Popular Buckinghamshire festivals we can't wait to return

We have rounded up popular Bucks festivals we cannot wait to return.

Many of these events are brilliantly family-friendly and the perfect place to spend a day (or three) singing, dancing or eating some delicious food.

PennFest

For a quiet village, Penn Street really does manage to pull out all the stops to put together an impressive line-up.

Thousands of people descend on the village very year for the spectacular festival that has seen the likes of Razorlight, Craig David, Peter Doherty, Happy Mondays and Peter Andre take to the stage.

And aside from the music, there is plenty else to keep crowds entertained including fairground rides, an enchanted forest, Kids Kingdom, stalls, and food and drink offerings.

Frogfest

Touted as High Wycombe’s biggest annual music festival, Frogfest features a variety of musicians, food stalls and street entertainers.

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Every year, the High Street is transformed by HWBidco, which organises the festival on behalf of local businesses, and showcases some of the best musical talent from up and down the country.

Being family-friendly, there is plenty else to do including spectacular street performers, plenty of food and drink, as well as arts and crafts, face painting and other activities to keep children happy.

Rock Bottom

Set in leafy Marlow Bottom, this open-air rock concert draws hundreds to the Marlow Bottom playing fields every year.

It features home grown live acts, children’s entertainment and a licensed bar for those who enjoy a tipple or two.

After holding the festival at the beginning of September for three years, organisers Jason Batten and Richard Moss decided to move it forward to July in hopes of a longer and warmer day for families.

Beaconsfield Festival of Lights

There are few things better to kick off the festive season than a light festival that brings together adults and children alike.

The Beaconsfield Festival of Lights was started in the late 1980s by Beaconsfield Chamber of Commerce as a late-night shopping evening.

Over the years, it grew and raised lots of money for charity, with the town’s Rotary Clubs now having taken over the event.

Thousands of people brave the cold weather every year to cram into the streets of Beaconsfield for the popular community event.

Pub in the Park

Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge launched this festival for foodies in Marlow in 2017 and it has grown to become one of the biggest food and music festival tours in the UK.

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Festival-goers enjoy food cooked up by some of the best pub kitchens in the country and award-winning chefs, while partaking in entertainment including chart-topping music, as well as plenty of alcohol.

Revellers can also see their favourite chefs whip up a dish live on the demo stage or take little ones to the dedicated kids’ area.

Let’s Rock the Moor

Picture by Martin Shaw

A host of the biggest stars to come out of the 80s rock Cookham every year at this popular music festival.

Crowds pour into Marsh Meadow for an action-packed day of 80s madness provided by an impressive line-up of artists.

As well as top bands, the family-friendly festival features plenty of children’s activities to keep little ones entertained, as well as a spectacular fireworks display.

Great Missenden Food Festival

Thousands of foodies descend on this Bucks village to experience a culinary sensation every year.

The annual festival cooks up a treat with celebrity chefs, live barbecue cooking lessons and children’s cookery schools taking centre stage at its original showground location off the A413.

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