Caversham Festival returns to Christchurch Meadows, Caversham, in Reading this year over two days on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of July 2013.
The Caversham Festival is a free community festival that attracts 8,000 to 10,000 visitors annually showcasing local musical talent, arts, crafts and produce.
Festival Stage: The Movement, Vocal Networking, Shoot For The King, Borderline:FIRE, Blindman's Vision, We Caught The Castle, Violet Class, Terrics, Fish Hook, Mellor, Kamikaze Test Pilots, Smokey Bastard.
Riverside Stage: Adam & Elvis, Kicking Television, Last Rites, The Noyze, Hector The Dog, Talulah Kills, PeAcE.
Readipop Tent: Bohemian Buskers, Connor John Turner, Jamie Crawford, Jonathan Oakley, Dan Curtis, Damien Passmore.
Festival Stage: Moving On, Ravens in Paris, Chalk Angels, Shoals, Bellyeyesmile, Damn Damn Patriots, The Small Strings, Jakabo Sevasa, The Drop
Riverside Stage: Rattlesnake Flophouse, Break The Hate, The Majestic, Soundblast Sinfonia, 13D, The Herberts, Mr Fogg, RASPO
Readipop Tent:
Bohemian Buskers, Matt Maltese, Lonesound.
As well as music there's a dedicated kids area, arts and crafts workshops, food including a farmers market selling local produce and much more.
In 2011, after a two year hiatus, Readipop took over the running of Caversham Festival. Readipop is an arts charity that creates community projects and workshops that explore music, sound, image, technology and beyond. Now in its 13th year, the event includes 3 music stages, food, children's workshops, fairground rides, boat rides, arts and craft stalls, dance demonstrations, performance art, theatre and much more.
The festival's main aims are to promote local businesses, community groups, artists, performers and charities in Caversham. Anyone interested is highly encouraged to get in contact and submit ideas to Readipop so that they can get involved and be included. All ideas will be considered. There are already some scheduled events that fall within the festival dates, which Readipop hopes to enhance with extra arts activities. These include a Summer Fayre, put on by Thameside Primary School and a Church Fete in Caversham Court. Readipop are keen to boost the musical, local arts and cultural aspects of this event and create a strong annual showcase for Readipop's projects.
This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.
Festival Republic, the company behind Reading Festival, has announced that it will sponsor Caversham Festival in Reading by donating £5000 each year for the next five years. The free-to-attend event community festival is held at Christchurch Meadows on the riverside, close to the Reading Festival site and is attended by thousands of people from the local area.
For more information, see the Caversham Festival website.
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