Folk Festival 2025

The 48th Ann Arbor Folk Festival at Hill Auditorium January 24–25, 2025!

Presented by The Ark and Bank of Ann Arbor, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival is the largest annual fundraising effort for The Ark, Ann Arbor’s non-profit home for folk, roots, and acoustic music. Featuring a blend of renowned and up-and-coming performers, the program provides audience members with the opportunity to hear artists they know and love while discovering great new talent.

Friday, January 24 at Hill Auditorium, 7pm

Waxahatchee
Josh Ritter
Jobi Riccio
Adeem the Artist
Afro Dominicano
Ketch Secor, MC

Saturday, January 25 at Hill Auditorium, 7pm

Toad the Wet Sprocket
Bruce Cockburn
The Milk Carton Kids
Joy Clark
Willi Carlisle
Ketch Secor, MC

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Presenting Sponsor

Bank of Ann Arbor

Encore Sponsor

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Producers Circle

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Design Sponsor

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Hospitality Sponsor

The Kensington Hotel logo

Hospitality Sponsor

Sponsors Circle

Ann Arbor Carpets logo

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Applauder Circle

Bloom General Contracting logo

Applauder Circle

Music go round

Applauders Circle

RIS logo

Applauder Circle

The RFD Boys logo

Media Partner

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Detroit Metro Times logo

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See who has played at Folk Fest since 1976.

All funds raised through the Festival benefit The Ark, Ann Arbor’s non-profit home for folk, roots, and ethnic music.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.