Rock, World, Electronic, Reggae, Folk, Dance, House, Alternative
Dates
July (4 days)
Location(s)
Abbots Ripton, England
Years active
2002–2017, 2022–present
Website
secretgardenparty.com
The Secret Garden Party, often colloquially shortened to the SGP, is an independent arts and music festival held in Abbots Ripton, England. The location is on part of the grounds of a Georgian farmhouse and has its own lakes, river and landscaped gardens. The festival was launched by Fred Fellowes[1] and James Whewell in 2004 as an alternative to the established mainstream music festivals. Since its inception, the festival has increased in popularity and size,[2] and has grown from one stage and 300 visitors in 2002, to more than 15 stages and 35,000 revellers in 2017.
In March 2017, it was announced that the 2017 edition would be the last.[3]
During its initial 15-year run, The Secret Garden Party won the UK Festival Award for Best Small-Sized Festival in 2005 and 2008, and then the Award for Best Medium-Sized Festival in 2011. It also won the Act of Independence award from the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) for its work with The Loop, a harm reduction charity that tested drugs on site during the event.[4] This practice has now been adopted by some other UK festivals.
In August 2021, it was announced that after a five-year hiatus, the Secret Garden Party would return in summer 2022. On relaunching, 20,000 tickets were placed on sale and sold out in under 20 minutes via a registration process that featured a questionnaire. The event took place from 21 to 24 July 2022 in Cambridgeshire, with the line-up announced each day of the festival.[5]
The Secret Garden Party supports The Campaign Against Living Miserably that aims to prevent male suicide in the United Kingdom,[6] as well as mental health charity My Black Dog as of 2022.
^"Interview with Fred Fellowes". Toxin Magazine. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
^Weinstock, Louis (30 July 2010). "Festival Review: The Secret Garden Party". The Independent. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^"Secret Garden Party announces this year's festival will be its last". huntspost.com. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^"Secret Garden Party became the first UK festival to test drugs at the weekend". Mixmag. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^"Secret Garden Party: Festival returns after five-year break". BBC News. September 2021.
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