Secret Garden Party | |
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Genre | Rock, World, Electronic, Reggae, Folk, Dance, House, Alternative |
Dates | July (4 days) |
Location(s) | Abbots Ripton, England |
Years active | 2002–2017, 2022–present |
Website | secretgardenparty.com |
The Secret Garden Party, often colloquially shortened to the SGP, is an independent arts and music festival held in Abbots Ripton, England. The location is on part of the grounds of a Georgian farmhouse and has its own lakes, river and landscaped gardens. The festival was launched by Fred Fellowes [1] and James Whewell in 2004 as an alternative to the established mainstream music festivals. Since its inception, the festival has increased in popularity and size, [2] and has grown from one stage and 300 visitors in 2002, to more than 15 stages and 35,000 revellers in 2017.
In March 2017, it was announced that the 2017 edition would be the last. [3]
During its initial 15-year run, The Secret Garden Party won the UK Festival Award for Best Small-Sized Festival in 2005 and 2008, and then the Award for Best Medium-Sized Festival in 2011. It also won the Act of Independence award from the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) for its work with The Loop, a harm reduction charity that tested drugs on site during the event. [4] This practice has now been adopted by some other UK festivals.
In August 2021, it was announced that after a five-year hiatus, the Secret Garden Party would return in summer 2022. On relaunching, 20,000 tickets were placed on sale and sold out in under 20 minutes via a registration process that featured a questionnaire. The event took place from 21 to 24 July 2022 in Cambridgeshire, with the line-up announced each day of the festival. [5]
The Secret Garden Party supports The Campaign Against Living Miserably that aims to prevent male suicide in the United Kingdom, [6] as well as mental health charity My Black Dog as of 2022.
26–29 July
24–27 July
23–26 July
22–25 July
21–24 July
19–22 July
25–28 July
Attendance: 29,000 [17]
24–27 July
23-26 July
21-24 July
Primal Scream were due to appear but cancelled shortly before the festival.
20-23 July
21 - 24 July
20-23 July
The 2009 Secret Garden Party Valentines Bacchanalia Ball, named after annual parties held in honour of the Greek god Dionysus, took place on 28 February at the Dex Club in Brixton, London. [18]
Secret Garden Party's co-organizers, Secret Productions teamed up with Thai production company Scratch First to produce the inaugural Wonderfruit - a sustainable lifestyle festival in Thailand. [19]
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