Boomtown Fair
Winchester, United Kingdom · August
Aug 13 – Aug 17, 2025
About
Boomtown Fair is an immersive theatrical music festival held on the Matterley Estate near Winchester, England. Since 2009, it has grown from a small gathering to a 66,000-capacity spectacle featuring elaborate fictional districts, interactive storylines, and 100+ stages covering reggae, dub, drum and bass, ska, punk, electronic, and world music. The entire festival is set within a fictional city with its own storyline.
Highlights
- 66,000 capacity with elaborate fictional city districts
- 100+ stages covering reggae, dub, DnB, ska, punk, electronic
- Immersive theatre — the entire festival has an interactive storyline
- Running since 2009 on the Matterley Estate near Winchester
Details
- Location
- Winchester, United Kingdom
- Venue
- Matterley Estate
- Founded
- 2009
- Typical month
- August
- Capacity
- 66,000
- Editions on record
- 2
- Status
- active
Location
Winchester, United Kingdom
Editions
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