Festival 8 2015

The first family friendly participative Festival 8 will run over three days from Friday 17th until Sunday 19th July at Cabourne Parva, in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

Line-up

Abel Raise the Cain, ADO, Basement83, Belle Blue, Clan Dextine, Counting Coins, Chloey Rose, Dub Smugglers, Eeek, The Hat Club Band, Hallouminati, Hannah White, The Librarians, Moll Amour, Seas of Mirth, Roz Bruce Infusion, Rick Emsley, Iza Moonshine, See You in Tijuana, DJ Whoner, DJ Matt Catt, DJ Jimmy Jazz, Johnny Utah, Raw Kadence, Robots Found Errors, Ramble Gamble, The Speak Easy, Sebastian Vale, The Shadow Cats, Grace and the Magic Roots, Nick Akester, Rachel Lewis, The Fabulous Red Diesel, Experimental Sonic Machines, Aidan Marshall, The Minesweepers, Harry David, The Fyreflies, and Wakay.

Tickets

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Early bird tickets are currently available. An adult weekend ticket is priced at £45. A Juvenile (aged 15 - 17 years) weekend ticket is priced at £25, a child (aged 7 - 14 years) weekend ticket is priced at £15, a dull weekend ticket for children aged 6 and under free, A live in vehicle pass is £10 and a dog pass is £3.50.

More info

This festival is all about celebrating the senses with participation the key with workshops to walkabouts, as well as a Sunday Afternoon forum to meet with the organisers! This family festival guarantees tent loads of entertainment. If it rains, no problem they will have it covered. There will be on site creche facilities as well as plenty of entertainments for older children. For the big kids (adults) there will be a diverse line up of music, cabaret, art, talks, theatre and many other interactive entertainments including a giant maze!

There will be a healing area, talks (conspiracy theories, alternative tech, health and nutrition, herbalism, foraging, bushcraft) Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation. Plus a well equipped circus area with a tightrope and high wire. An on site creche and large children area will keep little ones entertained. A large water slide, mud wrestling and games area will keep the big kids entertained. There are proper onsite toilets as well as shower facillities.

There is an option for boutique camping as well as a variety of other on site services such as a heated barn with bar and stage, a bistro, burger van, art gallery, hairdresser, beauty parlour and barber. The festival will be full of things to do and join in with and organisers encourage everyone to come with costumes for the Friday night parade and show.

Other entertainments included poetry, theatre, singing, dance, drama close up magic and story telling. The festival is being organised by a group of volunteers and is being run as a not for profit event.

This is its first year although organisers have run several events on the same site. Normally the site is a working family farm.

Workshops

Many of Friday and Saturdays workshops will be focused around creating decorations, instruments, costumes, learning dance moves and percussion rhythms ready for the spectacular figure 8 parade that winds its way around the festival leading to a LED show, fireworks and lighting of the sacred fire.

Volunteers

Organisers are still taking a few more volunteers who are expected to work at least 3 x 3 hour shift and get a meal voucher after each shift plus free entry to the festival for all weekend.

Disabled facilities

The site is essentially pretty flat and easy to navigate ( unless there is torrential rain ). The toilet facilities are reasonably roomy but not purpose built for wheelchair users. However, no stairs or large steps.

More information will be here when available.

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