Festinho Festival Newshttp://festinho.com/festival-blog/Info on Festinho music festival, a boutique charity festival in aid of Brazil's childrenen-US2010-02-09T04:41:11ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/)And now for the REALLY big news....http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2010/1/8/and-now-for-the-really-big-news.html[Festinho]2010-01-08T10:00:26ZFestival Location Festival News Hinwick House august bank holiday 2010 festinho 2010 moving venueCardboard boxes? Check.

Bubblewrap? Check.

Yards of sellotape? Check.

Man with a van? Check, check, check.

Yes, you’ve guessed it – we’re moving! (And we’re taking all the light bulbs with us).

As you know, Kentwell Hall has been our very lovely home for the last 2 years, so it is not without a tear in our collective eye and a lump in our collective throat that we say goodbye to the wilds of Suffolk. We’ve been very happy there but, like a giant size puppy in a fun size flat, we’ve somewhat outgrown our old place and must move on to pastures new.

So it’s farewell to Kentwell Hall – we’ll miss you. But it’s hello to…. Hinwick House! Which we are very, very overexcited about (a bit like that puppy I was telling you about earlier, actually). Nestled in the beautiful Bedfordshire countryside, Hinwick House is a simply stunning Georgian mansion, set in several acres of amazingly beautiful grounds. If you thought Kentwell Hall was good, wait until you see this place! It really is breathtaking, and is an ideal new home for Festinho; ever so slightly larger, but with exactly the same cosy and intimate feel to it, and with even more secret and wonderful places to explore and discover throughout the weekend.

Of course we’ll be keeping everything pretty much the same – live music, DJs, visual treats, cabaret, capoeira, samba, delicious food and well priced drinks, kid’s areas and lashings of silliness. Just in a different place, that’s all.

And the really, REALLY good news is that you don’t have to go to work on Monday, or pack the youngsters off to school! No, we haven’t struck some kind of weird deal with your boss or your kid’s teachers– but we have shifted the date. Festinho 2010 will now take place on the late August Bank Holiday weekend; that’s 27^th – 29^th August.

Exciting, huh? We can’t wait – and we hope, neither can you.

Oh, and if you have already bought earlybird tickets based on the 3^rd – 5^th September date you’ll be receiving an email from We Got Tickets soon with details of how you can be reimbursed if it turns out you can’t make the new date.

]]>Thank you, thank you, thank you!http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2010/1/5/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you.html[Festinho]2010-01-05T20:56:49ZABC Trust Festival News credits donation festinho 2009 festinho 2010Now that we've got all that Xmas nonsense out of the way, it's time for us here at Festinho HQ to start planning our 2010 festival in earnest! But before we do, we just wanted to say a genuinely heartfelt 'thank you' to everyone who came along and made it all so very special in 2009. If you're not on our mailing list, you won't know that you helped us to raise a truly staggering £23,000 for the ABC Trust. No, I haven't accidentally put an extra zero in there, you read it correctly - £23,000!

So, please do give yourselves a collective pat on the back - every ticket, drink, meal and donation you made went towards raising that amount. Thank you.

And finally, if you want to know just how many people it takes to make Festinho happen, have a quick peek at the credits page for 2009; who knows, you might even be on there!

Watch this space for some exciting news over the coming weeks folks....and see you in a field later in the year!

]]>2010 Festival - earlybird tickets available NOW!http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/12/15/2010-festival-earlybird-tickets-available-now.html[Festinho]2009-12-15T15:33:00ZFestival Tickets festinho 2010 festinho ticketsHad fun at Festinho 2009? Missed the boat but heard how good it was? No idea what I'm talking about but fancy coming to an amazingly beautful, fun and cosy festival next year? Then hop on over to the We Got Tickets website and buy an Earlybird ticket for Festinho 2010! Numbers are limited and they're already selling well, so don't miss out...

