There is no denying that we’ve been starved of our usual festival fix this summer. Although many have managed to go ahead, we’ve missed out on some usual favourites, such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, WOMAD, Cropredy and more.
It seems fitting, therefore, to look ahead to this autumn, when many festivals that have previously looked unlikely have been rescheduled to, or when other festivals will manage to go ahead without many of the restrictive social distancing rules that we’ve become so used to. There will be slight changes to many festivals this year – many event organisers have limited ticket numbers and ensured that small tents are spaced further apart, for example, but otherwise we’re in for as close to normal an experience as possible. There will, of course, be hand sanitiser stations and other hygiene changes too, but the overall message from the industry is that festivals and parties are back.
In celebration of supporting our wonderful homegrown festival industry, here are some of the highlights of the autumn.
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