Solstice Gathering

SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2025

A sun-soaked afternoon and evening of revelry! Honour midsummer with a menu of seasonal offerings, ceremonial bonfire, curated music, workshops, and camping under the stars, culminating in a joyous party hosted by a funky and folky line-up!

  • Your line-up on Saturday 21 June 2025 will be:

    ✰ LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE

    ✰ BRYONY DUNN & THE FOREST

    ✰ ZOLA COURTNEY

    ✰ EZMAY GRACE

    ✰ FRANKIE G

    Solstice Gathering will be a glorious summer party with music to celebrate the sunshine! Think funky, folky and fusion-filled sounds, with a generous helping of foot-stomping rhythm so you can dance all the way through sundown. You can also join us for creative workshops - book via the ticket page now.

  • EVENT TIMINGS

    Campsites and car parks open: 15.00

    Main event arena opens: 16.00

    Set times*:

    15.30 Lantern making workshop (prebook here)

    16.30 Yoga (weather permitting)

    17:00 Lantern making workshop (prebook here)

    18.00 Ezmay Grace

    19.15 Zola Courtney

    20.30 Bryony Dunn & The Forest

    21.30 London Afrobeat Collective

    23.00 Afterparty with Frankie G

    Box Office closes/Last entry time: 20.00

    Arena closes: 00.00

    Morning yoga in the campsite (weather permitting): 9am Sunday 22nd June

    Campsite closes/Checkout time: 11am Sunday 22nd June

    *All set times are subject to change.

  • If you are camping or glamping, follow the signs when you get here to our Premium campsite, after this our stewards and lovely campsite crew will show you where to go. Please have your tickets ready to scan when you arrive.

  • Tickets can be found in your Gigantic account, head to gigantic.com/myaccount and log in or set up an account. From here you can download your tickets to your phone.

    We will need to scan the QR code on entry. For this event, you will need to collect your wristbands from Box Office on your way to the arena. If you look under 25 years old but need an adult wristband, please bring ID.

    Opening hours are 15:00 - 20:00, final entry to the arena is 20:00.

    If you have any issues with your tickets please see the team at the Box Office.

  • You'll be able to enter the gates from 3pm on Saturday (please refrain from arriving earlier than this), our address is: The Wyldes, Lower Exe Farm, Week St Mary, Cornwall, EX22 6UX, or find us on What3words: wades.lends.recorders

    PARKING

    Parking is free for our Rewylding events!

    There is reserved parking closer to the entrance of the field for blue badge holders. There will also be a taxi drop off/pick up area.

    If you are camping, you can choose to use some of your pitch space for parking a car, or you can park in our parking area.

    If you are staying in our Glamping area, you will have one allocated parking space, close to your tent.

    SHUTTLE BUS

    As our Rewylding events are smaller, we are not running an official shuttle bus for them (but we have heard that Royal Buses are running a shuttle service for those coming from the South).

    TAXIS

    We recommend pre-booking taxis if required as it can get busy. Local taxi firms include:

    Rob’s Travel: 07771 824141
    Trev’s Taxis: 07799 663217
    Parkers (Holsworthy): 07794 637143 (6 seater available)
    Launceston Taxis: 01566 785364
    AB Taxis (Launceston): 01566 776877
    Jai's Private Hire (Tintagel): 07446206280

    PICK-UP/DROP-OFF

    There is a pick-up/drop-off point, as you enter our friendly stewarding team will direct you.

  • We're rekindling that beloved house party feeling! Music will centre around our Second Stage and main bar, bringing you even closer to the action.

  • We'll be offering up a tasty food menu that you can order from our Wylde kitchen on the day, and there will be a wide array of refreshing drinks options available from our main bar.

  • We aim to make The Wyldes as accessible as possible, however it is an outdoor event located on field so weather can make this more difficult.

    Everybody who applied for accessibility assistance will have received an accessibility pack via email, it can also be found here.

    If you have any additional concerns you can contact us directly.

  • CAN I BRING A BAG?

    All bags are subject to a search on entry, so please avoid bringing one where possible to speed up the entry process.


    CAN I RE-ENTER IF I LEAVE SITE?

    Please keep your wristband on if you need to leave the venue, you will not be allowed re-entry without it and will need to purchase a new ticket (if available).

    AGE RESTRICTIONS

    All under-18s MUST be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult aged 25 or over.

    The Wyldes operates a Look 25 policy across the venue. Even if you have an over-18s ticket and wristband you still may be asked to show a valid ID when purchasing alcohol so please make sure you bring either a drivers licence, passport, or national ID card.

    PROHIBITED ITEMS

    Prohibited items vary between the arena and the camping fields.

    Arena:

    No glass
    No personal alcohol
    No drugs or drug paraphernalia
    No animals except Guide Dogs
    No lasers
    No flares or fireworks
    No weapons
    No umbrellas to be open in the arena

    Campsite:

    No glass
    Campers over 18 are permitted to bring 6 x cans of beer/cider/premixed drinks OR 1 litre of wine per person. These must be unopened and no straight spirits are allowed.
    No open flames including disposable BBQs - small camping stoves are permitted but please do so responsibly.
    No animals except Guide Dogs
    No lasers
    No flares or fireworks
    No weapons

    HOUSE RULES

    We’re all here to have a good time, so our number one rule is:

    Be lovely to everyone.

    Our site, our staff, your fellow partygoers and yourself! If you are found being less that lovely to any of the above then our firm but fair security team will escort you away from the event.

Line-up

  • London Afrobeat Collective

    London Afrobeat Collective are a tight-knit family of musicians from around the world, living in London and united by a love of afrobeat and a desire to take original music to new places. This 8-strong collective from England, Italy, France, Congo, Argentina and New Zealand combine traditional afrobeat and hi-life with funk, jazz, Latin and dub to deliver party music born of their truly global DNA. Celebrated for their raucous energy, dance grooves and conscious lyrics, London Afrobeat Collective has rocked major stages  with their multi-lingual performances at the world's most loved festivals.

  • Bryony Dunn & The Forest

    Bryony Dunn & The Forest's fusion of folk, pop, and indie-rock is made to captivate. Expect a ravishing blend of earthy 70s pop harmony and wild folk rock, overflowing with environmental conscience. 

  • Zola Courtney

    Zola Courtney offers her own brand of soulful music, taking inspiration from Jazz, Soul and R&B music to create albums including her critically-acclaimed debut Nothing To Lose, and latest EP I Dreamt You Made a Movie.

  • Ezmay Grace

    Straightforward and atmospheric, with acoustic roots and a storyteller’s heart, Ezmay Grace is carving out her own path in contemporary folk music, weaving tales of shipwrecks, long-lost lovers and dark folklore with a contemporary edge.

  • Frankie G

    House favourite DJ Frankie G will be bringing his fusion-filled Glastonbury set to our afterparty, so you can continue to throw your groovy shapes 'til the party lights set.

  • Willowcraft workshops

    Join willow artist Jasmine Fassenfelt as she guides us through techniques to make willow, wildflower and paper lanterns, wands and crowns!

    BOOK CREATIVE SESSIONS HERE