The Big Top

Croissant Neuf's Big Top Solar Venue is the heart and soul of the Summer Party. It's Europe's biggest solar powered venue and has been the main Glastonbury "Greenfield"and Big Green Gathering venue for more years than we care to remember...

... this year the Big Top will be hosting three days of live music including: Veteran blues guitarist Stan Webb's Chicken Shack, Show of Hands, winners of Radio 2 folk awards (Best Duo and Best Original Song) and one of the best bands around in the "English singer song writer tradition", Martha Tilston - a rising talent on the english folk scene described by one reviewer s having "the purest voice around", Ranking Roger returns with a solo set - his band "The Beat" rocked Sunday night with a high octane set and were nominated for Virtual Festivals "Critics Choice Band of the Year" for their performance at last years festival.

Croissant Neuf favourites Biggle's Wartime Band... "There were Bands from Dylan to REM, but the band of the festival has got to be Biggles" (Glastonbury Q Magazine, 2007). Biggles present an insane mix of jug/punk, acid/rave and folk/garage that has to be seen to be believed whilst other Croissant Neuf regulars The Boat Band and F.O.S Brothers add equally exotic and dynamic elements to the mix.

The Stagger Inn

CNSP's on-site pub is a home from home, based in the barn and boasting a selection of local and organic beers, wines and spirits including the exclusive 'Croissant Neuf Summer Party Ale' - brewed especially for the festival and only available on site.

By day a cosy, welcoming space perfect for relaxing with a pint, listening to an impromptu jam session or playing a game of skittles or darts. At night, transformed by state of the art, atmospheric LED lighting into the perfect meeting place with enough merriment and entertainment to keep you smiling well into 2011.

In the main field this year:

With beautiful views across the valley and a backdrop of lush green forest, the central field at Croissant Neuf Summer Party provides a wonderful space to just sit with friends, take part in one of the many workshops and activities or call in to one of the myriad of main field attractions including:

The People's Front Room

Following their storming debut at last year's Summer Party and successful outings at music festivals around the UK, the People's Front Room will be returning this year, bringing their unique venue - a very well appointed living room, along with an ethos of impromptu jam sessions on everything from accordion to trumpet. Expect this to be a hub of late night sing alongs but just as equally suited to an early morning chill out - they never seem to close!

The Floating Lotus Stage

Our second stage is based in three elegant geodesic domes with a powerful solar sound system and led lighting rig and will be showcasing the best underground folk, roots and electronica. Inside you will also find space to relax and take the weight off with a drink or a light snack.

The Crafts Area

• Clay
• Raku
• Willow
• Wood working
• Windmill making
• Woodland Crafts
• Bead Jewellery
• Macrame Jewellery

The Workshops

• Singing/Voice with Sheila Chandra
• Dance with Beyond Repair
• Tai Chi
• Yoga
• Sticker Art
• LED Fantastic
• Juggling
• Didg Playing
• Lantern
• Seed Bombs

Sensory Solutions

What better way to shrug off the stresses of daily life than to try some alternative remedies, courtesy of Sensory Solutions - one of the UKs leading apothecaries and providers of herbal remedies

Time For a Bite to Eat..

• Wood Fired Pizzas
• Carribean Creole
• All Day Breakfasts
• The Cup Cake Ladies
• Chai Shop
• The Fat Belly

The Campfire

At the centre of the festival lies the communal campfire, surrounded by hand carved benches, this is the place for late night sing-a-longs, sitting down with a stone-baked pizza in the afternoon, a morning coffee or just generally soaking up the atmosphere - and the views of the valley are great from here too!

Around the rest of the site:

There is so much more to our wonderful site than the camping area and the main arena - the site is bounded by ancient woodland and a scheduled ancient monument. Wind your way down the woodland path and you can find:

The Healing Area

• Shiatsu
• Reiki
• Massage
• Indian Head Massage
• Reflexology

The Hill Fort

The iron iron age hill fort, planted with mature specimens of every native english hardwood tree and offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside is almost worth the admission price on its own. For the festival we've added:

• Hammocks
• Chill out space
• Lantern Procession & fire show
• Sculptures