Gates to open Thursday, Spots & Polka Dots theme

[The Knowledge]

We're delighted to let you know that we will be opening the gates to Beautiful Days 2011 on Thursday to weekend campers at no extra cost to you. Weekend camping ticket holders will be able to enter the site between 2pm and 9pm on Thursday 18 August to set up camp. The gates will then re-open for entry at 9am on Friday morning. Stages will not start until Friday afternoon but caterers, traders and bars will be open on Thursday. By opening the gates on Thursday we hope you will be able to enter the site on Thursday or Friday and set up camp at a more leisurely pace. And we wont have to get up as early on the Friday morning as in previous years!

We will be announcing the final acts for The Big Top and Main Stage on the 01 June plus the comedy line-up in The Little Big Top. We can, however, let you know that this year for the first time we will have a SILENT DISCO at the festival in The Little Big Top going on into the small hours on the Saturday and Sunday night!

We've decided the Sunday theme for Beautiful Days 2011 will be 'Spots & Polka Dots' Its up to you whether you want to dress up as a Dalmation or a Ladybird or just wear a spotty shirt, bowtie or skirt. Whatever you dress yourself up in on the Sunday, please make sure you're wearing something spotty or dotty! We're already planning some amazing site art amongst other things which will tie in with the theme. We will also be running a competition on Dirty Davey's Bandstand to find the person with the most dotty outfit this year!

Also, we promised we'd let you know, so here you are.......campervan tickets are close to selling out. We have expanded the size of the campervan field once again this year but numbers are still limited. Weekend camping tickets are also selling well so please dont leave it too late to buy yours. Adult weekend camping tickets are £110, 10 to Under 16's camping tickets are £60, 5 to under 10's camping tickets are £30 and Under 5's camping tickets are £5. Campervan tickets are £35 and car parking passes are £15. Weekend camping tickets now allow the holder to camp on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Earliest entry for ticket holders is now 2pm on Thursday 18 August.

More information will be available soon about public transport with buses from Exeter and from Feniton. Please take a look at the Practical Information on the festival website with information about travel, disabled access, information for families and FAQs.

[5co77ie]

hmmm to go Thursday at 2pm or after work closer to 9pm?

[gjammer]

I'll be going Thursday for 2pm. Will have to take the day off but will save the mad rush down from Surrey on Friday morning. Great idea and thanks to the organisers. I wonder if there will be anything going on in the festival area or if the bars will be open?

[FunkyChunkyMonkey]

Yep. Statement says caterers, traders and bars open Thurs. Fun aplenty I'm sure