BMF 2026 Events
CHORAL NIGHT
Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026
Line-up: FUNKY VOICES
Venue: St Marys Church
JAZZ NIGHT
Date: Thursday 9th July 2026
Line-up: Chris Ingham’s STEELY JAZZ
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 + LUCCA MAE
Venue: Recreation Ground – Big Top
Festival News
THE DOWNSETTERS on Sunday!
The Downsetters are one the UK’s leading original Ska & Reggae bands. Formed in 2011 and based in Ipswich UK, they are a 6 piece playing our own unique brand of Interskalactic Ska & Luna Reggae. 2011 saw the release of their debut E.P 'The Interskalactic House...
Bures Music Festival returns 5th – 9th July
Preparations have been underway for some time, and organisers of the five-day, not-for-profit festival have begun announcing this year’s exciting line-up of superb headliners and amazing local acts. They’re also working on the packed schedule of additional acoustic...
FOOD AND CATERING AT BMF 2022
As well as our Little Top bar, we have a fantastic array of food and drink stalls at the festival, most with vegetarian and/or vegan options including: Thursday to SundayYum Yum - burgers, fish, chips etc Friday to SundayChickpea Curry (vegan options)Wok n' Roll...
Collecting your wristbands (and other information)
Important information about collecting your wristbands if you're joining us this year. Please note we do not send out physical tickets. If you bought tickets online you will be able to collect your wristbands at the gate. There may be wristbands for some events...
2022 licensing, security and health & safety
Dear BMFers..To avoid disappointment and to make the gate entry run smoothly we’d like to clarify this year’s licensing, security and health & safety including IPC (infection prevention control) restrictions. We DO allow: Folding chairs (Outside the tents...
ELLES BAILEY for Friday
On FRIDAY 8th July, award winning Elles Bailey hits the stage before Animals and Friends. Having powered her way to the forefront of the British blues and roots scene through her creative energy and stunning live shows, her third album ‘Shining in the Half Light’...
PAMOMINO KINGS
Acoustic stage regular Gavin Bowern returns to BMF with his Americana and alt-folk rock ‘n’ roll band Palomino Kings on Sunday 10th July. Featured on BBC Introducing, Palomino Kings are looking forward to bringing their rootsy rhythm section, dirty guitars,...
ELO ON SUNDAY!
BMF 2022’s penultimate act, The ELO Encounter, returns to our stage with some of the finest musicians in the UK, to create the ultimate live tribute to Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra.This unmissable show features soaring strings, striking vocal harmonies and...
Sunday Madness!
On Sunday 10th July we close BMF 2022 with The Los Palmas 6 - unquestionably the best Madness tribute band in the world. Sax player Steve Turner played sax with Madness for eight years and recorded three albums with them.Both Lee Thompson and Woody from Madness have...
2022 LINE-UP
THE full BMF 2022 line-up is here! Earlybird tickets are on sale until 1st July so get your tickets today here.
New Purple Celebration of Prince
In 2015, they blew the roof off the BMF stage as Purple Rain.In 2022, this definitive Prince tribute act returns to BMF with the name New Purple Celebration, celebrating the music, life and legacy of the legend known as Prince in a non-stop, high-energy show. Prepare...
FRIDAY HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT! One of the biggest ever bands to descend on Bures Music Festival is rhythm and blues act the Animals and Friends. This is an unmissable opportunity to see them perform on the BMF stage as part of their farewell tour on Friday 8th July....






