Name: Over the Moon Festival 2013
Start: 2013-09-13
End: 2013-09-15
Location: Knockhatch Farm

Over the Moon Festival 2013

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th September 2013
Knockhatch Farm, west of Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3PR, England MAP
adults £99, teen £45, child (7-15 yrs) £25, under 7s free

Daily capacity: 2,000

Last updated: Thu 29th Aug 2013

Over the Moon Festival returns for a celebration of life described through the arts, with a host of local, national and international musicians, installation art, theatrical performances, circus, cabaret, film and so much more.

The festival is a three day gathering set in fields and woodland of the Sussex Downs which takes place from Friday 13th until Sunday 15th September 2013.

Over the Moon is an intimate, non-corporate affair with a strong emphasis on environmental awareness. The event is predominantly powered on solar energy, with supplementation from wind power and bio diesel, food traders will cater to every pallet with ethically sourced produce, there will be activities and entertainments to suit folk of all ages with accessibility being a key concern. Family is of paramount importance.

Line-up

The line-up includes The Freestylers, Hackney Colliery Band, Coda, The Physics House Band, AKDK, Professor Skank, Dub Revolution, Almighty Planets, Urban Sedated, Numerology, Atlantiks, Eagles For Hands, Creecha, Gypsy Disco, Cassidy Sacre, King Lagoon's Flying Swordfish Dance Band, Delta Sleep, Carnivalesque, Jouis, Rat Bag, Common Tongues, The Close Shaves, Jacqueline Haigh, Dan Hunt, Paul Johnson aka Michael Mavrik, Jim Grant, Dave Parrett, Ryan Molloy and Doug Horner.

Tickets

The early bird offer has ended. An adult weekend ticket is priced at £99, a youth (aged 14 - 17yrs) weekend ticket is priced at £45, a child (aged 7 - 15yrs) weekend ticket is priced at £25, and children aged under 7 years can attend for free, but require a ticket. A campervan pass is priced at £30, and a car parking pass is priced at £10.

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Participation

Over the Moon prides itself on catering for all ages and there is something suitable for all with the huge array of family-friendly activities available for children and parents alike making it a playground of possibility.Children are entertained all day and into the night with everything from face painting to trampolining, with circus skills workshops and even a procession on the last day of the festival where the children can dress up and parade everything they have made over the weekend. A real hive of activity, Over the Moon is the place where children never want to leave and parents wish they could stay!

Over the Moon is all about participation and, among the activities on offer, there will be opportunities to take music lessons, bush-craft, stone-carving, blacksmithing & wood turning workshops, eco-awareness talks, yoga, tai-chi & reiki classes, or to get involved in flash mob art installations.

Plus inspirational talks on subjects from astronomy to astrology, renewable energy to nutritional supplements, given by speakers at the forefront of their fields.