Port Fairy Folk Festival expands with even more star power

Following two giant lineup drops across the last four months, Port Fairy Folk Festival continues to grow for 2025.

More stars and more power have been added to the 2025 Port Fairy Folk Festival this morning. With festival dates inching closer and closer for their 2025 edition across the weekend of 7 to 10 March, Port Fairy Folk Festival has this morning added some all-American artists to their already mammoth lineup including Bonny Light Horseman, and Cat Power who will be singing the songs of Bob Dylan, as well as bringing in Prince Edward Island-based English folk singer Lucy Farrell.

Port Fairy Folk Festival Details

• When: 7 – 10 March 2025
• Where: 33 Campbell Street, Port Fairy Victoria
• Tickets: on sale now from here.

Port Fairy Folk Festival Full Lineup

• ANDREA KIRWIN AND CLAIRE EVELYNN
• BESS ATWELL
• BONNIE LIGHT HORSEMAN
• BRIAN NANKERVIS
• BRISCOE SISTERS
• THE BROTHER BROTHERS (USA)
• CAT POWER
• CHARM OF FINCHES
• CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE
• CHIKCHIKA
• CLARE SANDS
• DAVID ARDEN
• DEAN OWENS & THE SINNERS (SCO)
• DON WALKER
• THE EAST POINTERS (CAN)
• FIND YOUR VOICE COLLECTIVE SING JOE COCKER
• FLYNN GURRY
• GRASSY STRINGS
• GUSTO GUSTO
  
• HANA & JESSIE-LEE’S BAD HABITS
  
• HANNAH ALDRIDGE (USA)
• HAT FIZZ & CARA
• JAD PINNONE
• JEFF LANG
  
• JENNY MITCHELL
• JOHN SMITH (ENG)
• JON MUQ
• JORDIE LANE
  
• KATIE SPENCER (ENG)
  
• KRISTIN HERSH (USA)
  
• KUTCHA EDWARDS
• LA MAUVAISE RÉPUTATION
  
• LIAN HUSI TIMOR
• LINDIGO
  
• LITTLE QUIRKS
• LUCY FARRELL
• MEGHAN MAIKE & THE CACTUS FLOWERS
  
• MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION
  
• MISSY HIGGINS
• MUIREANN BRADLEY
  
• NIAMH BURY (IRE)
• NICK CHARLES
• OLD MAN LUEDECKE
• PETER GARRETT AND THE ALTER EGOS
• RUTHIER FOSTER
• SIMON JOYNER
  
• SÍOMHA (IRE)
  
• SKERRYVORE (SCO)
• TALISK

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Continuing the Festival’s tradition of celebrating local artists and supporting musicians from across the country, the March long weekend will see Briscoe Sisters, Charm of Finches, our Bellarine ARIA-nominated treasures, Checkerboard Lounge, David Arden, Don Walker, Flynn Gurry, Hat Fitz & Cara, Jad Pinnone, Jeff Lang, Jordie Lane, La Mauvaise Reputation and Nick Charles taking to the Port Fairy stages.

They join an already overflowing lineup of talent headed by new ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Missy Higgins, Peter Garrett and the Alter Egos, Kutcha Edwards, The Brother Brothers and The East Pointers.

Port Fairy Folk Festival is also renowned for its incredible special events with 2025 no exception. A popular duck in during the Port Fairy Festival weekend is the On The Couch series, hosted by Rockwiz legend Brian Nankervis. Another special event will see South West Victoria’s finest Find Your Voice Collective return to sing the songs of Joe Cocker, and festival partners The Boite will also be back for a special Sunday night event featuring music from around the world.

Justin Rudge, Program Director for the Port Fairy Folk Festival highlighted the Folkie’s strength and longevity as a major drawcard to audiences.

“We have audience members who have been coming to the Folkie since 1977! They brought their kids, and now those children have grown up and are bringing their own kids along. Port Fairy Folk Festival is a beautiful and wide-spanning multi-generational audience, and the 2025 program really celebrates this.

“From contemporary folk artists to the traditional masters, emerging voices to global touring legends, the next Festival over the March long weekend has something for all ages and music-loving stages of life,” says Rudge.

Tickets are on sale now to the fan-favourite festival weekend. Kids aged 12 under are free – youth and adult tickets available now.

To discover the full Port Fairy Folk Festival line-up, explore accommodation options and to book your spot visit portfairyfolkfestival.com

Words by Staff Writer