Vale Festival

VALEFEST IS COMING to kickstart your summer and help you celebrate the end of term in style.

Vale Festival is charitable, ethical and eco-friendly. For the last 11 years it has been hosted and organised by students at the University of Birmingham. All of our proceeds go directly to charity.

Literally the day after exams finish, we are taking over the Vale Village and commandeering the lake to put on an amazing festival right in the University’s back yard. This year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever before!

After consulting the oracle, we were advised this year to stack out our Dance Tent with brand new speakers to give you wall to wall bass for a good bit of hilltop raving.

However, if you’re not a bass junkie, then you will still be more than spoilt for choice! You will be treated to sweet melodies and gentle acoustics from a range of acts in our homely Acoustic Lounge tucked away in the woods. Laden with sofas, armchairs, picture frames and more, put your feet up and feel right at home.

Then, when you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, you can wander over to the Alternative Tent showcasing some truly awesome rock, alternative and indie bands that you'll be glad to discover.

And we nearly forget to mention the Main Stage. It will be hosting a wicked range of bands and acts to keep you singing all day. We love the look of our lineup already and we can't wait to share it with you!

Now, The Vale Festival committee will not be satisfied until we have totally entertained you for every minute of our 14-hour festival extravaganza!
As well as the music there will also be a plethora of fun stuff to do. Dotted around the site are places to sample amazing food and drink, laugh at some comedy, crash out to a film, make your own master piece, listen to an intriguing talk, check out the University's societies, fight as a sumo, watch a battle re-enactment, and simply relax in the stunning landscape of the Vale.

Not only do you get 10 and a half hours of fun, frills and frolicking in the sun to the best of the midlands talent; we will be hosting our epic after-party for those who want to keep dancing into the night.

We can't wait!