Farmer Phil's Festival 2013

Farmer Phil's Festival returns once again as a three day family friendly festival and the 16th edition takes place on Friday 9th to Sunday 11th August 2013 in Ratlinghope, Shropshire.

The festival caters for 2000 people and the organisers call it a family friendly event. There will be food and drink available on site (which caters for vegetarians too), as well as flushing toilets, licensed bars, stalls, craft and merchandise tents, woodcarving, newsagent/tobacconist on site for supplies, and quiet family area. Fireworks finale on Friday night.

Line-up

Ferocious Dog, and The Red Hot Chilly Pipers will headline the 2013 Festival, also confirmed are The Wayne Martin Band, N.U.M.B, Electric Swing Circus, Cocksure, The Troy Redfern Band, BC/DC, New Groove Formation, Deferred Sucess, Three Sheets T'Wind, and John Hardman. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Camping is included in the price and is available before (from Thursday 8th August) and after the festival by arrangement.

Tickets

Early bird tickets are priced at £70 for a weekend ticket including free camping. Day tickets are priced at £50. Children aged under 12 are free. To buy tickets, click here.

Entertainment

As well as the main stage, expect an acoustic stage, a cinema, variety/comedy tent, a silent disco, green workshops and discussions on green issues are running through out the weekend, and there is a Sunday farmers market. There's also fancy dress, and alternative therapies to explore in the Healing area.

Kids area

There is a dedicated area for children with circus workshops, with story tellers and craft and art work shops, circus skills and puppet shows, fancy dress competition for the little ones. Zorbs and fair ground rides. All children's entertainment is free.

Farmer Phil's also promotes sustainability and tries to raise awareness of green life style choices.

There will be more information here when available.

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