What's on Festival
We don't only do the small stuff - we run a major festival too
The Dunedin Folk Club runs a major festival on the New Zealand folk calendar, the Whare Flat Folk Festival over New Year.
Whare Flat Folk Festival
Run annually by the New Edinburgh Folk Club since 1975, the Whare Flat Folk Festival brings you four days of concerts, workshops, entertainment and relaxation in the superb Waiora Scout Camp in the Whare Flat valley just outside of Dunedin. You couldn't choose a better place to chill out after Christmas and welcome in the New Year!
The Whare Flat Festival is unique, as anyone who's been will attest; it's a small (around 500 participants), intimate, interactive gathering of international, national and local guests all mixed up with festival-goers from around New Zealand and the world; where the accent is on getting involved. We provide as much opportunity as possible for your participation in workshops, performances and dance. However, if you want to just sit back and take in the talent, there are concerts running all day and every evening.
This year's festival will be our 50th anniversary, running from 30 Dec 2025 to 3 Jan 2026.
