There are plenty of smaller festivals around us that have excellent facilities and some really beautiful venues, plus a fantastic selection of artists, for around £25-40 a head (not bad for 3 days entertainment). This year I'll be going to Ryedale (held in the brilliant Ryedale Folk Museum in one of the most beautiful villages in Yorkshire - if not England), Osmotherley, Moonbeams Wold Top (held in a lovely setting alongside the Wold Top micro brewery), and maybe Scarborough Seafest and a couple of others. This is all within a 60 mile drive of where I live in Yorkshire and there are lots and lots of others if only I had the time. Plus, folk clubs als o run weekend events - Kirkby Fleetham has two a year that are great events, held in the village hall with lovely home cooking and beer from the keg.