Sat 27 Jul-Sun 28 Jul 2013: Riverside Festival
This event is in the past.
Oxfordshire's favourite family-friendly festival
Now in its 18th year, Riverside has become a major fixture in Oxfordshire's music calendar, with more than 30 acts playing across two stages. But despite the cost of putting on an event of this size, it is still entirely FREE to enter and that is down to the astonishing community effort that goes into staging the festival.
It takes a hundred volunteers to get the show up and running. After months of planning, there are three backbreaking days before the festival itself: assembling two stages and a pontoon bridge; setting up sound systems; erecting 600 metres of fencing, ten marquees and 20 stalls; and shifting 20 portaloos.
Then on the weekend itself volunteers flip burgers, pull pints, sell programmes and T-shirts, help run the kids section and generally keep the festival goers happy. If you would like to help, even if it's just for an hour or two, email volunteer@riversidefestival.charlbury.com or call Chris Johnson on 07787 436552.
HOW TO GET THERE
Location: The Mill Field, Dyers Hill, Charlbury, Oxfordshire OX7 3QG
Entrance to the Festival site is down Mill Lane, virtually opposite Charlbury railway station. The station is on the First Great Western London Paddington to Hereford and Worcester line, 15 minutes from Oxford. On the Saturday there are buses to and from Oxford, Woodstock, Witney, Chipping Norton and Banbury to the centre of Charlbury, five minutes walk from the Festival.
WHERE TO STAY
No camping onsite but local campsites are available. For information on these and local hotels and B&Bs click on STAY at the top of the page
To get the latest on Riverside visit riversidefestival.charlbury.com
Twitter: @Riversidefest
Facebook: on.fb.me/RiversideFestival or Charlbury Riverside Festival