Name: Upton upon Severn Folk Festival 2016
Start: 2016-04-29
End: 2016-05-02
Location: various venues

Upton upon Severn Folk Festival 2016

Friday 29th April to Monday 2nd May 2016
various venues, Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 9JR , England MAP
£60 for full weekend

Daily capacity: 500

Last updated: Tue 8th Mar 2016

Upton upon Severn Folk Festival celebrates its 27th Birthday over the May Bank holiday from Friday 29th April until Monday 2nd May 2016, and takes place in the town of Upton Upon Severn in Worcestershire.

Line-up

The first acts confirmed are The Wilsons, Les Barker, Keith Donnelly, Jim Mageean & Graeme Knights, Harvey Andrews, Ian Bruce, Jeff Warner, Project Jam Sandwich, Scold's Bridle, Danny Pedler & Rosie Butler-Hall, Kakoura & Sharpe, Quartz, Skinner & T'witch, Mick Holditch, Brian Bull & Chris Algar, Mice in a Matchbox, Tony Portlock & Helen Borton, Arthur Coates, Will Morgan, Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton, Dave & Ann Reader, Pat & Ned, and Dave Collins .

Other entertainment

The festival will also have over 50 Morris and other dance sides. Plus ceilidhs, concerts, workshops, craft fair, music and song sessions, street theatre, a grand procession, stalls, juggling and other activities on the river bank.

Tickets

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Advance festival tickets are priced at £60 for a full weekend (£55 concessions), junior tickets (14-18) £25, and under 14s are free.

Folk Clubs

Upton is blessed with ten licensed premises plus a boat with a bar, all of which welcome the folk community for informal and organised sessions. The festival also hosts Folk Clubs in which there are open mic sessions. Just turn up in good time before the start and ask. (Spots will be allocated at the discretion of the MC.)

Fringe events

There will also be free dances under the bridge, plus the popular 'Upton Fringe' events, and spontaneous street acts.

Camping

The camp site, only open to festival ticket holders, is on the edge of the town, about 2 minutes away from the action. It offers showers, "posh" toilets and a club house for late night sessions.Camping is priced at around £15 per person for the weekend, under 14's free.

Wet weather provision

The committee have arranged a local alternative camp site which they can use if the usual one is flooded. This is Brickwalls Barn Camp Site, Gilberts End, a pleasant rural site about 3 miles outside Upton and well away from any potential floods. There is a seven acre field which will be available to the Folk Festival. Organisers will, of course, provide a free shuttle bus service.

More information will be here when available.