Carfest North 2012

Saturday 8th to Sunday 9th September 2012
Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England MAP
£85 with camping, child £25, - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 5,000

Last updated: Tue 17th Jul 2012

C4R-Fest was conceived by Chris Evans and is an event that combines classic cars, live music and food whilst also raising money for BBC Children in Need. The festival will take place on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire, and there's a sister event in the south at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire in August.

Line-up

Saturday: Texas, Paloma Faith, The Proclaimers, Counterfeit Stones, and Rockaoke.

Sunday: Razorlight, The Magic Numbers, Merrymouth - (featuring Simon Fowler & Dan Sealey from Ocean Colour Scene), and Ultimate Eagles.

Tickets

Tickets have sold out. A weekend ticket with camping was priced at £85, with children age 6 to 14 years weekend with camping tickets priced at £25, and children aged 5 and under are free and DO NOT require a ticket.

A minimum of 1/3 of the price of each ticket will benefit BBC Children in Need, registered charity number 802052 (England and Wales) and SC039557 (Scotland).

On site

Other attractions for festival goers include aerial displays from The Blades and The RAF Hot Air Balloon, a massive 105,000 cubic feet balloon made in the UK, will take to the skies (weather permitting). Some of the best cars in the world will be on display and on the sprint courses, from the Bugatti Veyron to historic Formula 1 cars and more and maybe even taking one away at the Silverstone Auction. 50 pie makers and 50 cake makers will go head to head, and dancing JCB Diggers, Segway Racers and Red Barrows, plus learning how to make ice cream, bake bread and churn butter. Glamping is also available.

There will be more information here when it becomes available.