Welcome to the folk events calendar for Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. This calendar is a curation of folk music and dance events happening in the region, please click on each event to find out more. We do not organise these events.
To submit an event to the calendar, please email folk@commonfolk.co.nz with all the information, including an image.
Inclusion in the calendar is at the discretion of Common Folk. The management of the calendar is funded by Common Folk and it is free to list here, however a koha can always be made towards to its upkeep.
Charlotte Yates and trusted musical ally Show Pony look forward to performing a two-set show featuring all songs from critically acclaimed release Winter’s Eye and more for Kumeu Arts Live. ... Read more
Bring your own drinks and snacks, grab a table, and settle in for an evening of unforgettable live music. Donnybrook Fair deliver a rousing blend of English and Irish folk-punk, ... Read more
As a respected collector and interpreter of American traditional music, Jeff Davis has travelled to meet "source singers" and has ploughed through countless folk archives along the way. Having played ... Read more
It would be almost impossible not to smile and tap your foot to the sweet sounds of New Zealand’s only all-female bluegrass group, Hot Diggity. Catch them at the Auckland ... Read more
Irish session, 4 to 7pm every Sunday
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Moana & the Tribe present ONO, their latest album that begins in Aotearoa and travels the world. Six Indigenous women are featured in a ... Read more
Balfolk Auckland: a weekly dance gathering in which traditional European dance forms are presented as a vibrant experience.
Charlotte Yates and trusted musical ally Show Pony in concert at The Bunker. Hailing from Wellington, singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates wields acoustic guitar while the multi-instrumentalist Show Pony aka the ‘Swiss ... Read more
The soulfully sublime Los Angeles folk artist Annahstasia, known for her soulful, poetic, and deeply intimate songcraft, is making her Aotearoa debut at last. March 11th, witness something special at ... Read more
We are honoured to have Luthiers' Corner (Peter Madill and Jack MacKenzie) travel up the motu to play a concert for us at The Nix. It was the early '70's and two ... Read more
Join us for a special performance featuring Jennifer Reid and Paul Brown trading ballads and broadsides to illustrate the shared cultures of Lancashire and Dundee, and the song traditions that ... Read more
American folk hero Jolie Holland, back at last to perform at Pitt Street Methodist Church as a very special intimate duo. Jolie’s connection with Aotearoa runs deep, recording a recent collaboration ... Read more