| Beverley has a wide variety of pubs ranging from cosy inns to slick bars. Take a break from the concerts and workshops by popping into the fringe - an integral part of the festival's charm. Beverley Folk Festival started 25 years ago with a group of friends from The White Horse Folk Club (Nellies's) combining their talents and creating an event that was to become one of the best-loved music occasions in the country. From those early days, informal sessions in some of the town's pubs soon became one of the best kept secrets of the event with countless musicians meeting up each year to share tunes and songs in the atmospheric get-togethers. When the festival took a year off in the mid nineties - it seemed Beverley would be without any folk event at all. This prompted a group of local musicians to run a ceilidh, and a few session events in pubs to fill the void. That was the only year without a major Beverley Folk Festival, but the activities of that year (known as the People’s Voice Festival) have continued ever since - sitting alongside the main programmed events. Roy Wild - Fringe Organiser, works tirelessly throughout the year to ensure that the town's pubs are filled with great music and an amazing atmosphere. 'Folk friendly' fringe events welcome anyone to come and join in. FRINGE PROGRAMME: Friday 20th June Venue | Time | Event | Hodgsons (Front Bar)
| 6.30pm | Welcome session Les & Maggie | Sun Inn
| All evening | Singers & Musicians welcome | Tiger
| 8.30pm | Tune session - hosts: Jo & Graham |
Saturday 21st June Venue | Time | Event | Hodgsons (Front Bar)
| 12.00pm 4.00pm 7.00pm | Singers & musicians. Host: Derek Waudby The Good Old Days Host: Carol & Hazel Singers & musicians Hosts: John Yeoman & John Nixon | Sun Inn
| 10.30am - late. | The Big Session - Singers & Musicians welcome | Tiger
| All day & eve | Tune sessions | Foresters Arms
| Daytime | Musicians welcome |
Sunday 22nd June Venue | Time | Event | Hodgsons (Front Bar)
| 11.00am 12.30pm 7.30pm | Early Music and French tunes workshop & session with the Hessle Ceilidh Band. including Hurdy gurdy, shawm, pipes and percussion Singers & musicians. Host: TBC The Good Old Days Host: Carol & Hazel Farewell Session Les & Maggie | Sun Inn
| 10.30am - late
| The Big Session part 2 Singers & Musicians welcome | Tiger
| Day 8pm | Tune sessions Irish Tunes Session | Foresters Arms
| 2pm - 6pm | Songwriter's session. Come & perform your own songs! | Syntan Barge | 11am - 2pm | Lunchtime sing - Unique venue for a sing Host Carol |
Other pubs which will be folk friendly throughout the weekend are Moulders Arms The Queens Head The Sloop (daytime)
Drop in and join in.....
To find the location of any of the fringe venues, download a map at the bottom of this page | 
