, and curated images, an engaging afternoon of foot-tapping music and storytelling.

Monday 5th August - 8pm Chris While & Julie Matthews + Louise Rogan
Celebrating 30 years of unrivaled musical partnership, these most loved singer songwriters are sounding as fresh and vital as ever. 

Tuesday 6th August - 3pm The Folk Detectives (advance tickets sold out)
Matthew Crampton & Paul Hutchinson return in this tongue-in-cheek show overflowing with comedy, music, song, and lively audience participation and a quest to ‘uphold the lore - the folklore’; despite a history of technical mishaps and audience revolt at previous attempts. 

Tuesday 6th August - 8pm Pandvani108 - The winner takes it all
Tricksters, deities, strange childhoods, complicated marriages, and cosmic crises collide in the hands of this ever-exuberant ensemble! Music, myth and fairytale for grown-ups. 

Wednesday 7th August - 2.30pm Tam Lin Retold (Corinne Harragin & Nick Hart)
Live improvised music with unscripted oral storytelling, to take you under the green hill and bring you back out again. 

Wednesday 7th August - 4.30pm Ewan Wardrop: Sweet Thames: The London Folk Club Heritage Project
Set in a 1960s London folk club, written and performed by actor, dancer, multi-instrumentalist and musical comedian Ewan Wardrop, the show brings to life the words of those associated with London’s folk scene, offering a unique and captivating experience. 

Wednesday 7th August - 8pm Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas + Old Spot
The musical partnership between Scottish fiddler Alasdair and brilliant Californian cellist Natalie truly sets the standard for fiddle and cello in traditional music. 

Thursday 8th August - 8pm Murder At The Grange 
Robb Johnson and his Irregulars stage a lively comedic Whodunnit, resembling a BBC radio drama, set on Christmas morning with a dead man in a locked room; everyone harbours a motive, but the mystery lies in discovering who holds the key.

Friday 9th August - 3:00pm The Hearth by Tom Oakes

Friday 9th August - 7:30pm Around the Horn and Back Again with Exmouth Shanty Men

Personal Assistant Ticket

· This is available to a ticket buying person requiring assistance to attend the festival.

· Tickets can be booked online and in order to qualify you will need to provide the box office/door staff at the festival with one of the following when collecting your season tickets or using your e-tickets:

• • • Front page of DLA / PIP award letter (no specific rate)

    • Front page of Attendance Allowance letter (no specific rate)

    • Evidence that registered severely sight impaired (blind)

    • Recognised Assistance Dog ID card

· The qualifying documentation must be an original and current as of the dates of the festival.

· All Personal Assistants should be aged 18+ years.

· If special requirements exist, such as positioning of a wheelchair, it is the ticket holder’s responsibility to contact the venue management early to make sure that their requirements are known. Venue stewards will do their best to accommodate all such requests.

· Please address any accessibility enquiries to access@sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk.

Love Sidmouth? The Friends of The Sidmouth Folk Festival are passionate about the festival and its long-term future.
Whatever your interest – whether it’s the big concerts, the dances, the late-night parties, the dance displays, the smaller-scale events, the special events for children or young people or the extensive workshop programme – you can help ensure the festival’s future by joining the Friends.

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