BMF 2026 Events
CHORAL NIGHT
Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026
Line-up: T.B.C.
Venue: St Marys Church
JAZZ NIGHT
Date: Thursday 9th July 2026
Line-up:
T.B.C.Venue: St Marys Church
B-FEST
Date: Thursday 9th July 2026
Showcase for young performers aged 9 – 19
Just a £1 donation for a ticket for all ages!
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top
FRIDAY NIGHT
Date: Friday 10th July 2026
Line-up: DR. FEELGOOD + ANSLEY LISTER
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top
Festival News
BMF 2015 FULL LINE-UP REVEALED
We are very excited to reveal the 2015 line-up, especially as it is the biggest and best yet! We can't wait - don't forget to get yourself some reduced price tickets now. These include single event tickets, which are available from our shop now.
Tina May: one of the UK’s finest jazz vocalists
"That great rarity, a singer who enhances a song." The Observer Tina May is an award-winning jazz vocalist who began her apprenticeship as a student in France. Tina's repertoire of jazz classics includes everything from swing to Edith Piaf and according to All Music...
Sunday Toots!
Fancy something different on Sunday 11th July at the BMF? Say, a little ukulele and perhaps a bit of mandolin, and maybe some other cool string instruments played by talented people? Perhaps they could sing too and play some fab tunes we all love. Well, you’re not...
Benson Blakes award-winning food
We’re very excited to announce that food this year will be provided by Benson Blakes Bar & Grill – renowned for their award-winning gourmet burgers and delicious street-food dishes. Benson Blakes was established in 2003 and was at the forefront of ‘street food’...
Kelvedon Singers for Choral Night
We like to keep some BMF traditions and this one’s truly worth it. Wednesday night is choral night at St. Mary’s Church and this year’s magical performance is courtesy of The Kelvedon Singers. With their promise of everything from Elizabethan madrigals to Broadway...
Gladwell on Sunday
Who’s in the official ‘who’s who’ of rock and pop? Robbie Gladwell of Steve Harley’s Cockney Rebel fame, that’s who. He may be a bit of a hero around these parts but he’s taking time out of his Steve Harley tour to play for us on Sunday. And he’s bringing his band and...
Big time blues artist to share Friday headline
He’s epic. He’s amazing. And he’s coming to BMF. If you haven’t heard of Marcus Bonfanti then get yourself down to the Big Top on Friday night because he’s another British Blues Awards winner and one of the biggest acts to hit our stage. He’s bringing his band with...
GOATS CHEESE ON SUNDAY!
Now for something a bit different – ukulele versions of the hits of The Chemical Brothers, Draft Punk and The Prodigy. Seriously, you’ve got to hear this. By their own description, Crème de Chevre have been, “playing other people's songs in a silly way to drunk people...
LETS GO CRAZY!
‘Purple rain, purple rain… I only want to see you underneath the purple rain. Honey I know, I know…’ Bet you can’t guess who’s coming to BMF Saturday night? Could it be the tiny, purple-wearing, crotch-grabbing, hip-thrusting, multi-talented hit maker that is Prince I...






