Name: Chase Park Festival 2016
Start: 2016-08-06
End: 2016-08-06
Location: Chase Park

Chase Park Festival 2016

Saturday 6th August 2016
Chase Park, Whickham, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE16 4QA, England MAP
£9, FREE to those with a disability (and carers)

Daily capacity: 3,500

Last updated: Thu 14th Jul 2016

Chase Park Festival, the accessible music and arts festival showcasing emerging and established North East artists will happen on Saturday 6th August 2016 at Chase Park Neuro Centre, Whickham, Gateshead, in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Line-up

Reverend and The Makers headline with two stages of live music featuring Stornoway, Ben Ottewell, The Cornshed Sisters, Barry Hyde, SoShe, Jake Houlsby, The Sound Beams, and Mirrors.

Tickets

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Tickets are free to people with disability (who need it to be) and their carers / support workers, general admission is priced at £9, and a family ticket for two adults and up to four children is priced at £22.

More info

The whole idea behind the event is to be inclusive for everyone regardless of ability. Factors such as remote locations, high expense, access and poor facilities can often mean many mainstream outdoor music festivals can often exclude people with disabilities.

Chase Park Festival also aims to helping break down cultural barriers and stereotypes often associated with people with disabilities by engaging with the whole community. The festival uses music as the foundation to get people from all walks of life together to enjoy a fun-packed carnival atmosphere.

Using special raised trackways the event is accessible to all and enables people to get to the stage whatever the weather, There is also a drop-off point that aids access to the stage, and to specialised mobility equipment should it be needed.

Expect also demonstrations, a holistic therapy tent, craft stalls, face painting, and an array of food and drink.

More information will be here when available.