page_title: Wickham Festival
section_title: Present Day
hierarchical_section_title: Wickham Festival / Present Day
caption_attribution_description: English: The Bowman Ales 2nd Stage at Wickham Festival 2015
context_page_description: Wickham Festival is a 4-day music event that takes place in the village of Wickham, Hampshire, England. Wickham hosts live music and comedy across four stages, as well as food stalls, craft stalls, real ale and cider bars and children's entertainers. It has been listed by The Guardian as a top 'Family Friendly Boutique Festival'. The 2015 Wickham Festival was named Best Festival at the Live UK Music Business Awards, and the 2018 event won Best Festival at The Guide Awards, with the 2019 event taking the title of Best Live Event.
  Although the history of the festival can be traced to the 2003 Eastleigh Festival, the first Wickham Festival was held from 3–6 August 2006 in and around the village community centre, with a line-up rooted in folk and traditional music. Since then the festival has expanded to become a venue for both well established artists and those just breaking through, across many musical genres, and has previously hosted talks from the likes of Tony Benn and Bill Oddie. Recent years have seen high profile performances from rock and pop artists, including James Blunt, Kiefer Sutherland, Frank Turner, Wilko Johnson and Lightning Seeds.
caption: The Bowman Ales Stage 2 at Wickham Festival 2015
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