GuilFest

🎭😂The Jokers! Comedy Tent is back at GuilFest😂🎭 Get ready for a weekend filled with laughter at the Jokers! Comedy Tent, part of GuilFest 2026, happening on Saturday, 4th July, and Sunday, 5th July 2026, in Sunny Stoke Park, Guildford! This year’s lineup promises comedy gold with the incredible Laura Smyth, the charismatic Darren Harriott, the sharp-witted Dane Baptiste, the brilliant Paul Tonkinson, the hilarious Ben Norris, the extremely funny Tom Ward and many more! Many famous acts have performed in the GuilFest Comedy Tent including Sean Lock, Milton Jones, Tim Minchin, Zoe Lyons, Simon Brodkin and Paul McCaffrey. Join us for huge laughs, great vibes, and unforgettable fun at GuilFest this summer. It’s going to be comedy at its finest! This Jokers! stage has been curated and hosted by legend and genius of the comedy scene Tom Fowler.🌟😂 They will be joining Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐The Castle Stage at GuilFest ‘26⭐ We are so thrilled to announce the Castle Stage Stage again at GuilFest this year. The talent on this stage is off the scale and is a very likely place to stumble across the next Jamie Cullum or Newton Faulkner, both of whom performed on this stage in the early parts of their stellar careers. This stage is full of surprises that will blow your mind! They will be joining Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Andertons Local Heroes Stage at GuilFest⭐ We’re delighted that Andertons Music Co. is once again sponsoring the Local Heroes Stage at GuilFest - for the third year in a row! As one of the UK’s leading music retailers - born and bred in Guildford - Andertons Music Co. have been supplying instruments and gear to musicians both locally and nationwide for over 50 years . From Top-quality guitars and amps to synths and studio kit, they have got everything artists need to make music happen. Supporting local talent is in their DNA, and the Andertons Local Heroes Stage is all about giving rising stars the spotlight they deserve. Come down, discover the next big thing, and celebrate the incredible creativity in our community. We’re really excited about the local talent performing on this stage this year. Make sure you get down to this tent to see some unbelievable performances that will blow you away! They will be joining Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Elvana descending on GuilFest Saturday 4th July!⭐ Lock up your houses and throw away the keys because Elvana is coming to town! Blending Nirvana classics with an Elvis-inspired twist, Elvana delivers a one-of-a-kind experience that’s as entertaining as it is unexpected. Get ready to sing along to your favourite Nirvana tracks, reimagined like you’ve never heard them before. From the bowels of Disgraceland, Rock & Roll icons of the afterlife are raised from the dead! Rock & Roll meets Grunge as Elvis fronts Nirvana and gives the band the front man it’s been missing since ’94. Elvana tears through Nirvana’s catalogue whilst splicing in grunged up sections of the king of rock & roll's finest moments, culminating in a whopper mash up of overdrive & old school Rockabilly. It smells like cheeseburgers and teen spirit, daddy-o! They will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐ABC coming to GuilFest Saturday 4th July!⭐ We are absolutely thrilled to have ABC joining the GuilFest party! Fronted by the legendary singer Martin Fry, we can’t wait to hear some of their huge hits including: The Look of Love, Poison Arrow, When Smokey Sings + many many more. They will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐The Bootleg Beatles coming to GuilFest Sunday 5th July!⭐ The Bootleg Beatles are simply one of the best bands around. Described as “less a tribute - more a reincarnation”, they really do an amazing job filling in for the Beatles and will be one of the most exciting acts at GuilFest 2026. They will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐️The Rock Cave Stage at GuilFest ‘26⭐️ We are so thrilled to announce The Rock Cave Stage again at GuilFest this year and can’t believe the unquenchable talent coming through this stage this year. Lock your doors and throw away the key, this is where you want to be! The GuilFest Rock Cave Stage has an amazing history of great bands playing there including ‘Bring Me the Horizon’, ‘Soulfly’, ‘Skindred’, ‘Gallows’, ‘We Are The Ocean’ and ‘Lower Than Atlantis’ to name just a few. They will be joining Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟️Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Tiffany coming to GuilFest Saturday 4th July!⭐ We are really excited that Tiffany is coming all the way from the USA to be with us at GuilFest on the 4th of July which happens to be American Independence Day! Tiffany earned two U.S. number one hit singles with “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Could’ve Been” while setting a record as the youngest female artist to top the Billboard charts with her debut album. She will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Rick Parfitt Jnr is heading to GuilFest Saturday 4th July!⭐ The seismic explosion that is the RPJ Band is arriving at GuilFest on Saturday 4th July, delivering a stadium-worthy rock show packed with anthems, bangers and massive singalongs. RPJ Band guarantees a high-energy, full-throttle experience that leaves crowds breathless, sweaty and begging for more. It’s a privilege to have Rick Parfitt Jnr back in Stoke Park especially after his legendary father Rick Parfitt performed at GuilFest many times over the years with Status Quo. They will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your early bird tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Inspiral Carpets landing on GuilFest Saturday 4th July!⭐ We are over the moon that Inspiral Carpets are teleporting to GuilFest on the 4th of July, bringing their Madchester magic and huge hits including: -This is How it Feels -Saturn 5 -She Comes in the Fall -Dragging Me Down The list of hits goes on and on, Inspiral Carpets are one of those bands that when you hear them it makes you go ‘I didn’t realise they did that one, and I didn’t realise they did that one either!’. In the late eighties, the Inspiral Carpets were a key part of the crucial three Manchester bands that changed the musical landscape in the UK. Along with the Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays, they were the cornerstones in a new indie psychedelia that played out in many different ways. Madchester reshaped the cultural, sartorial and sonic landscape of Brit indie and would then be reinvented as Britpop - the mid nineties scene dominated by Oasis, the band formed by their roadie - a young Noel Gallagher whose on the road education from the Inspirals was crucial to him. They will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐The Specials - Neville Staple coming to GuilFest on Sunday 5th July⭐ We are so excited to have Neville Staple, the legendary front man from The Specials coming to GuilFest 2026. Also known as The Original Rude Boy, Neville Staple celebrates over 40 years of his super music career, and of the beginning of the 2-Tone movement. He will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your tickets now before they sell out! 🎟 Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐WARNING - SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS END IN 2 DAYS!!!⭐ Super early bird tickets are ending on Wednesday the 4th of February at midnight! Don’t miss your last chance to secure GuilFest tickets at the cheapest price they will ever be. Once Super Early Bird Tickets have ended, prices will rise to the next tier - so act fast! Tickets for GuilFest sold out last year, so grab your tickets NOW!!! 🎟Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐WARNING - SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS ENDING SOON!!!⭐ Super early bird tickets are ending on Wednesday the 4th of February at midnight! Don’t miss your last chance to secure GuilFest tickets at the cheapest price they will ever be. Once Super Early Bird Tickets have ended, prices will rise to the next tier - so act fast! Tickets for GuilFest sold out last year, so grab your tickets NOW!!! 🎟Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐️BBC Radio Surrey & Peter Gordon at GuilFest 2026⭐️ We are really excited to announce that @BBCSurrey are returning to be our official radio partner this year at GuilFest 2026 along with DJ legend Peter Gordon. Executive editor Vicki Berry said: “BBC Radio Surrey is thrilled to be the official radio partner for GuilFest 2026 at Stoke Park. It’s a real privilege to be part of a much‑loved family festival at the heart of Surrey, and we can’t wait to celebrate what promises to be a fantastic line‑up. We’re also delighted that one of our presenters, Peter Gordon, will be hosting on the main stage.” Acts playing at this year's festival include: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Kula Shaker, Lottery Winners, ABC, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Haircut 100 and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, so secure your Early Bird tickets now while they are still at the lowest price they will be! 🎟️Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

