Shambala Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Thousands of people are descending on the grounds of Kelmarsh Hall for this year’s Shambala Festival.

The four-day music and performing arts event is celebrating its 25th anniversary and is set to attract around 15,000 festival-goers across the weekend.

The Shambala Festival in 2023 Pic: Clive Mason

Many people have arrived in Market Harborough by train and have been taken to festival site by bus, while a number of local hospitality businesses are trading at the event.

As well as music, the festival features arts, spoken word performances and a range workshops.

Shambala, which has a long history of promoting sustainability, will also see food vendors and facilities cook and heat entirely on biogas, a first for a UK festival, according to organisers.