Cambridge Folk Festival 2016

Cambridge Folk Festival 2016 - around the festival site
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Cambridge Folk Festival 2016

Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July 2016
Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8DW, England MAP
£159 for a festival pass - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 10,000
Last updated: Tue 14th Jun 2016

The Cambridge Folk Festival's prestigious reputation for quality music in intimate surroundings means tickets always sell out very quickly. The music is much more than traditional folk.

The 52nd festival will be taking place from Thursday 28th until Sunday 31st July 2016, at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, in Cambridge.

Line-up

Christy Moore, Gogol Bordello, and Imelda May are the headliners. They top a bill that will feature Glen Hansard, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Afro Celt Sound System, Kate Rusby, Charles Bradley & his Extraordinaires, Eliza Carthy and The Wayward Band, Jon Boden, Songs of Separation, Sam Lee & Friends, The Michael McGoldrick Band, Blazin' Fiddles, Solas, Edward II, Le Vent du Nord, Duncan Chisholm, Kila, Breabach, Hot 8 Brass Band, Cash Box Kings, This Is The Kit, Stick in the Wheel, Seafret, Mike & Ruthy, Will Varley, Lisa O'Neill, Brian McNeill, The Dovetail Trio, Imar, Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys, and Flats & Sharps, p;lud Ceilidhs from Glorystrokes, Steamchicken, and Silent Ceilidh, children's concerts from Funbox, and The Barrow Band, Club Tent showcases from The Rheingans Sisters, Hattie Briggs, and Kelly Oliver, with Anna & Elizabeth, and Ceilidh Liberation Front making appearances in The Den.

Latest additions Baaba Maal, KT Tunstall, Chris Wood, John McCusker, Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Visitor Band, Applewood Road, Sam Outlaw, Della Mae, Belinda O'Hooley & Heidi Tidow, Leyla McCalla, Darlingside, Blind Boy Paxton, Varldens Band, Megson, Lady Maisery, and Georgia Shackleton Trio.

For the line-up details, and day splits, as available see the Cambridge Folk Festival line-up page.

Tickets

Just like last year a full festival weekend pass has sold out. The year's full festival prices were:
Adult: £159 - SOLD OUT
Adult (18-21): £125
Teen (16-17): £95.50
Child (5-15): £44.50
Infant (0-4): free
City resident: £133
Concession (PIP): £122
Registered carer: £34

Thursday day ticket £26.50
Concession (PIP): £20.50
Registered carer: £6

Friday day ticket £57.50 - SOLD OUT
Concession (PIP): £44.50
Registered carer: £13
City resident: £47.50
City resident (PIP): £36.50
Registered carer for city resident (PIP): £11

Saturday day ticket £67.50 - SOLD OUT
Concession (PIP): £51.50
Registered carer: £16

Sunday day ticket £67.50 - SOLD OUT
Concession (PIP): £51.50
Registered carer: £16
Cherry Hinton Hall Tents: £63.50
Cherry Hinton Hall Caravan: £123.50
Cherry Hinton Hall Caravan (PIP): £93.50

Coldhams Common Tent: £43.50
Coldhams Common Minivan: £43.50
Coldhams Common Caravan: £83.50

This year they are selling tickets through a new ticketing system - ticket buyers must have an account, and password which must have been accessed recently. Festival goers must be registered here.

Music programme times

Music takes place as follows: Thursday 6pm-10pm; Friday 1pm-11.30pm; Saturday midday-11.30pm; Sunday midday-11pm.

Camping

The campsites (charge per tent, not per person) also provide their own friendly entertainment. There is also on-site entertainment for kids.

There'll be more information here when available.




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