Banbury Folk Festival 2011

Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October 2011
various locations, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5QE, England MAP
special offer £50 for a weekend season ticket

Last updated: Mon 8th Sep 2014

The Banbury Canalside Folk Festival takes place from Friday 7th until Sunday 9th October 2011 at various venues around the town of Banbury in Oxfordshire with 2 main concert venues, and a major dance venue including the Mill Arts Centre, the Town Hall, the General Foods Social Club and the Canalside itself.

Line-up

Vin Garbutt, Jacqui McShee's Pentangle, John Tams and Barry Coope, ahab, Tom McConville Big Band, Isla St Clair, Melrose Quartet (including Nancy Kerr and James Fagan), Mick Ryan & Paul Downes, Crucible Trio, Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Will Pound & Dan Walsh, P J Wright and Brooks Williams, Red Shoes, Richard Grainger, John Richards Band, Stanley Accrington, James Fagin and Nancy Kerr, The Amazing Mr Smith, Swing 'em Fair, Scolds Bridle, Cuckoo Oak, Alhambra, Scarecrow, Rag 'n' Roll Band, Nine Mile Ride, George Wilson, Bill McKinnon, Patti Smith & Ned Clamp, GU4, The Funk Band with Jossie Evans, Pete Grassby, Kevin O'Regan Band, Copper Kettle, Trefor Williams, Malc Gurnham and Gill Gilsenan, One Night Stand, Paperback Writers, Chris King, Hillary Ward, Morning After, Fagins Gang, Pete Joshua, Chris Tobin & Dave Cook, Ian 'Badger' Collins, Loxley, Hamish Currie, Dave Taylor, Banbury Didgeridoo Club, Derek Burgess and Kitty Vernon, Dave and Ann Reader, Sian Phillips, Gallimauphrey, The Sceptics, Eileen and Jim, Ken Scullion & Ruth Sindry, Hugh Diamond.

Expected also ceilidhs at the Town Hall, a craft and trade fair during the day on Saturday (admission free), local bands showcase concerts, acoustic concerts, folk clubs, folk theatre, Morris dancing (outside of The Mill and around town), workshops, story telling, song and music sessions and singing boat trips on the canal.

Tickets

Ticket are priced at £50 for the weekend, or £18 for Friday, £36 for Saturday all day/evening, and £18 for Sunday £18. To buy tickets, click here.

Camping

Camping is priced at around £5 per night (purchasable when tickets go on sale). It is expected that Hanwell Fields School will be used for indoor camping again this year. Camping for Campervans and Caravans will be at Drayton Leisure Golf Centre nearby. Because the capacity for caravans and campervans is limited, priority will be given to Season Ticket holders on those sites. Indoor camping and campers wanting to use tents are unaffected.

Pets

Dogs and other animals are not allowed at the main venues, or at the Campsites.

Accommodation

There is plenty of Hotel and Bed & Breakfast accommodation in the locality.

Parking

For those who commute to the festival there is plenty of car parking available at Banbury Railway Station car park only a couple of minutes away from the main venues. The station's own parking charges apply.

More information will be here when available.