Port Fairy has once again been awash with people, performers, music, and fun for this year's folk festival.

There was a slight smattering of drizzle on Friday night over Port Fairy but that didn't stop this year's Folk Festival from getting off to a flying start as people streamed through the gates to be met by another diverse range of street performers, stalls, and, of course, music.

As the weekend progressed so did the amount of sunshine, with most of the festival being bathed in warm sunlight.

Depending on who you ask an estimated 20 to 30,000 people visit Port Fairy over the March long weekend for the folk festival which spills out into the streets of the town providing plenty of free entertainment for those who don't have a ticket.

Inside the arena however there's no shortage of stuff to see and do with around eight different stages and several roaming performers.

This year's artist of the year, John Butler, drew a capacity crowd to his Saturday and Sunday performances with plenty of people gathered around the outside of the stage one marquee to hear his performance.

Other popular performers included Eric Bibb, Sharon Shannon's Big Band, and The Bamboos who brought their funky soul to Saturday night.

Finnish band Frigg were one of the surprises with their high energy sets combining traditional folk with a more modern approach.

It might be a folk festival, but there's plenty of diversity on offer - on Sunday afternoon for example there was everything from Fred Smith's moving slide show which accompanied some of the songs from his 'Dust of Uruzgan' album, to a workshop in the basics of swing dancing led by US singer / songwriter (and dancer) Kristina Olsen.

Monday morning is always a bit quieter around the site with many festival goers possibly nursing sore tired heads, but a rousing series of concerts finished off the program for this year including Melbourne's The Woohoo Revue who had punters up dancing at one of the festival's last concerts.

Around lunch time on Monday the large volunteer construction crew started to move in, pulling down the signage before the bigger task of dismantling all the tents and marquees gets underway, signalling the end of another fabulous folkie.