Shambala Festival goes veggie

Shambala Festival 2016

Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th August 2016
a secret location near Market Harborough, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England MAP
£169 for weekend - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 15,000

Last updated: Tue 26th Jul 2016

Next year Shambala which takes place on August Bank Holiday Weekend from Thursday 25th until Sunday 28th August 2016 at a secret location.

Over the event's seventeen-year history, they've introduced incentives like ditching disposable plastics, introduced low-carbon travel schemes and become 100% renewably powered. Shambala Festival was the first UK festival to accept Bitcoin - the world’s first digital currency - as payment for tickets. Shambaholics also have the chance to balance their travel-related carbon with a donation directly into renewable energy, the recycling deposit was introduced, and so was a plastic bottles ban.

Now organisers have announced they will be going vegetarian (again - it used to be veggie when it was held outside Plymouth) with all catering outlets only selling veggie food. This will include all of the food they are providing for staff and crew which will also be 100% meat and fish free, mostly local and mostly organic.

Organisers announced, "...We can’t help but feel there is a big, meaty elephant in the room. As well as land degradation, deforestation and ocean pollution, the meat industry is responsible for more greenhouse emissions than all global transportation put together.

" This year we're setting ourselves a challenge: to provide the most eye-popping, mouthwatering, colourful, hearty array of cuisine at Shambala 2016 without a single bit of meat or fish in sight. Watch out for insect dishes, Bacon Lovers Anonymous support groups, luxury dining experiences and a range of delicious food from around the world.

"Meat lovers, bring your own meat on site if you want. But when you see what’s on offer from our cafés, we wager you don’t miss it."

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There are no acts confirmed yet for 2016. The festival is expected to have 200 acts across a dozen or so stages of music programming, plus a roller disco, karaoke, contemporary circus performances (tightrope walking, swinging trapeze, pole dancing), and loads more.

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Tiers 1 and 2 sold out within hours of release, Tier 3 tickets are priced as follows:

An adult weekend ticket is £159
Teen (aged 15/16/17yrs) weekend ticket £89
Child (aged 5-14yrs) weekend ticket £39
Child and Teen tickets may only be purchased with adult tickets. Maximum of 2 teen tickets per adult over 21yrs.
Child under 5 Free (but must register)

Van/Car+Caravan pass £45
Car Pass £30 (one per car)
Disabled tickets (2 for 1) Call 0844 870 0000. Valid with proof of middle or higher rate DLA support.

There are also Easypay and Split Payment initiatives, both of which allow the cost of tickets to be spread between now and next May. With the Split Payment scheme (available on Tier 3 and Tier 4 tickets), Shambaholics pay half now and the balance before May 31st 2015. The Easypay scheme, enables the spread of the cost of tickets payments at anytime between now and May 31st, after paying an non-refundable deposit of £40. The Easypay scheme is available only on Tier 4 tickets. You decide how much and how often you pay for your tickets, and you can make a payment simply by logging in to your TicketSellers account.

Tickets sold out last year at the beginning of June.

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