Solfest to take a year out

Solfest 2013

Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th August 2013
Tarnside Farm, Tarns, nr Aspatria, Cumbria, CA7 4NQ, England MAP
early bird £99 adult weekend

Daily capacity: 8,000

Last updated: Mon 22nd Jul 2013

Following this summer's 10th Solfest the festival organisers have decided to take a year out in 2014 to enable a new team to fully prepare for the event's return in 2015.

A statement from organisers reads, "Following the huge success of our 10th Solfest, we've now held our Annual General Meeting and have elected a team to take up the Solfest baton and carry it forward into the future.

We have taken the decision not to hold a Solfest festival in the summer of 2014. This allows us a much needed break after ten long years, and also gives us the chance to concentrate our efforts on Solfest 2015.

When we return, we intend to remain one of the most loved and best valued family friendly festivals in the country. We would like to thank all our supporters for their hard work and commitment over the last ten years.

We are as committed as ever to the Solfest ethos and our passion for getting it right and creating the type of festival which you all deserve.

We look forward to seeing each and every one of you back in our usual spot between the 28th and 30th of August 2015. We’ll keep the grass warm for you!"

The festival which offers seven stages of entertainment with something for everyone over August Bank Holiday weekend includes free camping, free parking (next to your tent), plenty of food from around the world, a licensed bar (or you can bring your own), sculptures, a healing area, adult workshops, craft stalls, walkabout performances and theatre, a baby area, fire performances, an acoustic music session tent, and more.

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