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If you have not been to Faringdon’s Cackling Bat Comedy Club, you really should and not just because at the drop of a hat she can magic up first rate comedians like Paul Tonkinson who will be headlining The Cackling Bat Comedy Club in the Barn to close the festival on Sunday the 24th withContinue reading “Samantha Day is Amazing”

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-great-coxwell-berkshire-1955-online We are always aware of the privilege it is to play at The Great Barn each year and our responsibility to protect it’s fabric and the land that surrounds it. You can help us by taking home your litter, for the rest of the year the venue belongs to the wildlife, bring you ownContinue reading “A little bit of history”

and that’s just the surroundings, never mind the theatre companies, story tellers and medieval re enactors. Also a little bit dramatic – our HQ kitchen table, working on our site map and final logistics – just where will we squeeze it all in! Over 200 performers this year (and rising). We have even taken onContinue reading “A little bit dramatic….”

It is a bank holiday and we are celebrating completing the running order for the festival with a chance to grab a little discount on gate passes. As followers of our blog you can grab your gate passes with a little discount. Just add BarnFriend in the discount box on checking out. That makes aContinue reading “Bank Holiday Bonus”

It simply would not be the same without them. Armaleggan are back dancing at the barn at 1.15 on Saturday the 23rd. This year in aid of Botley Bridges, a charity providing services to young families in Cumnor, North Hinksey and West Oxfordshire. Dancing this year will mark Armaleggan and Great Barn Festival’s work togetherContinue reading “Armaleggan are back”

The Faringdon Monster Ukulele Uprising 2023 is a buster of an event in the Great Barn on Sunday the 24th of September. Being coordinated by FADS (Faringdon and District Strummers) bands and players from across the South will join together for a bit of musical fun and you can join in with this happy group.Continue reading “Blurring the lines”

The Great Barn may not be as old as Robin of Loxley, it’s construction beginning almost 100 years after his life time but it makes a stunning back drop for a medieval drama. And what a drama! We are so looking forward to welcoming The Three Inch Fools back to the barn. Their production, directedContinue reading “Five Star Reviews”

The rather wonderful Dan the Hat will be joining us across the Barn Festival weekend, so make sure you don’t miss one of his shows or drop in circus skills workshops. Loads of skills, an abundance of audience interaction (whether they like it or not) and a whole heap of improvised silliness. You will notContinue reading “Dan the Hat – He’s a Comedian, Juggler & stupid stuntman!”