St Neots Festival 2023. The whole town is invited to Priory Park on 24-25 June for a celebration of arts and culture.

St Neots has some brilliant events that bring the whole community out in force, but one thing we haven’t had for a while is a proper music festival. That changes on 24-25 June 2023, with the launch of St Neots Festival. Set in Priory Park, this FREE event includes two music stages, a Kids Zone, Community Marquee, Wellbeing Zone, Articipate Arena and lots of delicious food and drink.

The festival kicks off at 11:15am on Saturday 24 June with the Festival Parade. It brings back the spirit of the St Neots Carnival with a procession of over 600 people from music, dance and theatre groups, sports clubs, youth groups, Pride in St Neots and much more besides. They’ll be following a route around Priory Park, ending at the Beacon Stage for a performance by Collaboration Choir to mark the start of the festival at midday.

The entertainment for the rest of Saturday ranges from Bollywood to Punk, Classical to Electronic. There’ll be opportunities to get involved, try something new, chill out, work up a sweat and experience St Neots at its very best. The day will culminate with a smashing set of feel-good party tunes by Rich Soul Ensemble on the Beacon Stage from 8pm.

Sunday will have more of a laid back vibe, with entertainment from midday until 7pm. Once again there’ll be things to see, hear and do spread across six stages and zones. We’ll be closing the festival with a karaoke showdown complete with a live band, so we’re looking forward to hearing what St Neots has to offer. Don’t miss the Rockaoke Tryouts earlier in the day to secure your spot on the headline bill.

The festival is organised by Neotists, a creative arts collective based in St Neots. We’re able to make it free to attend thanks to our amazing volunteer team, along with generous support from St Neots Town Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Urban&Civic, The National Lottery, Beacon Wealth Management, St Neots Initiative, Premier Plus, University of Bedfordshire, Wyboston Lakes, CALA Homes and many more.

If you’d like to get involved as a volunteer, a sponsor or to chip in to our crowdfunder (with donations tripled by AVIVA), please head to www.stneotsfestival.co.uk.