Earlybird Ticket Prices

Adult weekend camping: £50
Under 14s camping: £20
Under 5s camping: FREE
Campervan pass: FREE
(with purchase of adult camping ticket)

]]>Did you lose it at Festinho 2009?http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/10/19/did-you-lose-it-at-festinho-2009.html[Festinho]2009-10-19T12:14:59ZRandomness festinho lost propertyIf you lost something (other than your marbles!), please send us an email at:

lostproperty [at] festinho [dot] com

or fill out our online form telling us what you are missing. We have a lot of items that were found or turned in, so chances are we have it if you lost it.

]]>Vote for us!http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/10/15/vote-for-us.html[Festinho]2009-10-15T16:29:59ZFestival Press CoverageIf you enjoyed yourself this year, please make it known to those lovely folk at Virtual Festivals by voting for us! We're nominated in several categories at the UK Festival Awards this year including: Best Small Festival, Best Family Festival, Best Grass Roots Festival AND Best Festival Toilets!
You can vote here: www.festivalawards.com. It doesn't take very long, you only have to vote for the categories we're in :)

Gwan, gwan, gwan - we need your votes before 16th October to get through (that's this Friday, so do it NOW!)

]]>We've found some fab places to stayhttp://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/7/22/weve-found-some-fab-places-to-stay.html[Festinho]2009-07-22T20:42:40ZHey, if camping's not your thing then check out some places we've found that you can stay for the weekend. Or even if you just fancy coming Sunday and don't fancy the drive home, it's all here

]]>Fun at Kentwell Hallhttp://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/7/18/fun-at-kentwell-hall.html[Festinho]2009-07-18T20:13:39ZWe just wanted to remind you that as well as playing host to Festinho, Kentwell Hall has a whole host of open air entertainment lined up for you. So take your pick from any of the following events they have lined up over the coming few weeks...

Kentwell Shakespeare Festival - Fri 24th - Sun 26th Jul

Long Bow Archery Shoot Weekend - Sat 25th - Sund 26th Jul

Glenn Miller 1940s Concert Night - Frid 31st Jul

Iolanthe - Sat 1st Aug

Summer Civil Defence & Battle School - Sat 1st Aug - Sun 2nd Aug

Last Night of the Proms - Sat 8th Aug

The High Summer Re-Creation of Tudor Life - Fri 28th Aug - Mon 31st Aug

]]>Festinho is one of the Observer's Ten Best Alternative Festivals!http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/6/1/festinho-is-one-of-the-observers-ten-best-alternative-festiv.html[Festinho]2009-06-01T12:51:58ZWe're well chuffed. That venerable organ The Observer has listed us in their top ten alternative festivals.

They say:

"If the commercialism, crowds and identikit line-ups of mainstream festivals leave you cold, don't despair. We asked Sam Pow, author of a new guide, to come up with a list of this summer's most hedonistic and authentic gatherings...

All over the site, from the flags to the cocktails, the barbecue to the barn-stomping funk, Festinho celebrates all that is great about Brazilian culture."

Indeed we do. Guess you can believe what you read in the papers... (ahem)

]]>Festinho 'forum'http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/5/28/festinho-forum.html[Festinho]2009-05-28T12:28:12Zbrazilian festival festinho festinho festival festinho forumBecause internet forums require a lot of looking after by their hosts, we've decided not have our own for the time being. But we'd still like to hear what everyone thinks of our little festival, and we'd also like a space for people to ask questions and just generally chat about Festinho, life, shoes, music and what they're having for lunch.

So please feel free to use this blog for posting comments about, well....stuff!

]]>Woohoo - we're Top of the Festival Pops!http://festinho.com/festival-blog/2009/5/8/woohoo-were-top-of-the-festival-pops.html[Festinho]2009-05-08T21:38:28ZFestival Press Coverage boutique festival brazilian festival charity festival festinho festival pressWe're thrilled to have heard that The Guardian has just named us as one of the Top 10 Small Festivals in the UK! They said:

"Sumptuous surroundings... a definite Latin party vibe... small really is beautiful."

Awww, shucks. You make us blush, you do... but we couldn't agree more. With all this hype, predictions of tonnes of lovely sunshine for this summer, and this year's amazing line up, we reckon you better book your tickets ASAP or else be left whimpering while all your mates are partying with us at Kentwell Hall...

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