1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed of family festivals that have s...

Off The Tracks Festival, Donington Park, DerbyshireMay 25–27Small is beautiful is the mantra of this twice-yearly affair with a mix of world music, roots, folk, dance and trance set across three stages. There’s also plenty of arts, crafts and activities for children, as well as c...

Wychwood FestivalWhen May 31–June 2Where Cheltenham RacecourseCapacity 10,000What’s the vibe? Now in its ninth year, this boutique family festival places an emphasis on great music and fun.Musical interludes The eclectic line-up includes Soul II Soul, Dreadzone, The Human League,...