Stendhal Music & Art Festival- Bring the Whole Family & Camp Under the Stars

Set in the picturesque surrounds of Ballymully Cottage Farm on the outskirts of Limavady, Stendhal Festival of Art brings an all encompassing artistic experience to the Roe Valley, home of Danny Boy. Celebrating the creativity of artists from all over Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and further afield, Stendhal Festival of Art is much more than just a music festival.

90% of all shows are completely family-friendly, anything not is clearly labelled as such. You can visit by the day, or camp on site for that authentic festival experience. 

Stendhal Festival website.

Stendhal Festival Facebook Page.

This Weekend's Sunflowerfest Line Up Revealed

Only a few days to go until the 6th annual Sunflowerfest, the family orientated festival here in Northern Ireland. Music will kick off from 1.45pm on Friday 31st July and from 12pm on Saturday 1st August and 12.30pm Sunday 2nd August, with exciting headline acts Dreadzone (10.45pm, Friday), Senser (10.40pm, Saturday) and Skinny Lister (9.50pm, Sunday) closing the main stage on each night of the festival.

To purchase tickets to next week’s festival or explore the full line-up of events and activities for all festival guests, visit Sunflowerfest.

This year’s confirmed music line-up is as follows and can also be accessed online right here.

This Year's Sunflowerfest Will Be Super Refreshing Thanks to Vita Coco.

 This year Sunflowerfest, the all-ages, mid-summer, Northern Irish, family festival will have a unique chill-out zone where festival-goers can kick back and escape the summer heat while rehydrating with complementary Vita Coco coconut water. Sunflowerfest’s Bliss will include a range of local music, complementary therapies and all-inclusive yoga sessions for kids and adults, offering an opportunity to refresh and unwind during the weekend-long festival 31st July – 2nd August.

I've always fancied attending Sunflowerfest, as a beginners' festival event, to let my son experience the atmosphere of an open air music event. Perhaps this year will be the year? For further information visit www.sunflowerfest.co.uk 

Yogi Helen McAleer celebrates this year’s Sunflowerfest ‘Bliss’ line-up, sponsored by Vita Coco coconut water.

Sunflowerfest 2015 Goes Steampunk

Sunflowerfest, Northern Ireland's festival for all ages, has the theme of a Victorian Steampunk Menagerie this year, with even the festival’s familiar Finn McCool mascot dressed for the occasion, withtop hat and pocket watch.

Sunflowerfest 2015 will include performances, attractions and experiences taking place on Tubby’s Farm, Hillsborough, from 31st July to 2nd August 2015. This year’s festival will deliver the unique musical acts, kid-friendly activities, localcrafts, alternative therapies, theatrical performances, camping and a number of new elements to the weekend to ensure big surprises for all guests.

Adding to the spirit of community promoted at Sunflowerfest, organisers have announced that this year’s charity partner will be globally-recognised Habitat for Humanity Northern Ireland, who are bringing their ‘Shack Attack’ slum village to Sunflowerfest.  Fundraising teams of 4-6 people will enter the challenge by raising money for Habitat NI, building a shack out of scrap materials and sleeping out in it at the festival. 

Music is the glue that unites Sunflowerfest’s guests together each summer, and this year the music remains as eclectic as the festival’s guests. From death metal to rock and folk to reggae, the wide range of acts confirmed vary across the festival’s huge Finn McCool main stage area, which will host headline acts including British dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock fusion.

For further information or to purchase tickets visit www.sunflowerfest.co.uk