At the festival
St Neots Festival runs from 11am to 9pm on Saturday 6 July and Noon to 7pm on Sunday 7 July 2024 in Priory Park, St Neots
Food and drink
We have plenty of places to get food and drink, which includes four bars, various stands serving hot meals, light refreshments, cakes, soft drinks and hot drinks.
Free water is available at the pavilion – please bring your own water bottle and we can refill it.
NO GLASS and NO ALCOHOL may be brought into the festival. These are safety measures to avoid injury and excess/underage drinking.
You can bring your own food and soft drinks (in unopened non-glass containers), but if you’re able we’d appreciate it if you supported the festival by visiting our delicious food stalls and well-stocked bars.
What’s on and where
The full line up is available on our homepage. The festival map is below.
Facilities
We have three main toilet locations in the festival area. We are also providing disabled toilets and fully accessible Changing Places Toilet facilities provided by RevoLOOtion. which have a height-adjustable changing table, toilet with grab rails, motorised hoist, hot water, heat, and plenty of space for users and their carers to move around.
What to bring
There’s so much happening at the Festival, we hope you’ll want to stay for the whole weekend. So pack a few essentials such as sunblock, hats, and water bottles (free refills are available at the pavilion). Feel free to bring a picnic blanket or camping chair. Festival wear is optional but warmly encouraged.
Check the weather forecast before you set off and dress appropriately!
What NOT to bring
We want St Neots Festival to be a safe event for everyone. Please don’t bring your own alcohol (you can buy it from our bars), glass, gazebos, barbecues, drones or anything illegal and/or anything that might hurt someone. Dogs are welcome but please keep them on a lead and be sure to clean up after them.
Security
Remember that this is a family-friendly festival, so please be considerate to those around you. Professional security will be on-site throughout the day and overnight to ensure that the event runs smoothly. The Festival site will be fenced off so we can manage numbers and avoid people bringing in prohibited items. Please work with our security and volunteers to help keep everyone safe.
First aid
The first aid point is located in the centre of the festival area. The location is scorched.hiker.carpeted
Getting to the festival
Walk
Priory Park is a ten-minute walk from St Neots High Street or a 15-minute walk from St Neots Station. If you’re planning to enjoy an alcoholic drink or two, a nice walk is a great way to bookend your festival visit.
Cycle
Save money, get active and help us make the festival green by cycling. Bike racks are available for you to lock your bikes to, near the pavilion. A big thanks to Milk & 2 Sugars Construction for building our bike racks.
Cyclists will be asked to dismount within the festival site.
Bus
We are operating a FREE bus service on Saturday from 9 am to 9:30 pm and Sunday from 11:30 am to 7:30 pm. The route is a circular service on the route shown here. Bus stop locations are on the map below and the full timetable is available here. When leaving the festival, you can catch the bus home from outside the Royal Mail office on Huntingdon Road (just south of the park). Please bear in mind that there will be limited capacity at the end of the festival.
Huntingdon Road (outside Royal Mail) PE19 1DZ
Market Square (Stop D), Saint Neots PE19 2AA
Crosshall Road (nr Savile’s Close) PE19 7GB
Great North Road (Crosshall School)
PE19 7QY
Little End Road, Eaton Socon, Saint Neots PE19 8EJ
Levellers Lane, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2EU
Railway Station, Saint Neots PE19 1NW
The 905 Stagecoach bus service connects St Neots to Bedford and Cambridge, stopping at Eaton Socon, Market Square and Loves Farm. Buses run at least hourly and single tickets are capped at £2.
Train
St Neots is on the East Coast Mainline. Direct trains are available from Peterborough, Huntingdon, Sandy, Biggleswade and lots of other stations all the way to Kings Cross and Horsham.
Drive
There will be temporary No Parking restrictions on Huntingdon Road and nearby roads for the weekend of the festival to avoid congestion. PLEASE don’t park in residential streets.
Festival parking will be available in St Neots Rugby Club, which is a seven-minute walk from the festival site, at a cost of £2 per vehicle per day. Additional parking is available at St Neots Station (a 15-minute walk) at £3 per vehicle per day and in Tebbutts Road Car Park (up to £4 on Saturday, free on Sunday).
Blue Badge parking is available in the main Priory Park car park, right by the festival entrance. Please contact us via info@stneotsfestival.co.uk to reserve a space.
