Chilled in a Field Festival

Chilled in a Field Festival is a small, family-friendly[1] music festival in the United Kingdom. First run in 2010,[2] in 2014 it was listed by The Guardian as one of their Top 25 summer festivals for music and arts lovers, foodies and families,[3] and given a Gold Award by the family festival review website Festival Kidz.[4] The festival now draws an attendance of 1,500+,[5] having grown from an attendance of only 120 people in its first year.[2]

Chilled in a Field Festival
Sunday afternoon at the festival
Statusactive
GenreDance, folk, rock, indie
FrequencyAnnual (Last weekend July)
Location(s)Bentley, Sussex, England
Years active13
Inaugurated2010 (2010)
Most recent26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) – 28 July 2019 (2019-07-28)
Attendance1,500 (2015)
Websitewww.chilledinafieldfestival.co.uk

The festival was first held in Hawkhurst, Kent,[2] and has also been held at The Hop Farm Country Park in Paddock Wood.[6] and at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum in Sussex. Bands headlining the festival have included The Egg, Cocos Lovers, She Drew The Gun, and Tankus the Henge.[7] The festival was most recently held in 2019. As of 2022 it is on indefinite hiatus as the result of financial difficulties arising from missing 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

References
  1. Naomi (28 August 2014). "Chilled in a Field 2014 Review". Festival Kidz. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "'Chilled' family festival to put Hop Farm back on music map". Times of Tunbridge Wells. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. Antoniou, Katie (11 April 2014). "Top 25 summer festivals for music and arts lovers, foodies and families". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. Naomi (1 January 2015). "Festival Kidz Award Winners 2014". Festival Kidz. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. Locke, Tom (3 August 2015). "Review: Chilled in a Field at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum". The Argus (Brighton). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. "Chilled in a Field Festival - The Hop Farm". The Hop Farm. 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. "'Chilled' family festival to put Hop Farm back on music map". Chilled in a Field Festival. 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. "Chilled in a Field Festival". Chilled in a Field Festival. 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.


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