Free festivals

Subject: RE: Free festivals
From: Carol
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 02:39 PM

Almost free, i.e. about £10 - £15 for the weekend including camping
Are Durham Trad. Festival at Croxdale, ran by Fred Brierly, Durham Folk Party, Staithes, York Folk Days and a 'few others' that are so well attended they can't/don't take any more people!

Subject: RE: Free festivals
From: Silas
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 01:07 PM

Baggeridge Park wolverhampton is small but quite good.

Subject: RE: Free festivals
From: Blowzabella
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 12:58 PM

Lancaster Maritime Festival was always mostly free - you just paid £2 daily admission to the Maritime Museum (ticket re-useable throughout the day) and there was a charge for the Last Night concert - but that was modest. All the other venues were free admission. Last year, at Glasson, it was all free, apart from the Last Night concert. This year the Saturday night concert had a £3 charge and the Last Night concert was a tenner. Everything else free.

Subject: RE: Free festivals
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 09:42 AM

Rochester Sweeps Festival is massive and free. Again, you only pay for concerts but there's plenty of free ones in the pubs too. A fab weekend but it's always chilly! I think it's probably to do with the narrow streets. I miss it lots.

Subject: RE: Free festivals
From: nutty
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 09:31 AM

Darlington Spring Thing is mostly free - you just pay for concerts. It is a very enjoyable weekend,

Subject: RE: Free festivals
From: GUEST,Captain Swing
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 09:18 AM

Cottingham Springboard June 6, 7 and 8 - taking place in 4 venues in Cottingham with more than 100 performers.

Subject: Free festivals
From: Graham and Jo
Date: 26 Apr 08 - 08:52 AM

Beverley Beck Shanty Festival (Yorkshire, UK) is a free festival. There is just a fee for camping at the leisure centre. What other free festivals do people know of?