A not-for-profit, 1-day music festival is to be held on the Island this September in aid of the mental health charity, Mind.
Fairweather Festival will take place at Los Altos Park in Sandown on 2nd September 2017 with a goal to not only give the Isle of Wight community a day to remember, but to raise vital awareness on mental health and the stigma surrounding it.
On the ‘Cabin In The Woods’ stage, where it is planned to bring a bit of Ibiza to the Isle of Wight, visitors can expect to see entertainment from some of the UK’s biggest and best upcoming DJs, as well as fresh local talent. ‘Over The Hill’ stage will feature a line-up packed with a delightful mixture of bands, acoustic singer/songwriters, spoken word and comedy. Featuring both big names and fresh local talent, this stage is set to boast a much more chilled atmosphere.
As well as the variety of music, there will be fairground rides and stalls, amusements, bars and food stalls, face painting, a photo booth, carnival antics, animal petting, a Samba band and much more.
Fairweather Festival will donate all profits in their entirety to Mind. Mind offer life changing advice and support services to empower anyone who believes they might be suffering with any kind of mental difficulty.
Callum Fairweather, organiser of the event said:
“I am currently in my 5th year in the British Army, alongside this I have had a wonderful 6 years experience at over 15 different music festivals including Bestival, Isle of Wight Festival, Wireless, Love Saves The Day and Common People in various roles such as press, production and artist liaison.
“I have now decided to jump towards my dream of organising my own music festival for charity. I have chosen to support the charity Mind for various reasons. I, alongside others extremely close to me have suffered with depression and anxiety. I want to use my love of events and live music to make a difference to our island and future generations. I want people not to suffer in silence like many of us have before – If I have one goal with this project it’s to squash the stigma of people appearing weak to others if they suffer or speak about their mental health issues.
Article continues below this advertisement “I would also love to get young people involved with my project and give opportunities in which I wish I had – please by all means get in touch if you want to play a part!”
Tickets go on sale on 1st June at just £20 for the day. Tickets will be offered to students of Sandown Bay Academy for a cheaper rate of £10.
More information can be found at www.fairweatherfestival.co.uk. If you are interested in sponsoring the event, trading or performing then contact [email protected].
