The Big Feastival 2023
From:
25 August 2023
To:
27 August 2023
Alex James’ Farm, Kingham
Alex James’ Farm, Churchill Heath Farm
Kingham, Chipping Norton
OX7 6UJ
25 August to 27 August
About The Big Feastival 2023
The Big Feastival 2023 will be back from 25 to 27 August 2023, and promises to be one truly unforgettable weekend with three days of family-friendly events combining food from some of the country’s top chefs with a top drawer selection of live music acts.
Taking place on Alex James’ beautiful Cotswolds farm, The Big Feastival 2023 will bring together music from some of the UK’s biggest artists, Michelin star chefs live on stage, award-winning street food and an exciting array of family activities in an action-packed weekend and unrivalled programme of entertainment.
Camping and weekend tickets for Big Feastival 2023 are now on sale! Browse the festival information below to get a sense of what to expect.
2023 Lineup
FRIDAY
Music: Sigrid / The Vaccines / Example / Freya Ridings / Baby Queen / Dolores Forever / Ruby & Violet
Chefs: Anna Haugh / Big Zuu / DJ BBQ / Maunika Gowardhan / Pippy Eats
SATURDAY
Music: Tom Grennan / Faithless (DJ Set) / Everything Everything / Katy B / Newton Faulkner / Ruti / The Cuban Brothers / Duke
Chefs: Asma Khan / Becky Excell / Ching He Huang MBE / DJ BBQ / George Egg / James Strawbridge / Lizzie Acker
SUNDAY
Music: Blossoms / Rick Astley / Hot Chip (DJ Set) / Melanie C / Mae Muller / Alice Merton / New Hope Club
Chefs: Nathan Outlaw / DJ BBQ / Jude Kereama / Julius Roberts / Lisa Goodwin-Allen / Max La Manna / Seema Pankhania
Tickets
£10.00 – £215.00
Please see important ticketing information below.
Music
Expect to sing along at the top of your voice to the first-class musical line up on the main stage where the Big Feastival is thrilled to welcome Sigrid, Tom Grennan and Blossoms, Everything Everything, Mae Muller and Newton Faulkner to the lineup alongside a host of exciting emerging artists.
The Cheese Hub will see stellar DJ sets from famous guests and some of the nation’s best DJs from Tall Paul and Seb Fontaine to Stanton Warriors and DJ Jeremy Healy. And The Smokery, Dolly Parton and Shania Twain tribute shows will get the whole family singing and dancing.
Classic remixes and old-school anthems will be brought by KISS FM and all-female collective 24h Garage Girls DJ Shosh along with countless stand out performances across the several musical stages to explore across the farm, including tweed-clad 10-piece brass powerhouse Old Dirty Brasstards with their exhilarating party jams and unique interpretations of Britpop indie classics.
Tickets
£10.00 – £215.00
Please see important ticketing information below.
Food & Drink
You will be spoilt for choice with the decadent dining. Supper clubs, street food and delicious pop-ups mean there is something for everyone! Not only does the festival have the best food around, but it also has the best foodies in the business appearing at the festival.
The festival promises a full schedule of award-winning chefs and culinary talent across the kitchen stages for live demos, talks and interviews with world-famous gourmet gurus. The 2023 lineup of culinary gurus putting the ‘feast’ in Feastival include Asma Khan, Nathan Outlaw, Anna Haugh, Becky Excell, Big Zuu and Ching He Huang MBE.
For those keen to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in, you’ll be able to hone your cookery skills with your friends and family whilst making delicious treats in the Cook with M&S Food cookery school. Or sit back and watch an incredible lineup of chefs host an array of demonstrations across the weekend in the Big Kitchen.
The M&S Little Cooks tent will provide an amazing opportunity for children to learn about food and get stuck into cooking with truly interactive classes. And new for 2023, The Fire Pit Sessions will see top chefs tame and manipulate smoke and flames to create lip-smacking BBQ dishes.
Tickets
£10.00 – £215.00
Please see important ticketing information below.
Family entertainment
Family entertainment is also at the forefront of the Feastival’s programming. Little festival-goers will be wowed with the highest calibre of enchanting performances, wild workshops, crafting, meet & greets with some of their favourite characters, vintage fairground, and so much more.
Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park team will set up camp at the Big Feastival, giving festival-goers the chance to meet some of their favourite furry and feathered friends. And children’s TV Megastar Justin Fletcher will offer a fun-filled festival experience for all ages on Saturday.
Elmer’s Walk and The Velveteen Rabbit will be sharing lessons of mindfulness, love, and acceptance. Roald Dahl & The Imagination Seekers will grip the entire family with their mischievous theatrics, whilst The Fabularium’s Reynard the Fox will entice with their visual and engaging storytelling, puppetry and original live music. Alice’s Adventures In Aerialand also join the lineup with their open-air, aerial circus theatre production adapted from Lewis Carroll’s classic tale.
In a Feastival first, The Exchange brings comedy favourites to the farm for the very first time, featuring live shows from Britain’s Got Talent winner Axel Blake, Youtube hit scientist Matt Parker & Friends, Mock The Week regular Maisie Adam, Yuriko Kotani, and Comedy Club 4 Kids.
Tickets
£10.00 – £215.00
Please see important ticketing information below.
Camping
Camping is probably the best way to maximise your Big Feastival weekend experience, and the festival will feature full weekend camping, as well as pre-pitched tents and Glamping. Campervan spaces are available but are limited in number. Camping is great fun, but if it’s not your thing, there are also several lovely hotels, B&B’s, and farmhouses nearby, and public buses and taxis to get you to and from the site.
Tickets
£10.00 – £215.00
Please see important ticketing information below.
Ticketing information
Day tickets (Friday, Saturday or Sunday with no camping):
Adult 18+ – From £85.00 (plus £7.50 booking fee)
Teen 13 to 17 – From £51.00 (plus £3.50 booking fee)
Child 6 to 12 – From £10.00 (plus £1.00 booking fee)
Child 5 and under – £0.00 (Max 2 per adult)
Weekend tickets (Friday, Saturday and Sunday with no camping):
Adult 18+ – From £185.00 (plus £12.95 booking fee)
Teen 13 to 17 – From £111.00 (plus £9.30 booking fee)
Child 12 and under – From £47.00 (plus £3.80 booking fee)
Weekend Tickets include admission and live entertainment across the music, food and family stages. Please note that weekend tickets do not include accommodation.
Camping tickets:
Adult 18+ – From £215.00 (plus £12.95 booking fee)
Teen 13 to 17 – From £129.00 (plus £9.30 booking fee)
Child 12 and under – From £54.50 (plus £3.80 booking fee)
Camping Tickets includes access to the campsite and your festival admission ticket on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
All tickets subject to a booking fee.
The 2023 line-up poster
Festival map
Putting it all together
On putting it all together, host Alex James said: “We’ve been busy building on last summer’s sold out festival and our strongest line up yet will bookend what promises to be an unforgettable summer of celebration. This is just the tip of the iceberg – best to book camping now to avoid disappointment. Roll on August Bank Holiday Weekend.”
