Kids and festivals?

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kazwookie wrote: »

The camping bit always puts me off, but I would love to go to Glastonbury, but I just fear the cost!!

In 1992 I bought 4 Glastonbury tickets in person from a local record shop, they cost £49 each plus £1 booking fee

spiritsfree

This is suppose to be family friendly ???

http://www.beautifuldays.org/

hippychick1

I took my son to Green Man festival when he was eight, it is fantastic for kids. There are science areas, with interesting shows on for children, a specific children's area with activites and games and loads of fab music! The is a family camping area where he made a lot of friends. It is quite a small festival but one of the most beautiful featival sites I have been to.

janajay

Hi,

I've done both Latitude and Camp Bestival several times with my two lads, now aged 11 and 12. Even did BOTH one year (two weeks apart - hardcore)

Both brilliant festivals and experiences.

I'd go for Latitude for better music (and you could get your daughter listening to Radio6music in advance so she'll know a lot of the bands (R6M have a separate stage at Latitude). Latitude has a little kids area as well as a pre-teen and teen area in the woods. Really cool. Queues at the loos really weren't bad at all. And you could always use the she-wee facilities to cut time down!

Camp Bestival is more of a carnival - music is more diverse but not as trendy (quite old school: we're seeing De La Soul there this year, Basement Jaxx, James...but also Kitty, Daisy and Lewis). Good range of events. Mr. Tumble is a regular and is treated like a rock-god by attendees. CB is more of a laugh. Lots of people dress in fancy dress for the whole weekend. There is jousting. And the grand finale on Sunday night is an enormous 'son et lumiere' projection beamed onto the front of the castle with fabulous fireworks. You can see film of it on youtube.

Sigh. Three and a half weeks and counting. Can't wait.

mumonashoestring

If folk/traditional music floats your boat you could give Towersey Festival a go - lovely atmosphere, very family friendly (loads of workshops and entertainment for kids) and good prices compared to a lot of mainstream festivals

http://www.towerseyfestival.com/

ka7e

spiritsfree wrote: »

This is suppose to be family friendly ???

http://www.beautifuldays.org/

From their website

Parents are reminded that they must be responsible for their children at all times whilst at Beautiful Days. Unattended children will be given an expresso and a puppy.