The Blackdown Beer and Music Festival 2014

Friday 8th to Saturday 9th August 2014
Cherry Hayes Farm, Smeatharpe, Devon, EX14 9RD, England MAP
£32 weekend ticket with camping

Last updated: Tue 22nd Jul 2014

The Blackdown Beer and Music Festival takes place on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th August 2014 at Cherry Hayes Farm, Smeatharpe Devon. (between Taunton and Honiton). The festival offers live music, a huge selection of beers etc, food, and family entertainment on Saturday afternoon.

Line-up

Dukes of Haggerd, Jason Baxter, The B’stardos Bros, Troy Ellis and his Hail Jamaica, Bull, Slap Jack & Friends, Cathy Judge & Johnny Francis, Jess Handley, Appalachia, Blackdown Samba Band, Fujalada, and Groove-a-licious.

Family fun on Saturday includes a dunk tank, bungee run, football, gladiator joust, bouncy castle, splat the rat, play area, welly wang, apple bob, face painting, treasure hunt, horse and cart rides, art & craft workshops, festival games, and lots more. All free for the under 18s.

Tickets

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A weekend ticket is priced at £32 and includes camping. A Friday ticket is priced at £10, a Saturday ticket is £12, with one day camping £5 per night.

More info

This is a charity event, raising money to support music education and activities on the Blackdown Hills, and there is camping available.

The Blackdown Hills Beer and Music Festival was born in 1996 in direct response to the imminent loss, due to budget cuts, of the music teacher at a local primary school. The Festival became a huge success, and every year they have given substantial grants to schools and community groups in the Blackdowns, in line with their belief that everyone, regardless of age, ability, experience or income, should have the opportunity to enjoy making music.

Each year, the Festival gives grants for music teaching to local schools. Without these grants, music would inevitably come very low down on the list of priorities for small schools on a tight budget, and many children might never have the chance to find out what they can do!

More information will be here when available.