a live ‘n’ local event set in the Somerset countryside near Bath
World Government
World Government at the 2012 Festival

A Priston Christmas hit!.
See the video of 
Foreign Affairs (who appeared at the 2012 Festival) performing the Christmas classic  "Fairytale of New York" in Priston Church.

See our 2012 photos.


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We hope you enjoyed the 2012 Festival as much as we did!  To let us know what you thought of the festival do please fill in our online survey, so we can do even better next year!

A huge thankyou to all the brilliant performers, and also the many villagers and local businesses who supported this year's festival through helping us prepare and deliver the festival and through sponsorship and donations.  

If you would like to support the Priston Festival then do have a look at our Sponsors page. You can also support the festival and win prizes by joining our Cockerel 200 Club.  Congratulations to the winners of the September draw - the lucky numbers were 22 (£100) and 3 (£50).  We are reducing the price of each number to £7.50 for the remaining 3 draws.

You can now see
our 2012 photos, and  read press coverage of the festival from the Bath Chronicle and Somerset Guardian by following the links below.
Priston Festival - pictures by Matt Cardy
Photos - a weekend of music & dance at Priston Festival
Priston Festival revels in jubilee spirit

The next Priston Festival is planned for 20-22 September 2013.  If you would like to be informed as our plans for 2013 develop please
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See you next year!
We are booking acts for 2013. The provisional line up will be announced as soon as possible. Our 2012 lineup was:
Adam Purnell, Benji BartlettBrejeiro, Callum Martin/Matty MordakCurfew CrewElderly Brothers, Foreign AffairsHarbour Winds, Honey Badgers, Horizonto, Jess VincentJo SercombeJoff Lowson & Fifi Fiddle Band, Kevin Brown & ShackdustersLucy Thynne, Los Yanquis, Old Somerset Russet Band, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, Ponchartrain, Reg Meuross, Sarah Fisher, World Government

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