The ‘Fake Folk Festival’, which raises funds for the annual Leigh Folk Festival, will take place at Fishermen’s Chapel, in New Road, Leigh-on-Sea, from June 28 to June 30. 20 acts are donating their time for free to play the festival. The event will be headlined by Marine Mammal & The Locals on Friday, The Famous Potatoes on Saturday, and The Gardeners on Sunday.
Music will start from 2pm on Friday and 12 noon on Saturday and Sunday. A spokesman for the event said: “We are having a Fake Folk Festival event at the Fishermen's Chapel to raise money for the Leigh Folk Festival. “All the bands have donated their time free of charge to raise money.
“Entry is free although we are encouraging as many donations as possible.” The Leigh Folk Festival has been active for nearly 32 years and its run by the arts charity, Leigh Folk Arts. The event is not taking place this year due to a lack of new committee volunteer members joining, the cost-of-living crisis, and increasing production costs.
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