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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 Cross Keys - Live music in the garden and sessions
The Coachmakers Arms - Live music and sessions
The Dolphin - Live music and Dance Displays
The Old Post Office - Live music
The Comrades Club - New for 2011 - Dance Displays, concert and sessions
The Corn Exchange bar - Live music
Market Place - Radio BunkFest, Dance Displays and Community Street Fair
St Martin’s Street North and South - Street entertainers and Community Street Fair
The George Hotel - Street entertainers and Storytelling Fringe
Centre 70 - Music workshops and Shooting Roots
The Regal Centre - Dance workshops
Click here for a map of Wallingford showing BunkFest venues and the Festival Bus routes
Click on the venues' names below for a link to their websites
Wallingford Sports Park
Pavilion
Hithercroft Road
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Home of the BunkFest Mega Ceilidhs, the Late Night Festival Club and a late night come-all-ye session in Woollies Bar, open house for sessions at other times. Wristbands required for the Late Night Festival Club - if you don't have a wristband and would like to attend please ask at the door or the Festival Office. The Pavilion Café will be serving food throughout the festival, with hot food available at these times: Breakfast Sat & Sun 08.30 to 11.00, Late Night Festival Club food Fri & Sat 23.00 - late. Lighter bites will be available at all times when open. |
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Open house for sessions in Woollies Bar - please ask at the bar if there isn't already one going
Friday evening
20.00 - 23.00 BunkFest Mega Ceilidh with Hekety and caller Ian Nichols
Featuring a dance display spot by Berkshire Bedlam
20.00 - 02.00 Session in Woollies Bar
23.30 - 02.00 Late Night Festival Club
Saturday evening
20.00 - 23.00 BunkFest Mega Ceilidh with Mine's A Pint and caller Ben Robinson
Featuring a dance display spot by Wild Hunt Bedlam Morris
20.00 - 02.00 Session in Woollies Bar
23.30 - 02.00 Late Night Festival Club
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The Cross Keys Garden
High Street (West)
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Great live music in our latest outdoor venue - the slope down from the Saxon embankment creates a natural amphitheatre. Good disabled access. |
Friday evening concert
18.00 Musikissmo
19.15 Kubris
20.30 Ragati String Band
Compere - Bob Kirkpatrick
Saturday afternoon / evening concert
12.00 Cat's Chorus
13.00 Gipsy Fox
14.15 Roy Mason-Apps
15.30 Craig Folk
16.45 Country For Old Men
18.00 Savour the flavour
19.15 Holton's Opulent Oog
20.30 Will Tun and The Wasters
Comperes - Sam Hands and Paul Burke
Sunday afternoon / evening concert
12.00 Russell Leak
13.00 Dolly & the Clothespegs
14.15 Andy Raven Band
15.30 Mary Jane
16.45 Jody Wyatt
18.00 Band of Hope
19.15 The Rough n Ready Boyz
20.30 Isambarde
Comperes - Rod Jenkins and Sam Hands
Details of sessions in the Cross Keys pub on the Sessions page
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The Coachmakers Arms
St Marys Street (South)
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Fab live music in and outside this small but perfectly formed pub. Limited disabled access. Live sound by CVP |
Friday daytime
12.30 Warm up Come-All-Ye session
Friday evening concert
20.00 Fiddlebox
21.40 Nine Mile Ride
Saturday afternoon live music in the garden
13.00 Paul Openshaw
14.15 Tom Lucas
15.30 James Weikert
16.45 Jody Wyatt
Saturday evening concert
20.00 Roy Mason-Apps
21.40 Dansmall
Sunday afternoon live music in the garden
13.00 Musikissmo
14.15 Isambarde
15.30 Robert Coyne
16.45 Corncrow
Sunday evening
19.30 Bill's Fourth Thursday - the regular folk riot hosted here every month by Bill McKinnon pays a special visit to the BunkFest
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The Dolphin
St Marys Street (North)
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Fine live music and dance displays in and outside this friendly town pub. Good disabled access. |
Friday evening
Unusual Suspects
Saturday daytime
11.30 Dance Displays
13.00 Nine Mile Ride
14.00 Dance Displays
15.00 Dansmall
16.40 Kubris (acoustic)
Saturday evening
C U Tuesday
Sunday daytime
12.30 Dance Displays
13.00 Ragati String Band
14.00 Dance Displays
15.00 The Rough n Ready Boyz
16.40 Dolly & the Clothespegs
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The Comrades Club
Hart Street
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Licensed bar and food. Good disabled access. |
Saturday
11.00 - 16.00 Dance Displays
12.00 - 16.00 Tunes session hosted by Mó Cáirdé
Saturday evening concert
20.00 Jody Wyatt
21.15 Country For Old Men
Sunday
12.00 - 15.30 Dance Displays
12.00 - 16.00 Tunes session hosted by Mike McDaid
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The Old Post Office
Market Place
Music in the bar Saturday and Sunday
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Licensed bar and restaurant. Disabled toilet facilities. Good disabled access. Admission free. |
Saturday
16.00 Fiddlebox
17.05 Corncrow
21.00 Lightgarden
22.05 Isambarde
Sunday
16.00 Gipsy Fox
17.05 Russell Leak
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The Corn Exchange
Market Place
Music in the bar Saturday afternoon
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Licensed bar. Disabled toilet facilities. Good disabled access. Admission free. |
13.00 Fiddlebox
14.15 Corncrow
15.30 Russell Leak
16.45 Tom Lucas
18.00 Pete Orton
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Radio BunkFest will play during the Charter Market which takes place here every Friday. Fun and frolics during the Community Street Fair on Saturday - this year with the added attraction of Wallingford's Producers Market. Dance Displays on Saturday and Sunday. Good disabled access. |
Friday
10.00 Radio BunkFest (to 16.00)
Saturday
10.00-16.00 Community Street Fair
10.00-16.00 Dance Displays
Sunday
10.00-16.00 Dance Displays
St Martin’s Street North
and South
Two venues for performances during
the Community Street Fair on Saturday
only.
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The George Hotel
High Street (central)
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A 16th-century coaching inn, now Wallingford's best hotel. Dance Displays, Workshops and the Storytelling Fringe on Saturday and Sunday. |
Saturday
11.00-14.00 Street Fair Entertainers in the Courtyard
14.00-18.00 Storytelling Fringe in the Courtyard or Function Room
Sunday
14.00-18.00 Storytelling Fringe in the Courtyard or Function Room
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Saturday morning / afternoon |
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The Regal Centre
St Martin's Street (central)
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Saturday morning / afternoon 11.00 - 15.00 Dance workshops Sunday morning / afternoon 11.00 - 16.30 Dance workshops |
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