WHAT ’ S ON
FESTIVAL FEVER
Live music , fabulous food and festival fun
WINCHESTER FOODIES FESTIVAL
Feast on local food cooked by top chefs , sing along to live music from headliners Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Scouting for Girls , and sample Hampshire food and drink galore at Winchester Foodies Festival . It comes to North Walls Recreation Ground from 14 to 16 July .
www . foodiesfestival . com
CARFEST AT LAVERSTOKE FARM
McFly are back again at this year ’ s CarFest , which takes place from 25 to 27 August at Laverstoke Park Farm . Craig David returns to his Hampshire roots as Saturday ’ s headliner and Texas are expected to be a big crowd-puller on Sunday . Other confirmed artists include Rick Astley , Billington & Quinn , BoyzLife , The Bootleg Beatles and The Dolly Parton Experience .
See cars performing jaw-dropping stunts , view classic cars galore and enjoy cookery demos , celebrity meets and activities for kids in seven festival zones including AdventureFest , FoodFest , KidsFest , RetroFest and SpaFest .
www . carfest . org
MUCKY WEEKENDER
Book now for Mucky Weekender – a two-day music and arts festival organised by Dub Pistols ’ frontman Barry Ashworth at Vicarage Farm on 8 and 9 September . The 4,000-capacity venue is set within 28 acres of private parkland and features four stages , including a new cosmic spaceship stage . Headliners include Goldie , The Skints , Stereo MCs and Dub Pistols .
www . mucky-weekender . co . uk
BOOMTOWN AT MATTERLEY BOWL
Hedonistic Boomtown combines music , theatre and gaming in 14 themed districts on the Matterley Estate from 9 to 13 August . Festival-goers can expect an eclectic mix of reggae , roots , folk and world music as well as ska , metal and punk , house , disco , techno and more . In a theatrically-led experience like no other , the event ’ s hundreds of actors bring the film-like street sets to life and attendees ( citizens ) are encouraged to become part of the story themselves .
www . boomtownfair . co . uk
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