Finding the Magic in the Middle I’ve been wanting to go to Shambala for years. It ticks every single one of my festival boxes: independent, sustainable, family-friendly, creative, with a great range of music and artistic flair
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Shambala Festival 2019 – Adventures in Utopia
[press invite] What makes Shambala Festival different? Shambala Festival takes place in Northamptonshire every August bank holiday, in a “secret” location on a gorgeous estate. 2019 was the 19th edition of this family-friendly but still
Continue ReadingShambala Festival 2018 – Adventures in Utopia
I’m so glad I finally got to return to Shambala festival in 2018! I first dipped my toe in 2013, however I volunteered with Oxfam and had done a run of Boomtown Fair, then Beautiful
Continue ReadingThe Best Festival Food Vendors
Festival food has come a long way from burgers resembling cardboard in stale rolls with soggy, half-cooked chips. These days you can find almost any cuisine you desire, and there are some food vendors that are
Continue ReadingOxfam Festival Stewarding
In 2012 I decided to experience a festival in a different way. I’d always seen the bright orange tabards of the Oxfam stewards when I had attended as a ticket holder; they were always so
Continue ReadingThe List… all festivals I have attended
A necessary list of the festivals I attend, mainly so I can remember! If I volunteered at a festival, I put in brackets the company I volunteered with after the festival name. 2007 Reading 2008
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