Dear Goosfest friends and followers,

It has been a long and difficult 18 months for all and no one was more bitterly disappointed than us when we had to cancel Goosfest 2020, especially after we had already put together another fabulous programme.

However, we believe we can have a gradual kick-start to normality this autumn, with a mini Goosfest long-weekend of events. Our rationale for holding just a short festival this year is based on recognising that many people may still feel uncomfortable in public venues and take some time to gradually readjust. Furthermore, as some uncertainty yet remains, if we did have cancel again, a weekend is less difficult to unpick than our usual 17-day programme.

The safety of our festival goers and performers is paramount and so we are keeping events to a reasonable audience size. This means that only a limited number of events and tickets will be available this year. We will not be distributing our usual programme flyer or widely promoting the festival through all our marketing routes. Tickets will not go on sale through the website until Monday 6th of September and all sales will be card purchases. We hope to run a more limited bar at events and use card transactions to avoid handling cash. All events will be organised and run to comply with best Government advice and guidelines at the time of performance.

Should the current covid-19 Government restrictions change, meaning we have to cancel or ensure that people attending require proof of vaccination, we will fully reimburse ticket orders. In addition, should anyone feel unwell on the day of an event they have bought tickets for – or have to quarantine – we will also give a full reimbursement.

We have selected some excellent events for our mini Goosfest and we hope that this will brighten lives and help start bringing back some normality to our community.

Goosfest is excited to announce the following line-up for this year’s Festival.