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A Speyfest ceilidh stage inside the big tent at Fochabers, musicians and dancers under the lights.
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Speyfest

A three-day festival of traditional and contemporary Celtic music in Fochabers each July, in a tented village on the playing fields.

Welcome

Every July, the little Speyside village of Fochabers fills with fiddles.

Speyfest turns the playing fields on East Street into a tented village for three days of traditional and contemporary Celtic music, from big concerts and foot-stomping ceilidhs to quiet sessions in the pub.

It began in 1996 as a local event with a single tent and has grown from there. Alongside the Friday and Saturday concerts there is a family Sunday, a craft and food fair, a Celtic kirk service, a fun run, and free workshops around the village where anyone can try the fiddle or the bodhran.

The festival is fully licensed, with hot food and drink on site. The next Speyfest, the thirtieth, runs from 23 to 25 July 2027.

A short drive awaySpeyside Coffee Roasting CoCoffee roasted nearby.9 min by roadSee itSpeyside Coffee Roasting Co sign on a counter with white cups behind
Before you go

Next held 23 to 25 July 2027, the festival's 30th anniversary.

Where
The playing fields, East Street, Fochabers.
Next
23 to 25 July 2027.
Music
Traditional and Celtic.
Where it is

On the playing fields off East Street in Fochabers, IV32 7DZ.

Close byFochabers.
  1. Aerial view of a steel railway bridge crossing a wide, braided river valleySpey BayThe mouth of the Spey, a few miles north.5 miles8 min by road
  2. Elgin CathedralElgin Cathedral9 miles14 min by road
  3. Stone building with gabled dormers beside a clock tower flying the Union flagJohnstons of ElginThe cashmere and tweed mill on the River Lossie in Elgin, making cloth since 1797, with mill tours, a mill shop and a coffee shop.9 miles14 min by road
  4. Framed landscape painting on stone wall above a leather dining chairThe Drouthy Cobbler9 miles15 min by road
  5. Sandstone clock tower and mercat cross framed by tree branchesElginThe county town to the west.9 miles16 min by road
Directions
Speyside Coffee Roasting Co sign on a counter with white cups behindCafeSpeyside Coffee Roasting Co4.4 miles
Bookshop interior with shelves of colourful titles and a central display tableShoppingYeadon's of Elgin9.1 miles
Crystal chandelier hangs above set tables with wine glasses in a dark green dining roomRestaurantsOrrin Restaurant9.3 miles
Lion-mermaid statue in top hat stands beneath a rainbow on Elgin high streetAttractionsDandy Lion Statue9.6 miles
A white harled farmhouse with a slate roof and chimneys stands amid greenery under a blue sky.MorayshireViewfield FarmhouseSleeps 8 · 10 miles
A yellow-harled tower house with battlements flies a flag above conical yew trees and a lawn.MorayshireInnes HouseSleeps 38 · 10 miles
The Gatehouse, MorayshireMorayshireThe GatehouseSleeps 4 · 10 miles
Concrete anti-tank blocks stretch through pine trees in straight formationAttractionsLossie Forest11 miles
Ruined stone castle towers rise among bare trees on a grassy hillAttractionsSpynie Palace11 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the festival, and when each is next free.

The Gatehouse, MorayshireThe Gatehouse
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Morayshire
  • 6 miles from Speyfest
Check datesA yellow-harled tower house with battlements flies a flag above conical yew trees and a lawn.Innes House
  • Sleeps 38
  • In Morayshire
  • 6 miles from Speyfest
Check datesA white harled farmhouse with a slate roof and chimneys stands amid greenery under a blue sky.Viewfield Farmhouse
  • Sleeps 8
  • In Morayshire
  • 6 miles from Speyfest
Check datesThe timber cabin lit at dusk against a pink sky, a hot tub steaming on the deck beside two chairs.Callie Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Morayshire
  • 13 miles from Speyfest
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