worstead festival
returns this summer
The biggest village festival in Norfolk, welcoming everyone from friends and family, down to your four-pawed furry friends on leads.
Celebrating 59 years of the Worstead Festival in 2025, this will be a weekend to remember!
Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July 2025
(the running event in Worstead is on Friday 25th July 2025, which starts the Worstead Festival celebrations)
Worstead village coloured lettering sign
Worstead Festival drone shot showing the enormous scale of the event.
Members of the public on the field.
Past Brick-Con Lego fan event.
BMX Stunt Riders in action.
Horse rider in action in the entertainment showring.
K & H Falconry display
Members of the public on the field.
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something for everyone
Regularly welcoming 10,000 visitors each year over the weekend; our hugely popular, and well loved North Norfolk festival brings together live music, thrilling entertainment and incredible food and drink.
The Worstead Festival Village Charity is run by a team of volunteers, with each non-profit event supporting local causes through community grants. So your attendance not only helps incredible charities and organisations, but it also helps to keep the festival going for future years.
easily accessible
Free parking spread across multiple grass car parks, with disabled parking designated in Car Park A only (short distance to the main event, with parking closest to the road for easiest access)
Under 16s go free if accompanied by an adult (16 years+ require a ticket)
Easy public transport links - get the train from Norwich station to Worstead, or the bus from North Walsham
Picnics allowed
Toilets provided (disabled and baby-changing available)
Rural festival held on grass fields, which can be rough in places so bear this in mind
What you’ll get from this jam-packed weekend
HOW THE Worstead Festival
STARTED
It all began with an idea to fund urgent repairs on the church.
The festival was founded in 1965 (with the first festival taking place in July 1966) to raise money to save the extraordinary village church, which was falling into disrepair. The first weekend was the first time when England won the Football World Cup, which makes it even more memorable.
So in 1965, every household in Worstead had all been given a charity money box to raise funds to stop the church falling down - it quickly and affectionately became known as the ‘Swear Box’.
After the festival’s first year, it quickly became an event to celebrate the historical ‘Worstead Weavers’ of which the village is known for, alongside farming and the rural way of life that has been here for hundreds of years.
The festival became so popular and well known, that on the 29th July 1985, the Queen’s Mother even came to visit the event!
The video shows the crowds of people there to greet her, alongside the 1985 Committee who she met.
Queen Elizabeth, the late Queen’s Mother at the 1985 Worstead Festival!
What do previous attendees say
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![Woman horse riding in the entertainment show ring]()
"One of my absolute favourite events! highly recommend.✨"
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![Tropic Skincare ambassadors outside their gazebo]()
"As a small business, I love having a stall at this event."
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![Brick-Con: Lego fan event]()
"Both days are cracking fun and full of things to watch, taste, buy and try."
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![Ferris Wheel on the field at the festival]()
“One of Norfolk's best-loved community events. I always recommend grabbing a weekend ticket to make the most of everything on offer."
