What is Stainsby Festival?
Stainsby Festival is a well-established, intimate and family friendly event in a beautiful rural setting. Held in large marquees on a greenfield site at Brunt's Farm in the picturesque hamlet of Stainsby Derbyshire, it has stunning views across the valley to the National Trust's Hardwick Hall. Stainsby celebrated its astonishing 42nd festival this year. It's a registered charity and a not-for-profit event run entirely by unpaid volunteers. All proceeds go back into the event. Period.
Stainsby has everything: great folk and world music in traditional marquees, crafts stalls, children’s entertainment, music workshops of every kind, a singer’s competition and walkabout events throughout the weekend with camping and car parking thrown in. We like it that way and that's how it's staying!
Photo by Tony Fisher
Festival number 42 has just finished (July 18th)
Watch this space for info on the 2011 festival or get yourselves on our Friends of Stainsby mailing list for advance warning of next year's event. Send your details to
news(at)stainsbyfestival.org.uk
If you didn't make check out the list below to see what you missed. Make sure you're there next year or miss out on the brilliant 43rd
What you missed in 2010
FRIDAY EVENING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
SATURDAY EVENING
Chris Ellis Celeste Lovick & Dave Sturt
SUNDAY
PLUS ...
Paul Dear: drumming circles
and, of course, the new Firelight Sessions
And much, much more in The Space, The Hat Block, The Workshop and the Children's Tent,
throughout the weekend.
See! So don't miss out in 2011.
See! So don't miss out in 2011.
Keep watching!