BoomTown Fair
| BoomTown Fair | |
|---|---|
| Genre | EDM, reggae, dub, punk, swing, folk, world music, hip hop |
| Dates | mid-August |
| Location(s) | Matterley Estate, Alresford Road, near Winchester, Hampshire, England. |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
| Website | |
| http://www.boomtownfair.co.uk/ | |
BoomTown Fair is a music and arts festival held near Winchester in England, with a capacity of around 50,000 people. Founded in 2009, the festival has an elaborate mythos, which is built upon each year and includes a town mayor, elections, and passports.[1]
Stages
There are 23 main stage areas:
- Town Centre
- Larry's Lounge
- The Lion's Den
- Bang Hai Palace
- The Old Mines
- Devil Kicks Dancehall
- Chinatown Courtyard
- Psychedelic Forest
- Hidden Woods
- Rusty Spurs
- The Jolly Dodger
- Poco Loco
- The Ballroom
- Bassline Circus
- Boombox
- Tribe of Frog
- Wandering Word
- The Bandstand
- Crazy Calamites Saloon
- The Bodyshop
- Floating Lotus
- Tangled Roots
- The Rave Yard
Charity and community responsibility
The festival places emphasis upon sustainability, charity and community responsibility. Donations to various charities are made each year from the festival's profits; in 2015 these were the Energy Revolution Initiative, Winchester Youth Counselling and Trinity Winchester. Tickets are donated to charity for raffles and competitions, and the festival works with Oxfam and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance who provide stewards. The festival also produces a fundraising CD at Christmas.[2]
Since 2014, the festival have provided free children's arts & craft workshops at a pop-up event in nearby Winchester.[3]
References
- ↑ Prior, Kathleen (12 August 2014). "BoomTown, festival review: 'A reputation for being gnarly, but surprisingly polished'". The Independent. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Boomtown Charity Support". BoomTown. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ Neal, Charlotte (31 May 2015). "BoomTown Fair organisers bring carnival fun at Winchester workshops". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2 June 2015.