2015 marked the return of Coleford Music Festival to the streets of the town, & what an event it was!!

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came & supported it, all those that volunteered their time over the weekend, anyone who donated either online or in a bucket. All of the very talented performers & artists who made the event such a fun, friendly family festival, we look forward to seeing you all again next year!

On behalf of the festival committee we hope that you had an enjoyable weekend….& don’t forget to make a donation so that we can do it all again next year!

Donations can be made below or dropped into the Coleford Town Council offices.

The festive team in partnership
with Coleford Town Council

A free family festival held in the town centre of Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Festival organisers and volunteers have been working in partnership with Coleford Town Council to bring back the return of this fabulous community festival . which will take place from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August in the town centre of Coleford and It promises to be as spectacular as ever with something to please all musical tastes and ages! Continue reading “Press Update” →

“Working with the community for the community”

Sixteen Cafe is a place to enjoy great food, great coffee in a friendly spacious environment.

During Friday 7th and Saturday 8th Sixteen will be selling their healthy salad boxes served with Moroccan flatbreads in the main square
Choose from:
Lentil Salad with roasted butternut squash, feta and tahini sauce
Carrot, chickpea & smoked paprika patties with mixed leaf salad
Frittata with a mixed leaf salad
Sixteen Superfood salad served with Millet grains

During the festival on Sunday 9th 11am to 6pm Sixteen will be hosing the festival’s Acoustic corner with buskers providing us with entertainment. Sixteen will also be holding a BBQ and selling beer and cider from the Forest of Dean.

To keep the children entertained Sixteen will be running 2 Chocolate Workshops at 1pm and 3pm. The children will make chocolate lollies and Jazzies.

As a part of the celebrations we are inviting town centre traders, local community groups and businesses to join us in the festivities by creating their very own Scarecrows!

Anything goes, you can choose the festival music theme of famous rock icons, or any style of your choice.

Either show them off in /on or outside your shop or business premises, or let us strategically place them in and around Coleford Town Centre.

Scarecrows will also have a chance to win £100 1st prize £50 2nd prize, chosen by our very own Mayor.

Simply fill in the details below or email: colefordmusicfestival@hotmail.com

Scarecrows must be on display from the 2nd – 9th August 2015

Further details on scarecrow trail & exhibiting at festival : Colefordmusicfestival@hotmail.com

The Scarecrow Trail is a Coleford Town Council Project funded by Awards For All, Big Lottery Funding.

Really excited to announce that we now have a conditional license for the event which means it will definitely be going ahead this August.

We now need your support to help close the funding gap of around £5,000 to allow us to put on some great bands for you

We are looking for a new logo for the event. The logo needs to say ‘Coleford Music Festival’ and be versatile enough to work in varying formats and sizes. Any volunteers out there wanting to have a go at a design for us?

We are currently in discussion with both District Council & police regarding our licence application, fingers crossed but so far everyone has been very helpful & supportive.