A THREE-day “family music festival” in Rhuddlan is to return this summer.
RhuddFest, which was first held in 2015, will take place at Morfa Lodge Farm, on Abergele Road, during the weekend of August 14-16.
There will be a “warm-up party” on the Friday evening (August 14), featuring a pyrotechnic parachute display, dance anthems from Ian Van Dahl, fire dancing, lasers and lights.
A range of tribute acts (including to Oasis, Foo Fighters, The Beatles and Bon Jovi) will play on the Saturday, while “local talent” will also perform on the Saturday and Sunday – there will be three stages for music at the festival.
Other attractions on the Saturday and Sunday will include flyball dog races, wrestling shows, monster truck ride-alongs, magic shows, a kids’ mini disco, chainsaw speed carving, a family games tent, and inflatable shark races.
Classic cars, bars, street food, and artisan market stalls will also be at the festival, while people can also camp at the site during the weekend.
Tickets can be purchased for single days only, the Saturday and Sunday, or for the entire weekend, as well as camping access, and are priced up to £90.
Organiser Peter Kenway said organising the festival this year proved “quite a challenge” after he suffered a stroke last November.
He said: “I also think it’s really important to show our children, and maybe a few adults, too, that being positive, genuine, and open is how you build real community and connection.
“Last year took its toll on me and our family, but it was also the highlight of the year, and a massive part of my recovery.
“RhuddFest props me up just as much as I build it, and I’m forever grateful that we have it, for me, my family, and for everyone involved.
“As much as I was planning to get the 2026 event up and running nice and early, in January, my busy little brain gave me another reminder that it can’t quite handle the pressure I put on it, and I ended up going through a tough time again.
“However, as we approached April, and my 45th birthday, I realised that if there’s anything I want to do with all this energy rattling around inside me, it’s this - to create more opportunities for people to feel the roots of where we live.”
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