Teddy Rocks

About Teddy Rocks Festival

After starting as a Teddy20 charity gig in Blandford, Teddy Rocks Festival 2027 runs from 30 April to 2 May at Charisworth Farm, Blandford as a rock-led music festival.

The numbers are part of the story. Official trade terms list the event at 7,000 capacity; the 2025 edition sold out with a 5,000-strong crowd, and 2026 fundraising reached £185,000, taking the total raised past £1 million since launch.

The first gig ran at The Greyhound pub in 2011, before the first Teddy Rocks event took place at The Corn Exchange in 2012. Charisworth Farm became the festival home in 2018.

Lineup and Programme

The bill leans from rock and alt rock into punk, metal, ska, folk, grime, rap, drum and bass, trance and house. Comedy and spoken word sit in the programme too.

Stages named for the arena are The Ted Newton Stage, The Vocalzone Stage, The Jan Boyd Stage, The Merry Woodland Stage, The Teddy Raves Disco, The Royal Ted and The V.I.P T.I.P.I.

Beyond stage sets, the site lists fairground rides, children's entertainment, DJ workshops for young people, yoga, archery, axe throwing, mini golf, bumper cars, bungee trampolines, a rodeo bull, close-up magic in VIP and Popkids children's dance event. The Royal Ted has live bands and party playlists.

Who Is It For?

Teddy Rocks Festival is pitched as a family-friendly, multi-generational charity festival, with children's entertainment and activities for all ages listed by the event.

The main arena and camping areas are 18+ unless accompanied by an adult aged over 21. Camping terms set adult camping tickets at 16+, child camping tickets at 5-15 and under-5 camping tickets free with an adult.

The Venue and Site

Charisworth Farm is a greenfield site with a main arena, camping areas and shuttle-bus access from Blandford Town Centre. The festival has used the farm since 2018.

Camping is split into standard, quiet and live-in vehicle areas. Standard camping sits about a minute or two from the main arena; quiet camping is intended for families and early nights. Live-in vehicle camping covers campervans, motorhomes, caravans, trailer tents and roof tents.

Facilities listed for the site include an essentials shop, eco compost toilets, plastic disabled toilets, luxury hot showers and flushing toilets, a powder room, drinking water points, a help point, accessible toilets and wet changing rooms, an accessible camping area, accessible viewing platform, welfare tent, food traders and main bars.

Charisworth Farm sits outside Blandford in Dorset, with festival travel routed through Blandford Town Centre and Winterborne Whitechurch.

• Train: Poole train station is the recommended railhead, with onward travel by X8 More Bus to Blandford.
• Shuttle bus: A shuttle bus service runs from Blandford Town Centre to the festival site.
• Road: Road access is via the A354 through Winterborne Whitechurch.
• Parking: Parking is sold separately from admission, with limited first-come, first-served spaces. Blue Badge spaces are nearest the entrance.

The car park opens from 11:00am on Friday and closes to new arrivals at 10:00pm. The live-in vehicle upgrade includes parking for one vehicle.