Competitions

The theme for 2026 is ‘Forty and Fabulous’. To enter, over the course of the festival weekend or afterwards, simply upload a maximum of two photos you have taken at Ely Folk Festival 2026 that you think best illustrates the above theme to the Ely Folk Festival Facebook page by Friday 31st July 2026 marked with the tag ‘Ely Folk Fest Photo Comp’. A maximum of two photos per person can be entered for the competition. The competition is open to amateur photographers only. Two winning entries will be selected and winners will be notified by end September 2026. The judges’ decision is binding. Winners will each receive a pair of adult tickets to the 2027 Ely Folk Festival – the prize is non-exchangeable. Ely Folk Festival reserves the right to use the photos entered in the competition for festival publicity purposes.

Helping us celebrate our big festival birthday this year, will be the following winners of the Bandstand & Sotlight Competitions. Our Spotlight winner is the fabulous Ellie Walker Music and our Bandstand winner is the wonderful The Ashen Keys and we can’t wait to see them perform at the festival. Many thanks to everyone who entered, we loved listening to you all.