Wickham Festival 2023

Wickham Festival is a 4-day music and arts festival held every August near he historic village of Wickham. The dates for 2023 are confirmed as from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th August for the family-friendly Wickham Festival which offers live music and entertainment for all ages with camping in a relaxed folk festival setting, and will be held in the Hampshire village of Wickham just east of Eastleigh and just north of Fareham.

Expect four music stages and other attractions including late-night comedy; the Bug Beats silent disco; the Digital Funfair; The Flying Buttresses; 'Fit-Up circus skills performances & workshops, The Magic Teapot venue, street theatre & storytelling; Rentadinosaur; children's entertainers and much more..

Line-up

Thursday 3rd August:
Show of Hands, Martyn Joseph, Track Dogs, Alistair Russell, 21st Century Abba, Fleetwood Collective, Dlugokecki and others.

Friday 4th August:
The Saw Doctors, Mary Black, Frankie Gavin & De Dannan, Eliza Carthy & The Restitution, Mary Coughlan, Ashley Hutchings & Becky Mills, The Dog Show Sessions, Brighde Chaimbeul, Fake Thackray, The Ollam, Tim Edey & Friends, Ian Prowse & Amsterdam and others.

Saturday 5th August:
Eric Bibb, Fisherman's Friends, Barbara Dickson, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Dhol Foundation, The Deborah Bonham Band, Edward II, Lady Maisery, Edwina Hayes, The Trouble Notes, NoGood Boyo, Joshua Burnell and The Marching Skaletons and others.

Sunday 6th August:
Midge Ure, Afro Celt Sound System, The Zombies, Toyah & Robert Fripp, The South, Jim Cregan 'Cregan & Co', Skerryvore,  Peat & Diesel, Merry Hell, The Ross Couper Band, Daisy Chute, Virgina Kettle, Chris Walker's Pedigree Jazz Band and The Tuneless Choir and others.

Tickets

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Four-day tickets are currently on sale at £220 for adults with under 16's admitted half price and under 10's gaining free admission. Day ticket are also available starting at £60. A weekend camping pass starts at £35 and parking is free.

Day tickets

day tickets available from £60

Thursday - £60 / £30 (10-16 years/ carers)
Friday - £75 / £37.50 (10-16 years/ carers)
Saturday- £85 / £37.50 (10-16 years/ carers)
Sunday - 85 / £42.50 (10-16 years/ carers)

More Info

Other attractions for festival goers include more street theatre; film screenings; a cabaret and circus skills stage, exotic foods fayre, real ale bars, and more.

Campsite open from noon until 9pm on the Wednesday and from 10am on the Thursday.
Festival arena open from 3pm on the Thursday and 8am other days.

Getting there

Wickham is easily reached by road, rail, coach, bus and air. If coming by road, Wickham is just two miles north of the M27 (junction 10) near Fareham and is less than 10 miles from both the M3 and A3. Alternatively, for a scenic route, take the A32 from Alton and head south through the beautiful Meon valley.

There will be more information here when it becomes available.

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