Gate To Southwell Festival

The Gate to Southwell Festival is the Midlands' première roots and acoustic music festival. You are invited to come and join the 10th anniversary celebrations, with more big names announced! The festival will be bigger and better this year having been awarded an Arts Council grant for a further marquee stage, meaning we can host more music and broaden our audience.

We will also be marking Bob Dylan's 75th birthday with a special concert on Saturday, where festival artists will come together to perform some of their favourite Dylan songs - not to be missed.

Since its first year in 2007 the festival has grown into a truly unique event, described by R2 magazine as an "excellent festival" and by Folk Radio UK as "without doubt, superb, and with a reputation for breaking new talent, both home grown and imported". Have a look at www.gtsf.uk for a list of previous line-ups.
Southwell is arguably the prettiest town in Nottinghamshire.

The stunning Southwell Minster is a splendid cathedral with one of the finest Norman naves in Europe. The Minster hosts music from the festival on Friday afternoon.

While you are at the festival, it is well worth spending time wandering the independent shops and pubs which help make the town so special, and which come alive with dancing and other events while the festival is on.

- Eclectic mix of big names and up and coming talent
- Superb rural site close to a lovely market town
- 3 stages with undercover seating
- Big top with double video screens and live webcast
- Open mic sessions Dance displays and ceilidhs
- Workshops for all ages Craft and trade stalls
- Street theatre & walkabouts Beer and cider festival
- Cathedral concerts Pub sessions
- Special children's festival
- Varied food outlets with a covered area for dining
- On-site camping with showers and flush toilets

"Without doubt, it's been a fantastic few days in Southwell in early June 2015. But it'll be a really hard act to follow in 2016! Can't wait." Spiral Earth

Please visit southwellfolkfestival.org.uk/ for more information.