The festival will return in 2021 Boomtown Fair 2020 will not go ahead as planned because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers have confirmed.
The annual festival was scheduled to take place at Matterley Estate, near Winchester, between August 12-16 2020. The event’s organisers issued a statement earlier today (April 30) confirming the cancellation of this year’s edition and announcing dates for 2021 instead. “Over the past few months we have been keeping a close eye on expert advice from within the UK and across the globe, as well as taking into consideration the timelines involved for safely planning and delivering the event,” they wrote. “In addition, we’ve recently been in close consultation with our local partner agencies, and