Tickets are now on sale for Sidmouth Folk Festival's headline acts, along with season tickets, camping passes and pre-festival concerts.

This year's festival runs from Friday, August 2 until Friday 9, with 800 individual events over the eight days.

This year's ticketed concerts at The Ham Marquee are as follows:

Friday, August 2, McGoldrick McCusker Doyle; August 3, Blazin' Fiddles;  August 4, Steve Knightley with brand new band Dream in Colors; August 5, Spiers & Boden; August 6, Ralph McTell; August 7, Oysterband; August 8, Kate Rusby; Friday, August 9, O’Hooley & Tidow plus Angeline Morrison & the Sorrow Songs Band. 

Tickets for the three big name pre-festival shows are selling like hot cakes: these are The Fisherman’s Friends on Thursday, August 1 (afternoon), George Hinchcliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (evening) and Steeleye Span on Friday 2 (afternoon).

The full schedule of music, dance, workshops and more can be seen on the Sidmouth Folk Festival website, along with information about the different ticket types. This year, for the All in One, Week Season and Weekend and Day tickets, children aged 11 and under are free, and there are big discounts for under 25s.

Limited edition Super Early Bird All-in-One tickets are only available until midnight on Sunday, March 17. 

Discounts for pre-festival and Ham concerts are available for residents who live within the Sidmouth Town Council area. These are only available in person, in advance, from Sidmouth Tourist Information Centre (TIC) with identifying documents. 

For more details of the festival schedule, visit sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk and look out for the Taster  Programme, coming in April.