Leigh Folk Arts is a community arts charity  that  has delivered Leigh Folk Festival which had been running over 30 years. Leigh Folk Festival, is held over a weekend in June and has become one of the top events in Southend, attracting between 8-10,000 attendees, and is widely considered the largest free folk festival in the UK.

The festival uses a central festival space, based in Leigh Library Gardens, and other spaces and venues throughout Leigh.  

The majority of events are free to enter and we focus on being inclusive, accessible and to deliver for all age ranges, including children, young people and families.