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Family
Big Feastival
A family festival of music and food on Alex James' farm at Kingham over the August bank holiday weekend; next from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August 2027, with camping.
Big Feastival is a three-day festival of music and food on Alex James' farm at Kingham, in the Evenlode valley. The next one runs from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August 2027, over the bank holiday weekend, and it is built around families: children are a large part of the crowd.
What happens
Bands play the main stages through the afternoon and evening; the 2026 line-up included Basement Jaxx, The Streets, Bastille and Doves, and comedians played a stage called The Exchange. The food side brings in well-known chefs (in 2026 among them Simon Rogan, whose L'Enclume in Cumbria holds three Michelin stars, and Anna Haugh) and street-food stalls. The organisers run activities for small children and a separate programme for teenagers.
Tickets
Two kinds of 2027 ticket are on sale. Weekend entry without camping starts at £198 for adults, £132 for teenagers aged 13 to 17 and £55 for children aged 6 to 12. Weekend camping with Friday entry starts at £225 for adults, £152 for teenagers and £65 for children aged 6 to 12; with Thursday entry, from £265 for adults. Children up to 5 go free but still need a ticket, and an essential companion goes free. Prices include the booking fee, and the festival offers interest-free payment plans from £19 a month.
Getting there and parking
Kingham station, on the line from London Paddington and Oxford, is about three minutes' walk from the festival site. Campers cannot walk to the campsite entrances from the station, so a free minibus runs from a signed point there, from 4pm to 7pm on the Thursday and 8am to midday on the Friday; on the Monday morning a buggy shuttle takes you back to the Red Gate, four minutes' walk from the station. Drivers must buy a parking pass before the festival and should follow the yellow signs rather than the sat nav near the farm. Pre-booked coaches leave the Red Car Park at 11pm on the Friday and Saturday and 10pm on the Sunday.
Staying nearby
If you would rather not camp, Kingham has rooms at the Wild Rabbit and the Kingham Plough, both worth booking early for the festival weekend. Daylesford Farm is down the road, and the walk from Kingham to Daylesford makes a quieter morning.
In mid-September, the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials bring four days of eventing to the park at Blenheim.
Offers from businesses near this event
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Where to stay for Big Feastival
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The Wild Rabbit
Inn · Kingham
A Daylesford pub with rooms and cottages in a 17th-century house at Kingham, with three AA Rosettes and dinner from Wednesday to Sunday.
Wedding venues
Verified Nov 2026
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The Kingham Plough
Inn · Kingham
A pub with six rooms and a cottage on the green at Kingham, open daily from 8.30am, with dogs and families welcome.
Car-free · Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
Verified Nov 2026
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The Sheiling
Glamping · Bledington
A shepherd's hut for two in the grounds of the owner's house in Bledington, a short walk from the village green and the King's Head, with a wood burner and room for one small dog.
Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly
Verified Nov 2026