ROUNDS UP THE BEST FAMILY-FRIENDLY MUSIC FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER
CLAIRE SPREADBURY May 31-June 2 July 25-28 July 25-28 August 1-4
NOTHING says summer like spending weekends outside, listening to live music, while eating and drinking al fresco.
Festival season is upon us and as family days out go, you cannot beat it. From one-day events to mini escapes complete with camping, here’s our guide to the best family festivals of summer 2024. Or if you are too late to get a ticket for this year, diary one in for the future.
Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham,
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One of the smaller up-and-coming family festivals, Wychwood prides itself on being a family event.
There’s great music lined up – Texas, Sister Sledge, Ocean Colour Scene and The Coral.
And there’s heaps of family fun, too. Lose yourselves in 100 different family workshops and activities, including story time and a meet and greet with Bluey and Bingo (you’ll be parent of the year after that), trampolines, dodgems and bungee run; the little ones will be asleep come the evening entertainment.
Tickets cost from
£54.50 for the day (£28.50 for 10-15-year-olds, free for under 10s) and different days cost different amounts.
Weekend tickets cost £164.50 (£84.50 for 10-15-year-olds and free for under 10s), and if you want to camp as well, it’s £179.50 for adults, £89.50 for 10-15-year-olds and free for under 10s.
Camp Bestival, Dorset
One of the first – and arguably the best – family festivals on the scene, Camp Bestival is great fun for young families.
Favourites this year include Paloma Faith, Mcfly, James Arthur and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who will get the whole gang dancing. And the kids’ activities are truly epic.
Mud kitchens, family yoga, upcycling bucket hats and skateboard lessons are just a handful of the offerings for 2024.
There won’t be a single moment of boredom.
There’s a huge variety of tickets available, from £80 day tickets (kids from £16 and family bundles from £202), weekend camping tickets (£233, kids from £91), plus backstage,
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Kendall Calling