Shambala Festival '04

This small family-friendly festival focuses on environmental issues and offers the chance to learn new skills and crafts. There are also independent films, workshops, talks and debates, comedy, a fresh organic market, fair trade coffee, practical demonstrations, speaker's corner, site art (a new art trail and a range of get-involved sculpture) and 'music with a mission'. The Bristol Permaculture group will be creating a garden space incorporating art, crafts and sounds.

It is hoped that on Saturday night there will be 2000 people in fancy dress. Cassette Boy and DJ Rubbish will be headlining a new green venue, which will be hosting talks about world issues, an anti GM opera, workshops and independent films.

Kids activities include a full and diverse program of acivities for all ages, such as creative workshops (shadow dancing), trampolines, circus fun, games, music, performance from Helen the Hat and others, and a samba procession on Sunday. Many activities will have themes around cultural awareness, the environment and rights. Children will be able to add their messages to the Rights Tree, to be posted on the website for the world to see.

Venue details aren't available until you buy a ticket and band line-ups aren't made public in advance. Ticket holders find out who's performing when they get there.