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Festival ready

31 August 2016

  • Roughing it is all part of the fun, they say – but blisters aren’t.

    The seven festival essentials you'll probably forget

    Headed to a festival this September? Don’t forget your torch, your duct tape and your blister plasters

22 July 2016

  • Sober revellers join hands at last year’s Buddhafield event.

    No drink, no drugs: what's drawing young people to teetotal festivals?

    Most festivals depend on drinks company promotions. But some festival-goers prefer their music booze-free

15 July 2016

  • ‘Group applications are actively encouraged across the board, and most will work to ensure friends are on similar, if not the same, shift patterns’

    How to work for your festival ticket

  • Submit your work through GuardianWitness by clicking on the blue “Contribute” button

    What's your advice for festival novices?

14 June 2016

  • festival food

    A blogger's guide to festival food on a budget

    Festival food is generally good nowadays – but it doesn’t come cheap. Food blogger Niamh Shields gives her advice on alternative outdoor eating

8 June 2016

  • Young women at a festival

    Move over Croatia, this year festival goers are heading to Greece

    After years of economic turmoil, a new wave of dance music festivals is attracting sun-loving young people this summer

19 May 2016

  • “Weather is always a major worry when starting a festival”

    Taxis and eco-tents: students launch their own festival startups

    Less peace and love, more supply and demand: young entrepreneurs sacrifice sleep and socialising for their companies – but they don’t really mind

19 April 2016

  • Manic Street Preachers perform at Latitude Festival 2015.

    Student bands: how to secure a spot on a festival line-up

    Do you dream of playing at a big music festival like Latitude? With perseverance, schmoozing and a whole load of Jiffy bags, you could make it happen

13 April 2016

  • Benicassim festival 2014

    Seven festival pitfalls and how to avoid them

    You’ve bought your wellies and bagged your tickets, but are you prepared for these common problems that befall even the most seasoned festival-goers?
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