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As well as our main concerts, ceilidhs and sessions we have many other venues where wonderful things take place over the weekend!

Wallingford Sports Park Pavilion - ceilidhs, sessions and the Late Night Festival Club
The Dolphin - Live music, Dance displays and the Young musicians' Chillout Zone
The Coachmakers Arms - Live music
The Cafe @ down-to-earth - Live mus
ic and entertainments various
The Corn Exchange - Live music and cinema
Market Place - Radio BunkFest and Dance displays
St Martin’s Street North and South - Dance Displays
The George Hotel - Dance Displays
Centre 70 - Acoustic Club Nights, Workshops and Shooting Roots
The Regal Centre - Dance nights for young people and Dance Workshops

Click here for a map of Wallingford showing BunkFest venues and the Festival Bus routes

Wallingford Sports Park Pavilion
Hithercroft Road

Home of the BunkFest Mega Ceilidhs, the Late Night Festival Club and a late night come-all-ye session in Woollies Bar. Tickets required - booking details on the Tickets page.

Friday evening
20.00 - 23.00 BunkFest Mega Ceilidh with The Bismarcks, caller Gordon Potts.
Featuring a display spot by Beltane Border Morris.
21.00 - 02.00 Session in Woollies Bar
23.30 - 02.00 Late Night Festival Club
Saturday evening
20.00 - 23.00 BunkFest Mega Ceilidh with The Woodpecker Band, caller Pete Rees.
Featuring a display spot by The Outside Capering Crew.

21.00 - 02.00 Session in Woollies Bar
23.30 - 02.00 Late Night Festival Club

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The Dolphin
St Marys Street (North)

Fine live music and dance displays in and outside this friendly town pub. Good disabled access.

Friday evening concert
20.00 Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
21.40 Mawkin - NEW ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY!!!

Saturday
11.00 Dance Displays (to 15.30)

Saturday (upstairs in the Function Room - no wheelchair access)
16.00 Young musicians' Chillout Zone

Saturday evening concert
20.00 Snaketown
21.40 Foo Foo

Sunday
12.00 Dance Displays (to 16.00)

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The Coachmakers Arms
St Marys Street (South)

Great live music in and outside this small but perfectly formed pub. Limited disabled access.

Friday evening concert
20.00 James Harrison
21.40 John Thomson

Saturday afternoon live music in the garden
13.00 Dave Bennett & Brenda Hart
14.15 Sarah Griffin
15.30 Jodie O'Callaghan
16.45 Eddie Thompson

Saturday evening concert
20.00 Shona Kipling & Damien O'Kane
21.40 Nine Mile Ride

Sunday afternoon live music in the garden
13.00 Damian Clarke
14.15 Jali Fily Cissokho
15.30 Jody Wyatt
16.45 James Harrison

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The Cafe @ down-to-earth
St Mary's Street (central)

Wallingford's new, cute, intimate venue. Limited disabled access. Excellent live music and fun the Courtyard.

Saturday afternoon
11.00-14.00 Will o' the Wisp Theatre Company, The Cosmic Jester and impromptu Rapper
14.00 Heartstrings
15.00 John Thomson
16.05 Skyport Ade

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The Corn Exchange
Market Place

Music in the bar Saturday and Sunday afternoons + Cinema

Licensed bar. Disabled toilet facilities. Good disabled access. Admission free.

Saturday afternoon Music in the Bar
12.00 Skyport Ade
13.15 Luasca
14.30 Damian Clarke

Sunday afternoon Music in the Bar
12.00 Heartstrings
13.15 Blue Sun
14.30 Al Weikert

The Corn Exchange Cinema is showing 2 films - Oh! Mr Porter and Runaway Train over BunkFest weekend - see the Corn Exchange website for details. Tickets: £5 Adults, £4 Under 15s from the Corn Exchange Box Office only.    


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Market Place
Town Centre

The Official Opening takes place here at
12.00 Friday preceded and followed by Radio BunkFest.
Also the Charter Market takes place here on Friday. Fun and frolics during the Community Street Fair on Saturday. Dance Displays on Saturday and Sunday. Good disabled access.

Friday
10.00 Radio BunkFest
12.00 Official Opening Ceremony
12.15 Radio BunkFest (to 16.00)

Saturday
10.00-16.00 Community Street Fair
10.00-11.00
Old Free Library Rowing Challenge
11.00 Dance Displays (to 17.00)

Sunday
10.30 Dance Displays (to 15.30)

St Martin’s Street North and South
Two new venues for dance displays during the Community Street Fair on Saturday only.

Saturday
10.30 Dance Displays (to 15.30)

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The George Hotel
High Street (central)

A 16th-century coaching inn, now Wallingford's best hotel. Dance Displays Sunday only

Sunday
12.00 Dance Displays (to 16.00)

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Centre 70
Goldsmiths Lane

Acoustic Club Nights - The Acoustic Ballroom on Fri night and BunkFolk, the BunkFest Folk Club on Sat night. Also home of the BunkFest Workshops and Shooting Roots sessions for young people on Saturday and Sunday. Good disabled access.

Friday night
20.00 - 23.00 The Acoustic Ballroom

Saturday morning / afternoon
11.00 - 18.00 Workshops
11.00 - 16.00 Shooting Roots

Saturday night
20.00 - 23.00 BunkFolk hosted by Readifolk

Sunday morning / afternoon
11.00 - 18.00 Workshops
11.00 - 16.00 Shooting Roots

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The Regal Centre
St Martin's Street (central)


Friday night
19.30 - 00.00 The Ceilidh Project

Saturday morning / afternoon
11.00 - 16.00 Dance Workshops

Saturday night
19.30 - 00.00 Funky Urban Dance Night

Sunday morning / afternoon
11.00 - 16.00 Dance Workshops

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