FAQS

The festival capacity is 4,999 per day including children (total includes weekend & day tickets) and this will be the same for 2027

MUSIC TIMES

Main Stage
Saturday 12noon – 11pm
Sunday 12noon – 11pm

Bandstand
Friday 3pm – 11pm
Saturday 12noon – 9pm
Sunday 12noon – 9pm

GATES OPEN for entry
Friday 2pm – 9pm
Saturday 9am – 9pm
Sunday 9am – 9pm

From gate opening times we have traders, food, craft barn, children’s area, merchandise etc all open!

Tickets are not yet on sale for 2027 – more news soon

Sorry no – make sure you have a nominated driver or an exit plan as day tickets do not including camping.

No – you are welcome to stay off site if you have accommodation booked elsewhere or live locally. Exit and re-entry is permitted throughout the weekend but re-entry must be within gate opening times

GATES OPEN for entry

Friday 2pm – 9pm

Saturday 9am – 9pm

Sunday 9am – 9pm

2pm on Friday for Weekend ticket holders. And then 9am on Saturday and Sunday for Day Ticket holders

We have ample parking for Day and Weekend Ticket holders – car parking passes are still on sale but will be available to buy on the gate.

Yes you are welcome to bring chairs, there is plenty of outdoor space in the Arena. You may be asked to move out of the Big Top at busy times.

Medical & Welfare (including Lost Kids) are situated in the Arena. If you need help and can’t get to them please alert any member of staff to contact them for assistance.

We have toilets and water points around the campsites and the Arena. And showers in the campsites.

Yes, you can bring your own food BUT we will have lots of traders in the Arena with options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and treats! A full list of Caterers for 2027, including dietary notes, will be released in advance of the event

You can bring a reasonable amount of alcohol for personal consumption in the campsites. Only alcohol purchased in the Arena can be consumed in the Arena.

No pets allowed, sorry. Most larger camping festival don’t allow dogs. A weekend camping festival is not your everyday kind of outing. We all love our dogs and want to share every happy experience with them but sometimes its not in their best interest, or of others around them. A lot of people are afraid of dogs and within the festival environment they have no escape.

Regardless of a dog’s chilled-out and sociable nature we have to carefully appraise conditions for everyone attending and we don’t think it’s a good idea to take dogs along to a larger-scale event where attendees will number in the thousands. Our Main Stage is inside a huge Big Top tent, there will be bustling crowds around the festival (day and night) and in the campsites – we don’t believe this will be an environment that is dog-friendly hence the no pets policy.

No cars are allowed in the campsites or in the campervan fields. Its not far to walk to from the car park to the campsites or to the Arena.

We have partnered with Brook Bell Tents again for 2027. You can hire different sizes of Bell Tent which are set up for you and ready for your arrival. For more information please visit their website. Note: the bell tent hire does not include a festival ticket. Info here: https://brookbelltents.co.uk/product/fishermans-friends-festival/

We can accommodate campervans or caravans – you must purchase a vehicle pass for one or the other. The car towing the caravan is included with a caravan pass.

There will be a limited number of power hook-ups available for campervans or caravans but not for tents. The power is from a 16A CEEform

Line-up for 2027 has not been announced

The 2026 line-up included the Fisherman’s Friends themselves plus the UK’s most popular pianist and bandleader Jools Holland OBE and his 20 piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, the first lady of folk and Mercury Prize winner Kate Rusby, Scotland’s biggest Celtic band Skipinnish, County Clare trad legend Sharon Shannon, West country folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman, Stornoway’s folk rock trio Peat & Diesel, Bristol-based sea shanty sensations The Longest Johns and lots more.

See the LINE-UP PAGE for announcement in due course

There will be a programme available on site with stage times and information about Artists on the Main Stage, the Bandstand and other activities.

Yes, we will have entertainment for children! Festival favourites Bigtopmania will be back entertaining all the Fisherman’s Little Friends in the KidZone at the festival. There’ll be a circus tent packed with shows…circus, acrobats, clowns, Balloon Disco and even a Children’s Talent Show. There will also be outdoor fun with Crazy Bikes, Circus Skills, Bubbles, Crafts and an Under 5’s area.

More to be announced for 2027

We will have a huge selection of local food, drink and crafts from artisan caterers and traders.

We will be running a fully stocked independent Bar showcasing local products and selling a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. We have the main bar – The Tides Inn – and a Container Bar near the Bandstand.