Didmarton Bluegrass Festival

Didmarton Bluegrass Festival 29th - 31st August 2025 . One of the biggest and finest bluegrass festivals in the country! The UK's premier Bluegrass Music Festival.

The programme also includes an eclectic mix of music with a smattering of Folk, Rockabilly, Jazz and Americana. Bluegrass, banjos, bikers and bonfires; it's the most fun you'll have all year!

Once again we will be holding a raffle to raise money for our festival charity, this year it is the Severn Freewheelers ...
26/08/2025

Once again we will be holding a raffle to raise money for our festival charity, this year it is the Severn Freewheelers Blood Bikes, you may have seen our post about them already. The raffle will be drawn on the Saturday night and tickets will be for sale from Friday on site only, so don't miss your chance to win something fabulous. Davidson Instruments has once again donated an Ashbury Concert Ukulele, designed by the inimitable Phil Davidson, luthier extraordinaire, this a first class instrument and has been set up by Phil Davidson himself, it also comes in a Viking hard shell case. 😀

Good evening folks, we know planning your weekend is very important to you, so here's a sample menu for Goody's Diner, t...
26/08/2025

Good evening folks, we know planning your weekend is very important to you, so here's a sample menu for Goody's Diner, the Pizza Man will be open at lunchtimes and there's the Coffee Cart and Ice-Cream Van, too! 😀

Good morning folks, just look at that beautiful blue sky above the marquee at Didmarton last year, that's the kind of we...
26/08/2025

Good morning folks, just look at that beautiful blue sky above the marquee at Didmarton last year, that's the kind of weather we all hope for at any festival. Sadly it doesn't look like the weather is going to be quite as glorious as that this year, however, fret not, we have a huge marquee with room for everyone, the real ale bar is bigger this year, so more undercover space while drinking, plus there's the Clubhouse and Goody's Diner has it's own marquee too. Please be prepared for possibly inclement weather, the forecast at the moment is for showers, so fingers crossed that's all we get. If you do wear a hat to keep the weather off, please remember, we respectfully request that all tall and wide brimmed hats are removed in the marquee, so the person behind you can see the stage too, thank you. Whatever the weather, the music and atmosphere will still be fabulous. 🌞☀️🌦☂️

Important Information! Please be aware that the bars over the festival weekend will be running a Drinks Token System. To...
25/08/2025

Important Information! Please be aware that the bars over the festival weekend will be running a Drinks Token System. Tokens can be purchased for CASH ONLY and then you can use those to pay for your drinks. The tokens are valid for 2 years, so don't worry if you don't manage to use them all this year, you'll be able to use them for Didmarton 2026! 🍻

Tokens can be bought with cash only. They are sold in strips of ten tokens for £5, you can buy any amount of tokens in multiples of 10 (4 strips = 40 tokens, costs £20). Both bars will be able to sell you tokens and then exchange the tokens for your favourite tipple.

So to the prices this year... Beers and ciders on draught are 7 tokens (£3.50), boxed ciders and real ales are 8 tokens (£4.00), spirits and mixers are 7 tokens (£3.50). Specialist gins and whiskeys are 8 tokens (£4.00). Soft drinks in cans are 2 tokens (£1.00) and a pint of is 4 tokens (£2.00). A 175ml glass of wine is 7 tokens (£3.50). All the girls and guys behind the bars will be more than happy to explain if you are still not sure, or have forgotten all that by the time you reach the bar!

Please be sure not to bring your own alcohol into the main marquee or the clubhouse, thank you and we'll see you at the bar! 😀🍻

It's a lovely day for getting the site set up ready for Didmarton 2025, we're looking forward to welcoming you all in ju...
25/08/2025

It's a lovely day for getting the site set up ready for Didmarton 2025, we're looking forward to welcoming you all in just a few days time! 😀

Important Travel Information: Please be aware that there are major roadworks that may effect your journey to and from th...
25/08/2025

Important Travel Information: Please be aware that there are major roadworks that may effect your journey to and from the festival this year if travelling from north of Cirencester. The A417 will be closed between the A46 Brockworth Junction and the Air Baloon Roundabout from 23:00 Friday 29th August until 06:00 Monday 1st September. There is a 24 mile diversion route which will be signposted, but you may find it more convenient to find an alternative route.

Good afternoon everyone, here's a handy couple of schedules for the weekend concerts and workshops to help you plan for ...
24/08/2025

Good afternoon everyone, here's a handy couple of schedules for the weekend concerts and workshops to help you plan for Didmarton 2025. 😀

Good afternoon folks, we are delighted to announce that Didmarton Bluegrass Festival 2025 is sponsored by Hobgoblin Musi...
23/08/2025

Good afternoon folks, we are delighted to announce that Didmarton Bluegrass Festival 2025 is sponsored by Hobgoblin Music, make sure you check out their stand in the festival market where they will have a good selection of instruments and other helpful bits and pieces, look out for impromptu picking sessions around their stall too. They have also very kindly donated an instrument for our raffle, more information on that later. 😀

Good evening folks, it is just a short week until first concerts of Didmarton 2025 will be getting underway! We understa...
22/08/2025

Good evening folks, it is just a short week until first concerts of Didmarton 2025 will be getting underway! We understand and share your excitement about being back in the marquee with all your friends and fellow bluegrass fans and we want everyone to enjoy all the sights and sounds the concerts have to offer. With that in mind we respectfully request that all tall and wide brimmed hats are removed whilst you are in the marquee, so as not to impair the view for your fellow attendees and during the performances themselves, please respect the musicians and pause all conversations. Just think, 'No Hats, No Chats, While The Music Makes Your Toes Tap!'
Thank you. 😊

We know you love your festival t-shirts so he's a sneak peak at this year's design! They will be available from the merc...
21/08/2025

We know you love your festival t-shirts so he's a sneak peak at this year's design! They will be available from the merch stall at the back of the main marquee (opening times are on the poster and card payments will be available) along with CDs from the bands performing this year and fabulous colour stickers for your instrument case, phone, fridge, car, personal teleportation device, etc., they look fabulous on anything! 😁

Once again we will be holding a raffle to raise money for our festival charity, this year it is the Severn Freewheelers ...
20/08/2025

Once again we will be holding a raffle to raise money for our festival charity, this year it is the Severn Freewheelers Blood Bikes, you may have seen our post about them already. The raffle will be drawn on the Saturday night and tickets will be for sale from Friday on site only, so don't miss your chance to win something fabulous. Davidson Instruments has once again donated an Ashbury Concert Ukulele, designed by the inimitable Phil Davidson, luthier extraordinaire, they are a first class instrument. There will be other wonderful prizes too and we'll be making announcements about those soon.

After the success of last year’s Kidmarton performance the Didmarton kids will once again have the chance to perform on ...
19/08/2025

After the success of last year’s Kidmarton performance the Didmarton kids will once again have the chance to perform on the stage at this year’s festival. The Kidmarton workshop is a chance for all young musicians to come together in the morning and learn a song or two and then share their results in the afternoon concert. Last year was fantastic and we’re looking forward to more of the same this year. This year’s Kidmarton will also feature a set by the young bluegrass band Rockfield Drive.

Rockfield Drive (formerly known as The Sugar Donuts) are a young three piece Bluegrass band from Cheshire (average age 13 years 5 months!) Eve, Fred and Freya play a variety of instruments including, double bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin and vocals. They play a mixture of bluegrass and related roots music but also expect to hear some Tina Turner and Amy Winehouse in the mix!

Young musicians are the future of this music, so please come along and support all of the young players in their performance.

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Kemble Airfield Enterprise Park
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