Gate to Southwell Festival

31/08/2026

Did you see all the Canadian East Coast musicians at GTSF 2026? Here's a video reminder.... They were: Rum Ragged, ABOiTEAU, May, Campbell & Johnston, Old Man Luedecke, Matthew Byrne & Sherman Downey Music, and Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen

In association with Canada's East Coast Music Association (ECMA), 7 Atlantic Coast acts came over to The Gate to Southwell Festival 2026 to showcase the talent of the seaboard provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia.

Your feedback suggests they all went down a storm!

https://youtu.be/ABYmxLQSlmU?si=mFr4vndf-n4LF2oX

Tickets for GTSF 2027 (1st to 4th July) are selling fast! www.gtsf.uk/tickets

In association with the East Coast Music Association of Canada, 7 A...

26/08/2026

Please take note: there is a Facebook group called "Gate To Southwell Festival 2027 Tickets Resale" which has borrowed our profile picture. There is also one from last year called "Gate to Southwell Festival Official 2026” which may get cloned to “…Official 2027”. These have no affiliation with GTSF and we don't recognise the names of the people who've set them up. We can’t think of a legitimate reason these groups exist, so we’d advise you to steer clear and caution against buying or selling tickets on Facebook or any other social media. If you want to join a network of GTSF friends, then please join the GTSF Friends Facebook group instead. If you want to resell tickets we’d recommend Twickets or Tixel as these have some protection against scammers – though we can’t guarantee anything of course. You can repost Twickets or Tixel links on GTSF Friends if you want to advertise them. We’ll take down any direct posts offering tickets as soon as we spot them though. Sorry for the dull post but thought you should be aware.

25/08/2026

Very sad news this evening. Just last month we filled the Folk Stage with the songs of Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan. Thank you for the songs, Dolly. We will always love you. ❤️
There’s a link to a clip from the concert in comments.

In a statement confirming her death, the singer's team says she will be remembered as an "inspiration" and for her "wit, warmth, and kindness".

16/08/2026

We expect to sell out of Tier 1 tickets at any time. Massive thanks to everyone!! 👌👌👌👌
www.gtsf.uk/tickets

16/08/2026

We are not sure how long Tier 1 tickets will last now, but we'll switch to Tier 2 as soon as they sell-out. You've broken all records so far! Thank you to eveyone who's bought tickets already. Tier 1 tickets are now selling fast...
www.gtsf.uk/tickets
Celebrate our 20th Anniversary, 1st-4th July 2027.

14/08/2026

⚠️ TICKET ALERT UPDATE ⚠️
Timing now set - EARLY BIRD tickets for 2027 will be on sale from 𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦 on Sunday. ⭐ It's our 20th Anniversary so it's going to be pretty special ⭐.
If it's anything like last year, Early Bird tickets will sell out in just a couple of hours. After that Tier 1 tickets will be on sale - and last year these sold out in just a few days. The earlier you buy, the better the price!

Ticket link: www.gtsf.uk/tickets

We can't wait to welcome you in July!

p.s please don’t respond to people offering tickets in comments. We’ve hidden about 10 comments so far from obvious scammers that are “selling” spare tickets that not even on sale yet!

06/08/2026

⭐2027 is our 20th anniversary⭐ - it's going to be a special one! Save the dates - Early Bird tickets, Sunday 16th August 2026 - Festival 1st to 4th July 2027 🌻☀️

22/07/2026

Acoustic sets interviews and more from GTSF 2026….

This Week’s Show (Show 306) is The Gate to Southwell Festival Special Join me for a review of my fabulous weekend at this amazing festival. I catch up with lots of artists, inc The Proclaimers, to produce a reflection of a wonderful weekend. I chat with traders, punters and performers and even cau...

21/07/2026

☀️🌻🌞It's 2 weeks behind us now and we need to say a massive thank you to all the......Players, singers, flag-wavers and jugglers. Dancers, campers, painters and makers. Builders, printers, decorators and wirers. Designers, creators, planners and writers. Curators, surveyors and collaborators. Engineers, technicians, helpers and guiders. Drivers, carriers, pushers and pullers. Managers, emailers, volunteers and protectors. Knitters, callers, cooks and storytellers. Suppliers, traders, instructors and teachers. Servers, sandwich-makers and washer-uppers. Bed-makers, cake-bakers and photograph-takers. Cleaners, tidiers, mowers and dismantlers. Families, friends, fans and finally, YOU 🫵👏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THANK YOU!

And that's not all. Here's a gallery of kids' area pics from Kris Worsley to brighten your day!