Moira Furnace Folk Festival

Founded by the late Dave Johns

The Moira Furnace Folk Festival at the heart of the National Forest takes place at Moira Furnace located on the Leicestershire / Derbyshire border, one of the most picturesque settings in the industrial midlands.

The Festival features some well known and talented main acts, plus local and national, up and coming artists. A programme of workshops has been arranged and will be detailed on the website together with details of which days artists are performing, in advance of the Festival

Usually, most events take place on the green site of Moira Furnace, with a Ceilidh on Saturday Night at the Miners Welfare, just a few hundred metres from the main site. Singarounds and sessions also take place at local pubs, some 10 minutes’ walk from the Festival main site, as well as various locations on the Festival site itself.

There are concerts all weekend in two marquees, each with a raised stage and PA system, plus singarounds in the Loft of the Furnace building and a wide variety of dancing, including Morris and Appalachian Step, in the Courtyard.

The 2023 Festival may well depart from this format, depending on the restrictions and guidance in place at the festival dates.

Local camping is available and free car parking close at hand. Festival goers will find a choice of trade and food stalls, plus a Real Ale bar. Along with canal rides on the picturesque Ashby Canal.

Dogs are allowed on site

Many tourist attractions are close to Moira including Conkers, the National Forest centre for recreation and hands on eco science as well as numerous country walks.