Battle Folk &
Fable festival
Friday 22nd- Sunday 24th August
@ The Market Square,Battle
Folk & Fable
- Stories
- theatre
- talks
- dancing
- music
- Licenced bar
- food
- Games
- children’s activities
- Crafts
2025 Festival full timetable coming soon
Time table
Friday night: 18:00-23:00 Myth & Magic
Saturday 10:00-18:00 stalls, games, talks, story tent, crafts
saturday 18:00-23:00 Folk You Yer Battle Axe comedy night; Featuring
S.I.T (Stables Improv Team) & The Raymond & Mr Timkins Revue
Sunday 10:00-14:00 stalls, games, talks, story tent, crafts
Sunday 14:00-18:30 Sundowner live music ACTS TBC
Sunday 19:00-23:00 CeilidH with the Catsfield Steamers
Myth & Magic
Myth & Magic
A night of mystery:
live music
magic, mind reading
& mythology
with Jamie Daws from
Alakazham Magic
& special guests
Friday night
Friday night
In the marquee @ battle market square
Doors open @ 18.oo Ticket £7
Saturday night
Saturday night
Folk U yer Battle Axe
Folk U yer Battle Axe
In the marquee @ battle market square
Doors open @ 18.oo Ticket £7
Stables Improv team
S.I.T!
Hosted by Danny Schlesinger & Olivia Post
Hilarious mythical fun and general silliness with:
S.I.T The Stables Theatre Improvisation Team &
The Raymond & MR Timpkins revue
Sunday Night: Ceilidh
With the Catsfield Steamers
- The Famous Catsfield Steamers return to finish our
festival in style so dust off your dancing shoes and
come along for a Ceilidh.
- The Famous Catsfield Steamers
In the marquee @ battle market square
Doors open @ 18.oo Ticket £12
- This event is sponsored by
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Artisan stalls and craft market
The Folk and fable festival hosts a traditional market bursting
with handmade and traditional goods & street entertainers.
Contact us if you would like to have a stall.
in 2024 our resident artist was
Sophie merryn barnes
this year our artist
will be sponsored
by white sails in
battle
if you would like to like to apply to be our
resident artist please email
battlefolkandfablefestival@gmail.com
Sophie lives in battle
and recently
graduated from St.
Martins College
London
How to get there
The festival takes place in Battle East Sussex site of of one of the
most famous battles in england the battle of hastings in 1066.
Getting there:
Take Southeastern trains from London Bridge, or London Charing
Cross to Battle, it's a short hour and twenty minute trip to enjoy
this historic town.
By car:
The market square is situated at the top of Battle high street.
A2100 head straight over the roundabout
Turn right from north trade road
Turn left at the top of the highstreet
Parking available at the Market Square , Mount Street or The Abbey
Carpark
Supporters
Thankyou to our supporters;
your donations either in time or money or both, make this
event happen; we are truly grateful.
Kindly Supported by:
About us and
contact details
Angie
Veronica
vanessa
NAOMI
Olivia
dave
Battle Folk and Fable festival is a not for profit C.I.C. We organise events and creative work shops throughout the year. We currently have one main event which is the Folk and Fable Festival which takes place over the bank holiday in August.
We are entirely run by volunteers.
Meet The team
CONTACT US
You can reach us by email: battlefolkandfablefestival@gmail.com
Trade stall enquiries: Contact Angie in person at Barnabys shop in Battle
highstreet
Performer/ speaker enquiries: Contact Olivia : info@racingsnail.org
Holy Mackerel
Our Mission
To celebrate our rich history of story telling and folkore and to encourage the creation of new stories and songs.
To champion local artists and provide platforms to showcase their talents.
To encourage visitors to Battle town, & support local businesses.
To provide a wide program of activities to appeal to a diverse audience.
To be diverse & inclusive.
We are striving to create a viable and sustainable festival. We recycle and re-use, and endeavour to
source suppliers that are local to reduce our carbon footprint
Support us, join us
We operate as a registered, not for profitc community interest company (C.I.C)
All the money that we raise is used directly to fund the festival; it helps us to pay for our performers and activities, some of our activities are subsidised or are free to enable everyone to enjoy the event.
- Making a donation
- Buying a ticket for one of our events
- Purchasing a lottery ticket, scan here:
- Sponsor a specific Act or activity
- Become an event partner
Highlights
Highlights