Woodstock Folk Festival brings live folk music to the historic Woodstock Square in Woodstock, Illinois. Woodstock Folk Festival, Inc. is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization focused on presenting folk music in Northern Illinois.
Woodstock Folk Festival began in 1986 and continues as an annual July tradition on the Square. The day’s programming can span multiple folk-related styles, including traditional and contemporary folk and Americana.
2026 marks the 41st annual Woodstock Folk Festival.
2025 Featured Artists: Tom Rush • Seth Glier • Tricia Alexander • Joy Clark • Mercedes Escobar • Carla Gover
2024 Featured Artists: SongSisters • Los Gallos • Lynne Hanson • Paper Birds • Jeff Talmadge • Brittany Jean