Just to correct a couple of contributors here.
The Faversham Hop Fest has never been a folk festival. It's a town festival. Sidmouth Lite it's not!
True there are people on the organising committee, who are involved with British music, but, essentially it's a celebration of the Hop harvest.
One of the few town bashes that gets the whole community involved.
Young rock bands, Jazzers, Street theatre, and lots lots more.
A lot of the artists are local to the area, and perform for free.
I don't live there anymore, but, always the highlight for me was meeting old friends from Belgium (Trommelflute), and getting the chance to learn some new tunes.
Not sure how the weather affected the Sunday this year, but, in years past, the town square was invariably crowded.

Ralph Jordan
(Ex Fav Festival Band)

PS. And if it's Chavs you're after, there are far more up in the Medway towns methinks!