Lunar Festival

Started in 2012 The Lunar Festival is unique amongst others as it is held has been held at the former home of singer-songwriter Nick Drake and celebrates a wide range of different types of music, with a focus on jazz, funk, soul and folk. The programme is awash with events for festival goers of all ages including green crafts, yoga, yoghurt weaving, cabaret and circus skills workshops, as well as many more.

This year’s festival has a busy line-up of musicians and artists including Tinariwen, Claudio Simonetti's Goblin, Pretty Things, Jane Weaver, Robyn Hitchcock, Mark Radcliffe, Wilko Johnson, Public Service Broadcasting, Bootleg Beatles (1966-1970), Bart and Baker, Cat In The Hat, Jitterbug, DJ Chris Tofu, Magic Door, Richard Norris, Deano Ferrino, Jukes of Hazard, Sensateria, Andrew Weatherall,Sam Redmore, Dean 'Sunshine' Smith, Psychemagik,Lokier, Marcel Vogel, Lovefingers, C-Love, Wild Fantasy, Sun Ra Arkestra, The Radiophonic Workshop, The Fall, Julian Cope, Sylvan Esso, Robyn Hitchcock, Zun Zun Egui, Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, My Brightest Diamond, Mike Heron, Trembling Bells, Plank!, Daisy Vaughan, Matthew Edwards and The Unfortunates, The Ouse Valley Singles Club, Sam Brothers,Benjamin Folke Thomas, Byron Hare, Midnight Bonfires, Rhino & The Ranters, Whispering Knights, Allah-Las and many more.