FAQs

Please be prepared for all weather, our festival is held in an open field, with little shelter. So bring anything that would make you most comfortable if it were to rain or shine.

Moseley Folk & Arts will take place on 1-3rd Sept. Doors open at 1pm on Friday and 11am on Saturday and Sunday. Each day finishes at 10.30pm. The last performance will start around 9pm and so the last entry time will be approx. 9:30pm. The performing artists will be listed on the line-up page as soon as our full line-up has been announced. Full performance times will be on display via our schedule page, throughout the festival site and also appear in the festival programme on the inside cover.

We’d recommend bringing protective earplugs for any children who will be joining you. For your comfort, we have a sound technician who will be monitoring sound levels all weekend to make sure we are below the safe legal limits.

Each Ticketholder will have received a Do’s & Don’t email prior to the festival. Please make sure you read this thoroughly. Gazebos and tents are not permitted. The use of camping chairs is permitted towards the back of the park, this area will be clearly signposted and volunteers can point you in the right direction if you have any issues.

We follow the rule of thumb that nothing sharp or unsustainable should be brought into the park. Absolutely no glassware, please! Please decant any food items. Please do not bring metal cutlery. We have several large well stocked draught bars and specialist drinks stalls including; Cocktails, Wine & Fizz, Frozen Cocktails, Pimms, Craft IPA’s.

Due to licensing restrictions you are not permitted to bring your own alcohol on site, please do not be offended if we ask to search your bags. Any alcohol found will be disposed off. You are able to bring soft drinks but these must be in cans. Absolutely no single-use plastic is allowed to be brought into the festival. There are water points on site so you can bring a refillable bottle.

Dogs are also not permitted on site unless they are guide dogs.

We appreciate your patience with us in 2022 whilst we tested our newest ticket entry system. As you know, we implemented this to help manage the volume of people now joining us every year and to keep everyone safe from overcrowding at the entrance and in the park. From your feedback, overall, the process was excellent but minor changes were needed to support your needs, which we hope we’ve accommodated below. 

We understand that no re-entry has meant changes to our regular local visitors and the way you enjoy the festival, but we just can no longer continue to safely manage the flow of people coming and going to and from the festival down our narrow entrance. We’re by no means alone in not having the resources to allow thousands of people to come in and out while keeping our event safe. 

However, we do want to be as flexible as possible to meet your needs, and if you do have a genuine need to leave once during the day for reasons such as taking your children home, disability access etc, we can accommodate where possible. At the discretion of security on the door, we have introduced a limited pass-out system to help this work safely. As you leave, share your reason, make sure you get scanned out with a pass-out pass and when you return scan back in.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us directly for more specific requirements and we’ll always try our best to help.

A side note to the above, Touts have always been an issue for the festival, especially for those that fall prey to invalid ticket purchases. So as a reminder, please refrain from selling your tickets to touts outside or purchasing from them, we can’t guarantee their validity. Please also refrain from handing wristbands over to touts as you leave or anyone else, as they are non-transferable and won’t gain them entry.

Please feel free to bring folding chairs and blankets and make yourselves comfortable. Some of the artists on the bill are more of a sit down affair but the majority are of the get up and dance variety. We ask that chairs are kept back beyond a certain point so there’s room for both the seated and standing (there will be signs and stewards to show you).

Unfortunately, we are a cashless event. Card, Apple Pay & Google pay are accepted by all vendors.

Unfortunately, we are a no-camping festival as we’re in a very unique small venue. If you want to camp at a local camping site or book close accommodation, head to our accommodation page here.