insideKENT Magazine Issue 62 - May 2017 | Page 57

RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR // 28-30 JULY LeeFest // 10-12 AUG
www.ramblinmanfair.com www.leefest.org
Ramblin’ Man Fair is the must see event
for discerning festival-goers. A quality
musical line up with a number of UK
exclusive performances. The event is a
unique experience fast becoming a staple
of the UK festival calendar. The festival
will take place in the beautiful Mote Park
in Maidstone. The park is one of the
largest in South East England with more
than 450 acres of mature parkland and a
30-acre lake. The festival will be split into
four stages over three days. Stages
announced so far include Planet Rock
Mainstage, Prog In the Park Stage, Outlaw
Country Stage and Blues Stage. New for
2017 is a guest stage unique to this year’s
event… This is the UK’s most celebrated independent
festival, and it’s right here on our doorstep. It’s
definitely got something for everyone! A kids’
activity camp, inspiring workshops, glitter
wrestling, wild drag shows, burlesque, a retro
gaming arcade, beach parties, circus… the list
goes on! Join your tribe and explore the three
realms that make up Leefest’s Neverland. And
of course there is music, and plenty of it
including Jake Bugg, Annie Mac, Kate
Tempest, Moxie and Superglu.
MARGATE SOUL FESTIVAL // 4-6 AUG
www.margatesoulfestival.co.uk
With a variety of different stages hosting
a variety of different soul acts, Margate
Soul Festival is chilled and contemporary
with a splash of old fashioned
entertainment thrown in. Join in to see
Trevor Nelson, Arrested Development,
Candi Staton, Joe Bataan and many other
big names from the world of soul.
BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK // 11-18 AUG
www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
Broadstairs Folk Week is in its 52nd year and
is a celebration of English and multi-cultural
folk music and dance. There are venues all
over the town, bursting with music. The 600-
seater concert marquee in the town's park is
the festival hub where the main headline acts
appear and it's a great place to meet your
friends, have a drink at the bar and chill out.
This year's headliners include Lau, The Dylan
Project, Faustus, and the Demon Barbers plus
many more. There are over 70 workshops in
music, dance and song for beginners to
advanced. This could be the year to take up
the ukulele or learn English clogging!
Ramblin’ Man Fair © Mick Hutson
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