This is not a festival, but a party our folk society has for itself each Oct. We have always has some "out of town" friends come to it, and now that Mudcat is so popular, we have some people from other countries who have heard about it...and as long as there is room, we try to enjoy meeting new friends. The current camp has an absolute limit of about 200....and a practical limit of a few less, due to types of beds...etc.

I don't think there is anything 'quite' like it in the UK or Europe, so it can be confusing to those reading about it for the first time.
Skarpi has posted on Mudcat for many years and we had enjoyed talking with him online... and several years ago we managed to have him over, where he made many friends.
This thread is a discussion of whether it is possible to have him back again.