Goatfest

About Goatfest

Goatfest 2027 takes The Great Field, Bury Lane, Codicote, Stevenage, SG4 8XY for a three-day music festival over 27–29 August 2027.

In 2016, attendance was around 2,500. The festival dates back to 2009 based on local coverage in 2018 calling that edition its 10th year, after earlier editions linked to The Goat Inn in Codicote and fundraising for Isabel Hospice.

The move to The Great Field came in 2016. A previous pub-car-park event drew about 400 people before the Codicote field edition reported the larger crowd.

Lineup and Programme

The arena layout uses Main Stage, Goat Stage, Barn Stage and The Snug.

Music sits alongside DJs, bars and street food. Camping and VIP area access are also listed activities.

Who Is It For?

Families are part of the brief.

Goatfest is family-friendly, with under-18 entry tied to adult supervision. No one under 18 may attend without an adult aged 25 or over; under-13s must stay with that adult at all times, and ages 13–17 must be accompanied through entry and exit gates by a paying adult over 25.

Bars operate Challenge 25.

The Venue and Site

The Great Field sits off Bury Lane in Codicote, with access by foot through the Codicote sports field driveway and by car from Bury Lane.

Camping opens from 3pm on Friday. Tents, campervans and weekend camping tickets are sold per person, with showers, toilets and drinking water on the campsite.

Camping rules exclude cars, caravans and trailer tents from the site. There is no electricity on camping pitches or campervan hook-ups.

The camping area has a coffee van or caterer and 24-hour security. Accessible parking is listed, with a dedicated accessible toilet next to the first-aid tent.

Fully licensed bars, street food vendors and a VIP area sit on site; the VIP area has a covered chill-out area, raised viewing area and posh loos.

Travel to Goatfest

Stevenage is the nearest major town, about five miles from The Great Field in Codicote.

• Nearest mainline station: Stevenage, about five miles from the festival site.
• Other stations: Welwyn and Knebworth are listed as less-preferred alternatives.
• By road: Car access is via Bury Lane, Codicote, SG4 8XY.
• On foot: Access is via the Codicote sports field driveway.
• Parking: Limited paid onsite parking cannot be pre-booked. Listed prices are £5 for Friday, £8 per day for Saturday or Sunday, £12 for a weekend parking pass and £10 for campers.
• Accessible parking: Available onsite and cannot be booked in advance.