The Secret Garden Party reveal their Childish Things theme

The Secret Garden Party 2015

Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th July 2015
Mill Hill Field, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2PH, England MAP
£185 adult weekend (+booking fee) - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 32,000

Last updated: Tue 14th Jul 2015

The Arts & Expression theme for next year's The Secret Garden Party has been announced as "Childish Things" for the event which happens from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th July 2015 at Mill Hill Field, Abbots Ripton, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Head Gardener, Fred Fellowes explains the thinking behind 2015' Arts & Expression theme of ‘Childish Things’ Saying, "Why are we encouraged so much to grow up and leave, what adults call, the best days of our lives? Not that we needed that much encouragement; we spent our time hurtling towards the 'next stage', determined to be bigger, more grown up, older, more mature and tall enough to take the ride. And what have we found? Certainly not all of the freedoms we thought we would.

"Join us this summer as we’ve decided it's time to get those ‘Childish Things’ out of the box again and embrace them as this year’s theme. Escape the world that wants us to grow-up (and behave); and explore what we all left behind. Next July we will create for you a 100-acre toy box of a party, complete with jelly, ice cream and sprinkles, so you can release and realise your inner child. Remember youth is wasted on the young; so here’s your second shot at it."

Grant Applications are now open for those who wish to submit their proposals to the Secret Garden Party 2015. Whether it is producing an art installation, running an action camp, curating a parade, creating an art piece, a penguin detective agency, or even a naked late night dance party, details can be found on the festival's website.

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Tickets for this event regularly sell out each year. The early bird offer has ended. Tickets are priced at £185. Instalment tickets are available with an initial payment of £50. A teen ticket is priced at £140, children aged under 12 years can attend for free, a campervan pass is priced at £60, and dog passes (limited numbers) are also available. Prices do not include booking fees.

Since it's beginning in 2003, the Secret Garden Party has grown organically with an ethos of fun, friendliness, creativity and participation. Inspired by the original ethos of Glastonbury and Burning Man. The Secret Garden Party's, founder Head Gardener, aka Fred Fellowes, has succeeded in placing his own particular and idiosyncratic stamp on this event, making it quite unlike anywhere else in existence. His vision, commitment and enthusiasm conitnue to bring artistic communities together.

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