Folk Night

Folk Night at the Ship is St. John’s longest continually running live music event (it started in 1976!) It regularly draws a sizeable crowd each Wednesday night; sometimes 100 souls and rarely less than 50. The music and performers range from solo songwriters and duos to traditional NL sessions, blues, klezmer, storytellers and all styles in between.

FOR 2026, Folk Night is being organized and programmed directly by the team at
 The Ship Pub and Kitchen.  For performer inquiries and Folk Night schedules, please find The Ship Pub and Kitchen on Facebook .

There are sometimes special events such as the Folk Festival Launch, themed evenings, open mic nights and certain Wednesdays of every month reserved for a traditional tune session that often sees a dozen or more players in attendance.

Folk Night at the Ship starts at 9 p.m. (yes, it really does!) and cover on most Wednesday nights is $10, with the exception of tune sessions and certain special events.

Poster

Presenting Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

TD Bank Group

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Government Supporters

Community Partner Organizations

Folk Night Sponsors