The information below applies to the festival held at Leicester, before its 2012 move to Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire.
Big Session is a family friendly festival, which was held in the grounds of De Montfort Hall and Gardens in Leicester in mid June since 2004. The festival took a year out to travel to Beautiful Days festival in 2011, before re-locating to Catton Hall in 2012.
festival information by: Danielle Millea
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The Big Session 2017
festival details
festival details
last updated: Fri 7th Apr 2017
Big Session Festival
festival home page
festival home page
last updated: Wed 15th Feb 2017
The Big Session 2016
festival details
festival details
last updated: Mon 18th Apr 2016
The Big Session expands to 3 days in 2016
featuring Oysterband plus June Tabor, Seth Lakeman and Edward II
featuring Oysterband plus June Tabor, Seth Lakeman and Edward II
last updated: Thu 15th Oct 2015
The Big Session 2016
line-ups & rumours
line-ups & rumours
last updated: Thu 15th Oct 2015