{"id":2071,"date":"2023-08-07T17:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/?page_id=2071"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:59:31","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-repeated main_hero_banner_sec\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:305px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2181 is-repeated\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/guitar-3567767_1920.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-d51e0a58 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:4rem\"><strong>MFF Archive August 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">1st &#8211; 2nd August and 12th &#8211; 13th December 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">TWO FULL WEEKENDS of FREE MUSIC PERFORMANCES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>In and around the town centre of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d2da2050 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#dddddd;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/2026-summer-festival-schedules-published\/\">2026 Summer Festival Schedules Published<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-16T16:37:35+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We have just published the schedules of performances for the Summer Folk Festival over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd of August 2026.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/schedules\/\">See the Schedules<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As usual, these schedules may be subject to amendment between now and the festival weekend, so keep checking back!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/the-christmas-folk-trail-for-2025\/\">The Christmas Folk Trail for 2025<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-16T19:47:19+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Christmas Folk Trail for 2025 held over the weekend of 13th and 14th December 2025 was once again very successful even though fewer venues than usual took part.  Those that did were hosts to a wide selection of very talented musicians and some very appreciative audiences.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many thanks to all the wonderful musicians that took part and those that helped with organization and logistics.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hope to see you all again in 2026!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ceca3b9e73c8328f72739f966a11f97c is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffe97d;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:32px;text-decoration:none\"><strong>Venues<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Melton Folk Festival performances are spread over a number of venues, mostly pubs and tea-rooms, in Melton Mowbray town centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Over 30 venues have taken part over the years and each festival typically involves 12-15 venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5cabdc9c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/venues\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#000000;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);font-size:1.5rem\">See Venues<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-15943ef103d4f8a32706d259ff0852f9 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1d1e1;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>Acts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 170 individual acts, representing both local talent and from further afield, have appeared at MFF Archive August 2026 over the years.  A typical festival involves around 60-70 acts, each playing up to 6 40 minute performance slots over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d072e305 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"\/acts\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#000000;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:0;font-size:1.5rem\">See Acts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8ade4398c32a6f27d1dd720fa2abbf1a is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#c0ebf1;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"patron\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>Schedules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The schedules of performances are published here close to the date of the festival and are subject to change right up to the last minute.  All performance slots are 40 minutes long and the start and end times vary by venue.  There are also singarounds and sessions scheduled for more informal performances and playing together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5cabdc9c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/schedules\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#000000;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);font-size:1.5rem\">See Schedules<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest News Venues Melton Folk Festival performances are spread over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2071","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2071"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2829,"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2071\/revisions\/2829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festival.meltonfolk.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}