A New Day Festival

08/09/2026

https://www.velvetthunder.co.uk/new-day-festival-mount-ephraim-gardens-faversham-kent-21-23-august-2026/
Another fantastic review, from Laurence Todd / Velvet Thunder. Thanks, Laurence. Cheered me up no end... which was much needed, having just done the accounts for the festival 😩

All photos - Les Linyard FRIDAY After a lively opening set from Leatherat, whose jigs got the early afternoon crowd moving about, The Bevis Frond opened the

01/09/2026

Thanks to David Vass of efestivals for this rather spiffing review 🙂

A New Day Festival 2026 Review - Prog & Space Rock in Kent New Day Defies the Rain Gods (A New Day Festival 2026 Reviews)

25/08/2026

I’ve been trying to post something meaningful all day, but have spent most of it catching up on hundreds of emails and messages and, sadly, invoices 😩 Frank and Angela are still on site with some of the team, tidying up and ensuring it looks like we were never there…
Have loved seeing so many great comments from so many people; there’s a lot of love out there for A New Day Festival ❤️
So, in lieu of a lengthy post (to follow, when I have the time and energy), we (Dave, Frank and Angela) would like to thank our huge team of helpers and volunteers, the crew, the traders, the bands… everyone that helped make the weekend so special. And, of course, you guys for coming! Oh… and a shout out to Hawkwind for finally playing Silver Machine for us 😂 MASSIVE THANKS to one and all. We love you! ❤️
Photo by Adam Ricketts. Good, innit? 👀

25/08/2026

LOST PROPERTY
We have a few items of lost property… or I guess it is also now found property 🤔 from the weekend. If you lost anything please email [email protected] and we will have a look 👀

20/08/2026

Happy birthday to Mr Hawkwind! We'll be helping him celebrate on Saturday 😀

Hawkwind founder, sole constant member and driving force, Dave Brock, is 85 years young today!

Pictured is the space rock pioneer wearing a rather fetching Planet Rock cap a couple of years ago. Have a very happy birthday, Dave!

20/08/2026

Assuming no more cancellations... we've had SEVEN this year!... THIS is the final schedule. It's going to be great!
A few things...
Tickets will be available on the day, and online via Skiddle until opening time tomorrow via the link at www.anewdayfestival.com, but CAMPERVAN / CARAVAN Tickets are now SOLD OUT. Sorry.
If you have lost your tickets, please don't email us because we don't know where they are either. Look again, and you will find them.
Problem with Skiddle tickets? Don't contact us, we do not have access to their ticket details, you need to contact Skiddle.
Box office is now open, until 8pm. Open again at 10am each day, until 8pm.
Our bar will be open tonight from 7 til 11. Please do join us for a beer and, no doubt, a bit of a sing song :-)
Some food stalls are open tonight, plus the Merch stall. We completely sold out of everything early on last year, so tonight is a good time to grab what you want. We are also selling tickets to A New Day 2027, and Alfold Rock and Blues Festival 2027.
Oh... and our Breakfast Bar has arrived. Hurrah!
Any questions... FAQ on the website.
See ya soon!

20/08/2026