Treefest

Festival Name

Treefest

Start Date

26th August 2011

End Date

29th August 2011

Line Up

Joe Summers, Richard Maya, The Bateleurs, Jim Lockley and the Solemn Sun, Ells, Heather Bristow,

Details

Four days of family fun, live local music, camping and woodcraft will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum in Gloucestershire, managed by the Forestry Commission.

The new four-day Treefest will incorporate the best of Westonbirt’s signature summer event, the Festival of the Tree, with exciting new elements including camping, creative workshops and local live music.

Visitors to Treefest will have the rare chance to camp in the stunning National Arboretum. Festival weekend and camping tickets start from £35 for Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum members and £60 for non members and must be bought in advance. More details are at www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt-treefest.

Daily admission is free to Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum members. Standard daily tickets will give access to the exciting daily line-up and also allow free of charge admission to the evening live local music.

Advance discounts on daily tickets can be found on Westonbirt’s website. Advance admission is £8 for concessions, £10 adults and kids go free throughout the event.

Traditional favourites, including wood carving demonstrations and craft sales, will compliment the new activities. Unique works of art will be created to be displayed at the arboretum throughout the year

The festival will run from 26-29 August, with the daily programme from 10am-5pm and live music taking place until 8pm. More details are available from www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt-treefest.

Location

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8QS.