Heavens above - if it was a couple of days before the event, I might understand the concern - but there are months to go yet.

What on earth is the desperate need to know now? And when you enquire, nearer the time, why not ask the people who might stand a chance of answering you, as has been suggested? Ie those organising the event. I'll bet many events (not just folk festivals) planned for later in the year have not had licenses issued yet. Again - the people organising this event have a clean copy book - let them get on with the mammoth job of organising the darn thing and not having to spend too much time, at this crucial stage, in answering logistical queries - you'll be wanting to check what sort of loo paper will be provided next!