We are deeply saddened to inform everyone that Bad Manners have had to pull out from GuilFest 2026. A representative from Bad Manners has stated: “Due to illness and some recommendations from doctors, we have had to take the decision to take some time off of touring for a while. We are Sorry to let down fans and we thank everyone for their understanding but in this situation, health must come first”. Team GuilFest

⭐Lottey Winners GuilFest on Saturday 4th July⭐ We are really excited to have Lottery Winners coming to GuilFest this year, they are one of the country’s hottest live acts and we can’t wait to see them rocking Stoke Park. They will be joined by The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Kula Shaker, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your Super Early Bird tickets now whilst they are at the cheapest price they will be! 🎟️ Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Heather Small coming to GuilFest on Sunday 5th July⭐ Did anybody catch her incredible New Years Eve performance on Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 2025? We are really excited to have Heather Small at GuilFest this year, one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in the industry who rose to fame as the lead singer of M People. She will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your Super Early Bird tickets now whilst they are at the cheapest price they will be! 🎟️ Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Kula Shaker coming to GuilFest on Sunday 5th July⭐ We are really excited to have Kula Shaker at GuilFest this year, one of the greatest live bands around, headlining Glastonbury in the late 90s, we are so privileged to have them at GuilFest 2026. They will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your Super Early Bird tickets now whilst they are at the cheapest price they will be! 🎟️Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐Sophie Ellis-Bextor Headlines GuilFest on Saturday 4th July⭐ We are really excited to have Sophie Ellis-Bextor headline at GuilFest this year, we can’t believe she’s going to be performing in little old Stoke Park in Guildford. She’s a national treasure of many talents, reaching fame with her hit song ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, which has since been rocking discos and kitchens throughout the world. She will be joined by The Proclaimers, Rudimental, Kula Shaker, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your Super Early Bird tickets now whilst they are at the cheapest price they will be! 🎟️ Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk

⭐The Proclaimers Headline GuilFest on Sunday 5th July⭐ We are extremely privileged to have Scottish legends The Proclaimers headline at GuilFest this year and cannot wait to see them perform their era defining smash hits: I’m Gonna Be (500 miles), Sunshine on Leith, I’m on My Way and Letter from America. Coincidentally, the World Cup Round of 16 is happening during GuilFest and we are hoping Scotland will be playing whilst The Proclaimers are still performing! You never know, Scotland might even be playing England at this stage. They will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Rudimental, Kula Shaker, Lottery Winners, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, ABC, Haircut 100, Tiffany, Heather Small, T’Pau and many more fabulous acts. GuilFest takes place on Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July at Stoke Park in Guildford. Tickets sold out last year, we’d hate for you to miss out, so secure your Super Early Bird tickets now whilst they are at the cheapest price they will be! 🎟️ Get your tickets now from guilfest.co.uk