About Wickham Festival

Wickham Festival is a 4-day music & arts festival held every August in a stunningly beautiful rural location near the historic village of Wickham in Hampshire. With live music on four stages plus a host of other entertainment, Wickham is rated by many as one of the safest, most relaxed and family-friendly festivals in the UK. We were voted Best UK Festival, capacity under 15000 at the Live UK Music Business Awards in October 2015. We have also we won the Best Festival category in the local Culture Guide Awards. Each year we introduce new ideas and keep what works, so please get involved on our social channels to send us feedback ... good or bad. We already have some great plans for improvements and can't wait to put this into action.

What happened in 2025?

Our 2025 event once again exceeded expectations with 4 days of fabulous music and the friendliest crowd you could ever wish for. With the danger of electrical storms looming close by on our opening night, we kicked the weekend off only 3 minutes late with Judie Tzuke showing her voice is as sharp and as sweet as ever. Headliners for 2025 included Richard Thompson, Leo Sayer, Kate Rusby, Fisherman's Friends, and The Bootleg Beatles. We could not have been more delighted, with all of them showcasing fantastic artistry. As always, we had many Wickham Festival debuts, including Newton Faulkner and Lucy Spraggan. This was mixed with many regular favourites including The Dhol Foundation and Merry Hell. We'll see you next year, roll on 2026!