Image caption, Festival director Chris Hughes said "what we're trying to do is make farmers feel special"By Donna Alos , BBC CWR and BBC Radio WM and Andrew Dawkins, West MidlandsPublished24 May 2026 A new event that is a cross between a music festival and country fair has attracted more than 20,000 people in a day. The Great British Farm-Fest across 300 acres at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire features hundreds of animals, and then bands, DJs and star guests in the evenings between Friday and Sunday. After 20,000 people attended on Saturday alone, festival director Chris Hughes said he thought it would end up with about 55,000 people going to the festival over the weekend. Asked if he thought this was going to become an annual event, Hughes replied: "Yes, I mean that's the idea". "We know fame comes and goes, but agriculture is right at the heart of our national life and so we want this to stay and grow for the future", he added.
Published: May 24, 2026 12:47 pm
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