HOME FARM FEST 2016: Tickets go on sale for this year’s festival

TICKETS have officially gone on sale for this year’s charity Home Farm Fest near Yeovil in aid of the School in a Bag initiative.

The festival will be held on Friday, June 10, 2016, through to Sunday, June 12, 2016, and the ticket line opens today (Monday, February 29, 2016).

The School in a Bag project has come about from the Piers Simon Appeal which was formed soon after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed including former Yeovil College student Piers Simon. The SIAB initiative sees schoolbags filled with everyday education items such as pens, pencils and paper – plus eating utensils – and are sent out to poor and orphaned children around the globe.

The Home Farm Festival – held at the charity’s headquarters in the village of Chilthorne Domer - is the charity’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

Last year’s festival smashed all previous years, raising a total of £46,000 – nearly £20,000 more than Home Farm Fest 9.

With that and the buzz this year’s festival has already received, the organisers from School in a Bag who run Home Farm Fest, have decided to increase the festival and introduce a new stage bringing the total up to five. In addition more bars, food vendors and trade stands as well as the activities and attractions will all be on offer.

Luke Simon, founder and chief executive officer of School in a Bag and festival organiser, said: “We have already sold a number of tickets due to a release of Earlybird tickets in December and more than we’ve ever had before in the first couple of months of this year, but we wanted to have more of an official launch of the tickets going on sale so we can let everyone know our exciting news of what we’ve got happening this year!”

He added: “This is set to be our biggest Home Farm Fest to date and that’s saying something after last year’s bumper festival!

“It seems that we’re really on the festival circuit this year as one of the ones to go to, especially in this area. We know we’re one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest one, to go to and that makes Home Farm Fest popular for families and first-time festival goers especially – it also helps that people know the money is going to our charity School in a Bag too as they can come and have a great weekend, whilst supporting a worthwhile cause.”

The music line-up is yet to be announced, but the level of music and the different genres over the five stages will be impressive.

The Friday night continues with its ‘Posh Wears & Wellies’, encouraging as many people as possible to dress-up in their ‘fineries’ to start the weekend’s festivities and this year also has two big events happening.

The UEFA Euro 2016 England v Russia match on the Saturday night and the Queen’s 90th Birthday celebrations on the Sunday, both of which Home Farm Fest will be including as part of the weekend.

There will also be a silent disco for the first time this year and even a couple’s wedding party!

Amongst the new things will be the fantastic Children’s Area run by Playart, Bug Fest, Fun Zone, Aveling Adventure’s climbing wall and all the wonderful market stalls in the Market Area.

Zoë Fox, events and marketing manager for School in a Bag and festival organiser, said: “The festival site will look very different in some areas this year which those people who have been before will definitely notice!

“We decided to bring in a new stage to open up what we can offer because we now have so many bands wanting to play – and considering every performer plays for free, donating their time to our charity, we’re always astounded by the amount of people who ask to perform.”

Tickets are priced £40 for the entire weekend or £12 for the Friday night, £20 for all-day Saturday, or £15 for the Sunday. It will be free for children aged up to five and half-price for children aged six to 17 years.

Camping facilities are available. It will cost £5 to pitch your tent and £10 for campervans, motorhomes and trailer tents.

For more info – click on the School in a Bag and Piers Simon Appeal adverts on the homepage of this website.

To buy your tickets, please visit the Home Farm Fest website: www.homefarmfest.co.uk or if you’d like to have a market stall, as there are still some spots available, please email: events@schoolinabag.org.

Take a look at our photo galleries from the 2015 Home Farm Festival which can be accessed on the links below.

DAY 1 – Friday, June 5, 2015: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2015/06/10/home-farm-fest-2015-day-1-june-5-2015/ .

DAY 2 Pt 1 – Saturday, June 6, 2015: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2015/06/10/home-farm-fest-2015-day-2-pt-1-june-6-2015/ .

DAY 2 Pt 2 – Saturday, June 6, 2015: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2015/06/10/home-farm-fest-2015-day-2-pt-2-june-6-2015/ .

DAY 2 Pt 3 – Saturday, June 6, 2015: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2015/06/10/home-farm-fest-2015-day-2-pt-3-june-6-2015/ .

DAY 3 Pt 1 – Sunday, June 7, 2015: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2015/06/10/home-farm-fest-2015-day-3-pt-1-june-7-2015/ .

DAY 3 Pt 2 – Sunday, June 7, 2015: http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2015/06/10/home-farm-fest-2015-day-3-pt-2-june-7-2015/ .

PHOTOS: All taken during the 2015 Home Farm Fest at Chillthorne Domer.

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