For one week every year at the beginning of August the town of Sidmouth burst into life and at the seams with visitors to the folk festival. There is music, dance, theatre and story telling in venues big and small all over the town. Market traders line the seafront and everywhere is a riot of colour. Here are a few of the photos I took last night.
Another good reason for you to come to Devon!
Lucid Gypsy 
Oh that looks like an awful lot of fun! 🙂
Yes it’s buzzing!
hi Gilly, so many creative, funny musicians, must have been a great experience!
It’s a great atmosphere!
Love the hats 🙂
I think its a case of who can create the craziest one!
Looks like so much fun and laughter. Some of the costumes look as though they might be from an ‘0bby horse traditional play? But I don’t see an ‘Obby horse 🙂
I didn’t see one that evening but I’m sure there’s one around somewhere!
Traditions are still with us. lovely to see ..;)
I agree, its worth seeking them out!
Love the happy time people are having in their colorful attire.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Happy Folk Festival. Nice pictures. Looks like a lot of fun.
We are celebrating Festival of Friends this weekend.
How fun!
I love that it is so colourful.
There’s a Jane Austen connection too isn’t there? Jane Gardam wrote a short story which became the title of a collection The Sidmouth Letters. Literary aristocracy!
A “riot of colour” is perfect ! Thanks for sharing!
It looks fantastic fun! Great photos.
Wow, you certainly get out!! A lot more than me.
Joyous, wonderful photos 🙂 You inspire me to live a bit more.
Anything I can do to inspire is fab, thanks Noeleen 🙂
NOW THAT IS COLORFUL!
lovely and colourful, Gilly 🙂 What fun they must have had
Thanks for publishing the link!