Barfest

About Barfest

Welcome to BARFEST - Barford’s First Family Festival.

BARFEST is the first of its kind community event, with a festival vibe, brings together local people and talent, with live music, street food, bar, fun activities and more!<

Locally renowned musician Myles Matthews will open the event with some cool relaxing summer vibes- interweaving jazz standards from the American song book with contemporary pop. Leamington based musician and guitar teacher with 20 years of playing professionally in bands and solo, Myles can be heard jazzing it up with the house band of the Bedford Street Jazz Jam as well as SnapBack duo and other well known ensembles. 

Thom Kirkpatrick – the One Man Band and The Pips will headline the event.

Singer-songwriter Thom Kirkpatrick is a formidable live act known as ‘The Beautiful Noise’. Performing a range of hit genres, Thom builds his arrangements live as he goes, adding synth, percussion and vocals while expertly strumming an acoustic guitar – it’s music mastery not to be missed.

We’re also thrilled to be joined by The Pips, the #1 female trio in the Midlands! Talented and unique, The Pips perform popular classics from the 60’s to the present day in lush three-part harmonies. Past appearances include BBC Top of the Pops, the 02 Arena, The Royal Albert Hall and Warwick Castle!

And the excitement doesn’t stop there…the afternoon is packed with an abundance of FREE and a few chargeable festival-themed activities for kids and adults alike.

You can expect to be enchanted by a roaming magician and stilt man, and enjoy many complementary activities in fun zones including Eco and Wellness.

You can tuck into some great food and drink with offerings from street food to tasty treats.

A full event programme will be announced soon, so watch this space!!

This event is open to the wider community as well as friends and families of Barford St Peter’s School.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to this sensational summer event in aid of FABS – Friends Association of Barford School, a charity which raises funds for Barford St Peter's School.

All proceeds from BARFEST will go to FABS and support Barford St. Peter’s C.E Primary School.

Tickets are only available online in advance of the event.

Please follow Barford FABS on Facebook for event updates.

BARFEST Raffle!

Thanks to a generous donation, FABS will be holding a raffle to be drawn at the end of the evening at BARFEST, the prize being a week’s holiday in a 4-bedroom coastal property in Devon. Tickets are available to buy in advance from Barford Village Shop until the shop closes on Friday 15th September, and then will be on sale again at BARFEST on Saturday 16th September from when the event opens at 1pm until the draw is made at the end of the evening, approx. 7pm. Terms and Conditions apply.

Raffle Terms:

• The raffle prize is 7 nights’ accommodation in a 4-bedroom house in South Devon. The property is a holiday rental and so the winner may pick a week subject to availability. The property is strictly no smoking but does permit 1 well behaved dog.

• There is no cash prize alternative.

• Tickets are priced at £10 each and may only be sold to persons over the age of 16.

• The raffle winner will be selected at random on Saturday 16th September at the end of the BARFEST event. Winners will be notified within 48 hours of the draw taking place and provided details of the prize.

• You may enter as many times as you like but only tickets that have been paid for in full will be entered into the draw. It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure the contact information on the ticket counterfoil is correct.

• 100% of the profits from the raffle will go to FABS (Friends Association of Barford School).

• The promoter’s decision is final.

Any queries may be addressed to barfest2023@gmail.com

With thanks to our headline sponsors

And our generous supporters

And our food and beverage partners for their kind donations.

What to wear:

This is a festival-style event and is in open air so please dress accordingly…Full festival gear or whatever you feel comfortable in.

Parking:

There is very limited parking around Barford Village so where possible please walk, lift share, bus or taxi to the event. If you are parking in the village please do so considerately and ensuring that emergency vehicles have clear access to pass if necessary.

Event times:

Gates will open at 1pm and close at 7pm.

Entry:

Entry to the event will be via King George’s Field on Church Lane. The event entrance will be clearly signposted.

We are grateful to CMLI Security for providing their services to assist us in manning the event.

What to bring:

-Cash & card payments will be accepted.

-Picnic rugs

-Suitable footwear

-Sun cream

What NOT to bring:

-Your own food & drink - there will be a fully stocked bar & amazing food stalls.

-Animals

-Drugs or Substances

-Sharps (including nail files)

-Laser Pens

-Glass Bottles (including perfume)

-Aerosols (including deodorant)

-Naked flames

Please note the School is a non-smoking site.

Tickets are non-refundable unless BARFEST has to be cancelled by FABS for necessary reasons. Please see full Terms & Conditions.

*The event line-up may be subject to change.