Townsville Folk Club

07/06/2026

No Folk Club this week we'll all be at the festival putting the final touches in place ready to open the gates Friday morning 🎪Folk Club returns 25th June with a great line-up. Watch this space.

01/06/2026

Club nights are taking a break to get ready for the festival. We're decorating our brollies and anticipating a colourful, shady festival. See you there!

FESTIVAL PARASOL & UMBRELLA COMPETITION
Celebrate Our 35th Festival!

☂️ WHAT?

Decorate a parasol, umbrella or brolly
Show your creativity + add shade to the festival

🎨 WHY?

Celebrate 35 years in colourful, creative style
Let’s celebrate together!

🗓 WHEN?

Use your brolly all weekend
Judging: Saturday 3:00–5:00pm
Parade: 5:45pm

📍 WHERE?

Around the festival site
Final judging near the Mountain Stage

🎟 HOW TO ENTER

Collect a ticket from roaming judges
Or get one at Mountain Stage (5:00–5:30pm)

🏆 PRIZE

FREE weekend ticket to 2027 Festival

🌈 Bring your creativity. Bring your colour. Let’s celebrate!

25/05/2026

Halfway to Somewhere Album Launch: "Ambushed" featuring special guest Andrew Clermont. Supporting Act: Layman Preachers

19/05/2026

These guys will be Herbert Hotel this Friday night! 22nd May

07/05/2026

FESTIVAL PARASOL & UMBRELLA COMPETITION
Celebrate Our 35th Festival!

☂️ WHAT?

Decorate a parasol, umbrella or brolly
Show your creativity + add shade to the festival

🎨 WHY?

Celebrate 35 years in colourful, creative style
Let’s celebrate together!

🗓 WHEN?

Use your brolly all weekend
Judging: Saturday 3:00–5:00pm
Parade: 5:45pm

📍 WHERE?

Around the festival site
Final judging near the Mountain Stage

🎟 HOW TO ENTER

Collect a ticket from roaming judges
Or get one at Mountain Stage (5:00–5:30pm)

🏆 PRIZE

FREE weekend ticket to 2027 Festival

🌈 Bring your creativity. Bring your colour. Let’s celebrate!

04/05/2026

103.9 4TTT FM supporting local, live music. Our Christmas Party rockers Colloidal Silver - rock band. and regular groovesters The Layman Preachers are featuring this month. Give it a listen and find where you can catch them live and local.

HEY GANG!!! 🎶 If you’re into great original music from Townsville’s best bands and artists, tune in to Triple T · Live & Local every Friday at 6PM! Get to know the performers, their stories, and what drives the music. Oh… and we’re on the bill May 22nd! 😁

15/04/2026

🎶 **Folk Club Open Mic Night** 🎶

Join us this **Thursday, April 16th at 7pm** at the Herbert Hotel for another great night of music, community, and creativity!

Whether you’re keen to perform or just soak up the vibe, our Open Mic welcomes all.

✨ **Spotlight Guest:** Leni Peirano
Leni returns to the Folk Club bringing her unique blend of folk-grunge acoustic sounds, weaving together intimate (and sometimes delightfully bizarre) storytelling, improvisation, and Latin American classics.

Come along, bring your instrument, your voice, or just your ears, it's always a special night.

🎤 Sign up on the night
🍻 Great atmosphere
🎵 All welcome

See you there!


Herbert Hotel

02/12/2025

The Townsville Folk Club's annual Christmas shindig
Line up for Saturday Herbert Hotel
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Halfway to Somewhere
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Box of Chocolates
7:00 pm – 7:45 pm Deep Sea Creature
8:00 pm – 8:45 pm Colidial Silver

21/11/2025

🎄 Townsville Folk Club Christmas Shindig ...... Something for EVERYONE! 🎶
4 bands, Merch giveaways and a sausage sizzle are included in your $20 entry fee

This year’s Christmas bash at the Herbert Hotel is shaping up to be the most eclectic yet — and we mean eclectic. No matter what you’re into, there’s a band on this line-up that’ll hit the sweet spot!

🔥 Colloidal Silver is bringing their big year of stoner-rock/grunge energy, fresh off launching their EP and supporting SPIDERBAIT!

Deep Sea Creature with their infectious medieval folk-rock madness.

Halfway to Somewhere**, serving up warm, heartfelt folk-rock goodness.

Box of Chocolates is kicking things off with fun, upbeat vibes.

Add in The Herbert’s legendary hospitality and service.
There's merch giveaways, and a sausage sizzle INCLUDED in your $20 entry, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Townsville Folk Club Christmas party
Saturday 6 December
Music from 5pm till 9pm
Herbert Hotel

Come for the folk, stay for the rock, the medieval chaos, the good yarns, and the Christmas cheer. Bring your mates, there’s truly something for everyone

See ya there! 🎸✨