BoomTown Fair
| BoomTown Fair | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drum & bass, jungle, house, UK garage, dubstep, 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 60,000 people. Founded in 2009, the festival has an elaborate mythos, which is built upon each year and includes a town mayor, elections, and passports.
There are 23 main stage areas:
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.
Since 2014, the festival have provided free children's arts & craft workshops at a pop-up event in nearby Winchester.
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