BrightFest | Brightwell-cum-Sotwell's Charity Summer Music Festival

BrightFest - Brightwell-cum-Sotwell’s Live Music Festival

BrightFest 19

BrightFest is an annual summer charity music festival in the beautiful village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in Oxfordshire.

The very exciting news is that after two consecutive cancellations due to COVID-19, BrightFest is back and will take place on Saturday, June 11th, 2022!

BrightFest is held at the Recreation Ground on Mackney Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire, OX10 0SQ.

BrightFest Online Shop is Open for Business

Our online shop is now open for BrightFest 22 T-Shirts and Caps. They can be posted to your door, or collected from the Red Lion Pub.

Please be patient when submitting your order, there are some manual steps required by the team to get this done! Profits will go to our supported charities.

Food and Drinks at BrightFest

We'll have a BBQ on site as well as fresh pizza, which will be available to purchase from Sole Luna Pizza between 6pm and 11pm.

Of course drinks will be served by the lovely team of The Red Lion. New to BrightFest is the Charleston Mobile Bar, who have come up with a unique BrightFest Cocktail called the Brightwell Bramble, a definite must try!

The 2022 Line-up

Legends Rise - Modern Pop and Classic Rock covers

The Steve Summers Band - Blues of the Highest Standard

Grohlercoaster - Tribute to Dave Grohl's bands

San Raquel - Punk with a Funk twist

Red Hot Chili Peppers Experience - The UK's Funky Monks

Nineteenth Hour - Original songs of Heartache, Heart Breaks and Headaches

Wilswood Buoys - Acoustic folk duo with Catchy Riffs and Big Choruses

Cutwater - Original songs from Boogie to Country Rock

Steve Winch & The Inception - A combination of crunch, punch and killer tunes

The Flaming Keys - The best Indie and Rock covers from the 90s and 00s

More information...

BrightFest 19

Impressions from BrightFest 19 on 8 June 2019. Look for more pictures in the photo gallery.

Support for Charities and Community Projects

Every year, BrightFest raises money for local charity and community projects. Entry is by voluntary donations. BrightFest has supported Save The Children, Maeve's Magical Journey, The Brightwell Scout Group and provided funding towards additional children's interactive play equipment at Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Recreation Ground.

This year, BrightFest is proud to support the following Community Projects and Charities:

A defibrillator at the Jubilee Pavilion.
Refurbishment of the Stewart Village Hall.
Brightwell Pre-school and Brightwell Primary School, through money raised by the Kids Zone.
The Bone Cancer Charity, through money raised at the Tea Tent.