The Festival
For three days every September we, the Brown family, invite you to our overgrown house party - Brownstock Music Festival. Well, seriously overgrown in fact. Definitely in comparison to the early days 7 years ago, when the farm gates opened for 100 friends, 10 straw bales, 2 BBQs and 1 trailer for a stage.
So yes, we are bigger, with a line up that would make comparative festival giants peep over the hedge. But we are still totally, completely and utterly run by family and a handful of loyal friends. This means we personally ensure we run the type of festival we would want to go to.
Some of this is about music. Which is why we all sit around the farmhouse table debating and deciding on the right headliners. It’s why we listen and pick from 400 unsigned acts. 2011 saw the new Piano Bar, where you can sit, listen or play yourself - sometimes way into the small hours on one of the bar’s many pianos.
But a festival is about more that music - which is why you can also have a good old game of chess while you listen. It’s why you can pop by the art camp for a doodle or to make your mark on the Brownstock wall painting, right before having a giggle with some of the UK’s best stand up comedy and story telling. And then finally, when the time comes to refuel, you can head to Farmer Brown’s food village for a home grown Aberdeen Angus beef burger.
Opening Times
The site opens at 2:00pm on Friday 30th August and then closes at 1:00pm on Monday 2nd September. The main arena opens at 6:00pm on Friday and closes at 3am Friday and Saturday, on Sunday the main arena will close at 11pm.
Disabled Access
We try and make sure the festival is accessible for everyone. We have disabled toilets, disabled viewing platforms and offer assistance to people who need it. Disabled carers also enter the site for free.
To book Disabled Access tickets and your free carer place, please email [email protected], with your contact details and the staff at Gigantic will be back in touch to process your order.
If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can make the festival more accessible for you, just drop us an email at [email protected]
Age Restrictions
People of all ages are welcome at Brownstock Festival. To ensure their safety, festival goers aged 15 and under must be supervised by an adult for the duration of the festival. If you appear under 16 then you will be asked for ID on the gate, so please remember to bring this with you.
We also operate an extremely strict RU25 policy at all onsite festival bars, so please remember your ID. Please note, we reserve the right to deny access to anyone who cannot produce a valid form of ID.
Passport, Driver’s Licence or Citizen Card are all accepted. We will not accept photocopies of any form of ID.
Children 12 and under go free to the festival but please remember to book a ticket online in advance.
Families
We make a huge effort to ensure the festival is accessible and fun for people of all ages.
Throughout each day there is loads happening onsite suitable for people of all ages. We have range of activities and performances of most types that you can imagine.
Alcohol
There is an allowance of 12 cans or 1 box of wine per head that may be brought into the campsite on Friday, NO alcohol will be allowed into the festival after Friday. There is a strictly no glass policy in campsite and festival site alike, as our cows don’t like it. You will not be able to take any alcohol from the campsite into the festival main arena.
What To Bring?
So here’s our list of Brownstock essentials for 2013…
- Tent
- Sleeping Bag
- Wellies
- Baby Wipes
- Water / water container (there are plenty of water points on site)
- Torch
- Loo Roll (better safe than sorry!)
- Toiletries (towel, soap, deodrant, toothpaste and toothbrush)
- Waterproof anorak (hopefully won’t need it but hey, it’s England!)
- Sun Cream
- Medication (inhalers etc)
- Spare (warm) clothes
- Fancy Dress – keep an eye on our Facebook page to vote for your favourite theme!
- Human repair kit (plasters, headache tablets etc)
- Money (there are cashpoints on site but you’ll be charged for each withdrawal so save money and plan ahead!)
What Not To Bring?
- Drugs – we have a zero tolerance drug policy – anyone trying to bring drugs in to the festival will be denied entry to the event and the police may decide to prosecute.
- Glass
- Disposable barbeques
- Excess alcohol
- And finally, try not to bring any valuables - They don’t tend to fare well after 3 days in a field! Don’t bring anything that you can’t afford to lose!
Animals
Sorry, but in the interests of health and safety only registered assistance dogs are allowed on site.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed in the marquees but is everywhere else on the site. Please try to throw your stubs in the bins though - we’ve yet to find someone who enjoys picking them up! 
Car Park
Further information coming soon.