KEYNSHAM MuSIC fESTIVA l JunE 26Th – JuLy 2nD 2023

Plans are already well underway for this year’s festival - more details below…

Last year was very difficult from a financial perspective - in fact, we made a loss for the first time in 25 years. Whilst we were able to cover the loss from reserves this time, we are now certainly not in a position to repeat the situation!

We are an independent charity. Keynsham Music Festival now costs over £100,000 to deliver. The money is raised from a Keynsham Town

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Council Grant, local business sponsorships, trader concessions, a few ticketed events and bucket collections.

The festival is not-for-profit and run completely by a team of volunteers for the benefit of the community. Every single penny raised is put directly back into the festival itself to provide top quality entertainment.

We know times are very tough for a lot of people but, if you can afford to give a donation, I can assure you it will make a big difference. Please, be as generous as you can when you see a bucket.

We welcome all offers of help – big or small. Please get in touch if:

• you have spare time to help organise the festival, in whatever capacity

• you have a couple of hours to spare on the festival weekend

• you are a community group looking for space at the festival

• you are a business and would like to sponsor in some way

Please email mike@keynshamfest.co.uk

The heart of the festival will, as always, be music – there will be music events to suit most tastes all around the town and in the Memorial Park. As usual, we’ve had many applications from performers eager to take part this year. It’s already promising to be a great weekend on every one of the stages.

Alongside the music, during the weekend in the Memorial Park there will be:

Family Festival - we launched this at 2019’s festival and, following very positive feedback, we continued with it last year. We are hoping that we can again put on the best in local contemporary performance art - entertainment that the whole family can enjoy together, workshops, walkabout and street entertainers, puppetry, and a community stage. However, we need additional funding to ensure we can do it justice. We’re still working on it, so we have our fingers crossed!

Art Zone - this is a dedicated area where the public can take part in the production of a unique Keynsham art piece. It will also be a chance to see the work of our many talented local artists.

Wellbeing Village - following much positive feedback last year, more than 20 local practitioners will again showcase and provide a chance to try out many ways to a healthier life –whether through mindfulness, diet or exercise.

Memory Café - we are working hard to provide a dedicated area and opportunity for those living with the effects of dementia - together with their families or support carers. It will be outside our normal hours and offer a safe space to relax and meet other people in the same situation. It will be a space where memories of music, colour and smell will play such an important role.

Eco Village – this year we are delighted to be able to host a variety of stalls dedicated to providing help and education to help safeguard our planet.

We are so pleased that Batala Bristol, having performed at the St Paul’s Carnival the previous day, will be opening the Festival on Sunday with their infectious samba drumbeats as they march through the park and then perform on one of the stages later. It’s ten years since we last saw them at the festival!

Thursday will see the return of festival favourites, ‘Opera in a Box’, who will be performing Mozart’s Don Giovanni. There will also be a return of the Night of Comedy – with several local stand-up comedians providing the laughs.

We are also working on something big for the Friday night in the park – watch this space!

Keep an eye out for announcements on Facebook (Keynsham Music Festival) Instagram page (@ keyshamfest) and keynshammusicfestival.co.uk over the coming months.

So, make sure you keep the 26th June to July 2nd free – you won’t want to miss out!

We can’t wait to see you all again in the summer!

Mike May - Chair, KMFA