Early bird weekend tickets sold out within three hours of the 10am release. Friday night is back for 2027, and the adult price is £160, not the £150 announced.
Early bird tickets for the 2027 Cambridge Folk Festival went on sale at 10am today. By 12.50pm the festival’s own ticket page listed the weekend ticket as sold out.
The festival is run by Cambridge City Council, which announced the sale on Thursday. The headline in that announcement is a real change: Friday night is back.
The 2027 event at Cherry Hinton Hall runs Friday 30 July to Sunday 1 August, a three-day weekend. The 2026 festival dropped the Friday in favour of a new run of “Cambridge Folk Festival Presents” gigs at venues across the city in the weeks beforehand. Those city events return for 2027 as well.
Cllr Mike Todd-Jones, the council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, said the audience message “was clear, they loved the festival and the weekend in Cherry Hinton, and want the Friday evening back”.
The price is not the price that was announced
The council’s announcement gave three early bird prices: adult £150, “concession or young adult (14 to 25)” £120, and under-13s free.
The festival’s own ticket page gives different numbers, and more of them.
| Ticket | Council announcement | Festival ticket page |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £150 | £160 |
| Young Folk, 14 to 25 | £120 | £130 |
| Government benefit concession | Not listed separately | £130 |
| Disability concession | Not listed separately | £130 |
| Essential companion | Not listed | Free |
| Children, 0 to 13 | Free | Free |
The gap is £10 on every paid tier. The festival page carries an asterisk against “Pricing information” but no footnote explaining it, and neither page mentions a booking fee. The price on the ticket page is the one you pay, because that is where the sale happens.
The concession list on the ticket page is also wider than the announcement suggests. It covers people receiving Universal Credit, Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance or Housing Benefit.
What is still on sale
The early bird weekend ticket is one tier, not the whole allocation. The ticket page states that “the tickets will be released in phases, the current ticket price are the Early Bird ticket prices”, so a further release at a higher price is expected rather than possible.
Two things were still open this afternoon:
- Camping at Cherry Hinton Hall, £60 for a tent or trailer tent, for three nights. The charge is for the pitch, not the people in it, so a group can split it. One ticket buys a plot big enough for a two or three berth tent, maximum 4.5m by 3.5m including guy ropes.
- A payment plan, which the festival page routes through Gigantic. We could not read that page today, so check what it costs before committing.
Caravan pitches are gone. The 2027 caravan listing reads “This event is fully booked”, and the festival says those pitches are “extremely limited”. There is no power supply to the campsites, and camping tickets do not include entry to the festival or parking.
What it means for you
- If you missed the early bird, wait for the next phase. The festival says tickets are released in stages. It has not published the date or the price of the next one.
- Check the ticket page, not the press release, for what you will actually be charged. They do not currently agree.
- Accessibility bookings go through the box office, on 01223 357851 or tickets@cambridge.gov.uk, and the festival says places are first come, first served.
- Camping is a separate purchase from the festival ticket, and so is parking.
- The site is Cherry Hinton Hall, CB1 8DW, a 36-acre park about two miles south east of the city centre. Getting there and parking are covered on parking in Cambridge and Cambridge roadworks and travel.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Cambridge Folk Festival 2027 sold out?
No. The early bird weekend ticket sold out, and the festival’s own page says tickets “will be released in phases”, so the early bird price was one tier rather than the whole allocation. The festival has not published a date or a price for the next release.
When is the Cambridge Folk Festival 2027?
Friday 30 July to Sunday 1 August 2027 at Cherry Hinton Hall, CB1 8DW. Friday night has been added back after being dropped in 2026, making it a three-day weekend. A separate run of “Cambridge Folk Festival Presents” gigs at venues across the city returns in the weeks beforehand.
How much were the early bird tickets?
On the festival’s ticket page, £160 for an adult and £130 for a Young Folk ticket (14 to 25), a government benefit concession or a disability concession. Children aged 0 to 13 and essential companions are free. The council’s announcement the day before gave £150 and £120, which does not match what the ticket page charged.
How much is camping at Cherry Hinton Hall?
£60 for a tent or trailer tent pitch, for three nights, bought separately from the festival ticket. The charge is for the pitch, not the people using it. Caravan pitches for 2027 are already fully booked, and there is no power supply to the campsites.
Who runs the Cambridge Folk Festival?
Cambridge City Council. The box office is on 01223 357851 or tickets@cambridge.gov.uk, and the council handles accessibility bookings directly.
Sources
- Cambridge City Council, “Earlybird tickets for Cambridge Folk Festival weekend on sale Friday 18 September”, 17 September 2026 for the announced prices, the return of Friday night, the 30 July to 1 August dates and the quotation from Cllr Mike Todd-Jones.
- Cambridge Folk Festival 2027 full festival ticket page, read at 12.50pm on 18 September 2026, for the sold out status, the six price tiers, the phased release wording and the concession list.
- Cambridge Folk Festival 2027 camping page for the £60 pitch price, the pitch size and what camping does not include.
- Cambridge Folk Festival 2027 caravan page for the fully booked status, the box office number and the absence of a power supply.
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