Playgroup Festival is a festival of contemporary performing arts that has taken place in both Kent and East Sussex in England.
In addition to contemporary music, the festival has hosted comedy, cabaret and other arts and activities.
Regarded as a minor event in British culture, the festival is inspired by the creative output of Sussex and Kent, especially the City of Brighton & Hove. The organising production company, most of the performing artists and the festival crew are all based in the City. In the first four years, a majority of the attendees came from London and Brighton.
The festival has been both reviewed and awarded accolades as one of the best small festivals in the UK.
2010 Playgroup Festival
Performers
Performers included: Los Albertos.
Theme
Children's Books.
2011 Playgroup Festival
Performers
Performers included: Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, Alice Russell (singer), High Rankin, Gypsy Hill, Los Albertos, The Correspondents, June Deer, Kid Kanevil, AK/DK, Boss Kite.
Theme
Woodland Animals.
2012 Playgroup Festival
Performers
Performers included: DJ Yoda, Alice Russell (singer), The Herbaliser, Carnival Collective, Resonators, AK/DK, Kovak (band), Reso, Transformer, The Correspondents.
Theme
Lost Toys.
2013 Playgroup Festival
Performers
Performers included: Adam Freeland.
Theme
Explorers.
Future Events
None are currently planned.
References