Malmö Folk Festival 8-12 april 2026
Malmö Folk Festival is back! At Malmö Live Concerthall and around the city you will be able to experience four days of fantastic folk- and world music!
It’s finally time for Malmö Folk Festival again - four days when the city and Malmö Live will be buzzing with folk and world music from across the globe. Experience fantastic artists and bands with us and throughout Malmö.
Organisers: Malmö Live Concert Hall, Musik i Syd, Malmö Folk, Mix Musik, Barnens Scen, Studieförbundet Bilda, Victoria Theatre, the municipal Schools of Culture, Ethno, Malmö Academy of Music, Folkmusikens Hus, ABF, the Arab–Swedish Cultural Center in Malmö, Inkonst, Malmö Libraries, Unga Musik i Syd.
Explore all events at Malmö Live in the activity list below. The full festival programme is updated continuously — read more at malmofolkfestival.se
9 april 2026
295 SEK
Kuben
Nordic Baltic Masters
April 7–11, the Malmö Academy of Music hosts Nordtrad, an annual event where students and teachers from folk and world music programs at music academies in the Nordic and Baltic countries meet for concerts, workshops, and more.
9 april 2026
Free admission
Kubenfoajén
Music For Dancing
Let loose on the dance floor as young musicians from the Nordic and Baltic Conservatories of Music offer music to dance to. Part of the Malmö Folk Festival in collaboration with Nordtrad.
9 april 2026
Free admission
Kanalscenen
Live Folk Music Playlist
End Thursday evening with a nice bar hangout in Malmö Live's bistro, where musicians from the Nordic and Baltic music academies offer a Live Folk Music Playlist, live folk music! Part of Malmö Folk Festival, in collaboration with Nordtrad.
10 april 2026
295 SEK
Kuben
The Forbidden Melodies
The Forbidden Melodies – A Special Tribute to Nashenas is an evening honoring one of Afghanistan’s most significant musicians and composers.
10 april 2026
Free admission
Kanalscenen
Open Stage Folk Music
Hear folk music and mingle in the bar! End the evening with Open Stage Folk Music, where students from music colleges in the Nordic and Baltic countries offer groovy folk and world music.
Last updated: 2026-03-10