BAREFOOT FESTIVAL

AUGUST 1ST – 3RD 2008
LEICESTERSHIRE, MIDDLE ENGLAND

BOOKING FOR 2008 IS NOW CLOSED

Now in our 3rd year, Barefoot Festival returns for another spectacular week end of fun a frolics! The Festival is an intimate, family friendly gathering focusing on the celebration of dance, music, art and culture. Set in the cultural heart of the country, middle England, in the beautiful Leicestershire countryside.

With something for everyone, we have a bursting program of entertainment planned - from Belly Dance to Capoeira, Samba to Morris Dancing, Burlesque to Dancing with fire!!! But it doesn't stop there, oh no - we're just getting started!

There will be an open stage on the Friday evening so bring along you dancing shoes or you guitar and share your talent in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Through out the week end we are running free workshops for adults and children, arts and crafts and we have on site therapists to help you chill out with massage or holistic treatments in the teepee and chill out zone!!!

Saturday night is party night!! The workshop leaders, teaching over the week end have put together a fabulous evening for you, show casing their talents! You can look forward to an eclectic, tantalising cabaret of dance, music and mayhem including a Capoeira Demonstration, Flamenco and a Burlesque Dancer to mention but a few! Then let us blow you mind with a beautiful and mesmerising display of Fire!!!!! Spend the rest of the evening drumming dancing, poi spinning, singing and chilling around the camp fire! Ahhhh bliss!

We have a fantastic outdoor Fairy Market running throughout the week end, selling wonderful, unusual artifacts & crafts from around the world, beautiful clothing, jewellery, dance equipment, information stalls, a henna artists, face painters, and holistic therapists. We have some wonderful caterers selling a globaltastic range of delicious delights, beautiful hot chai, elder flower cordial, a Shisha Pipe and Tea tent and plenty for the vegetarian.

The whole week end costs just £ 49 - that includes your camping, entrance to workshops, parking, all entertainment and children are free when accompanied by an adult ticket holder.

The camp is run generously through volunteers and is non profit making. The organisers produce the camp through their love of movement, music and art. We are always looking for extra support and ideas.

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A weekend of Dance healing and good vibes..
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Traders & Stalls
This year we have a fantastic selection of traders and stall holders selling crafts and clothes from all around the globe. Jewellery, Belly Dance clothes, crafts, art and lots more. We also have a selection of wonderful caterers from around the world - Vegetarian and Vegan options will be available. There is a Shisha Pipe Chill out lounge and Cafe.
WANT A TRADE SPACE?
Are you a trader or caterer? Contact us for details
Healing & Spirituality
One of the most important things we want you to do over the week end is RELAX! If you are interested in having a massage treatment, Hopi ear candles or a psychic reading then visit our Chill Out Zone in Goddess Camp. Just imagine having a blissful therapeutic massage in a genuine teepee! Healers and Therapists contact us re booking a space.
Can you help? Have a special talent you might like to share?
We are always looking for talented entertainers or teachers to run workshops. It could mean you can exchange for a free ticket?
Do you run a shop or a dance group?
Can you display one of our posters or distribute any of our fliers? If you attend festivals in the UK and Europe perhaps you could take some of our fliers to help promote the festival? Have you got an email mailing list? If you know any way to publicise our event please email us