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Keep up-to-date with news of the latest confirmed acts, festival events, children’s entertainment and hospitality.
Wilkswood Reggae 2019 – Tickets on Sale!
Limited number of Early Bird Weekend Tickets for Wilkswood Reggae 2019 now available – save up to £40 on an adult weekend ticket by booking early!
Day Tickets Now Available
Limited number of Day Tickets for Wilkswood Reggae 2018 are now available online due to overwhelming demand (and some serious eleventh hour negotiations).
Wilkswood Festival App now available!
With less than a week till Wilkswood Reggae 2018, you’ll not be fully prepared until you’ve downloaded the essential Wilkswood Festival App.
Two Weeks Till Wilkswood Reggae 2018!
Wilkswood Reggae 2018 kicks off in two weeks – that’s just 15 more sleeps until a fabulous weekend of Peace, Dub and Harmony in the Woods by the Sea!
Wilkswood Reggae 2018 Line-up Confirmed!
With just eight weeks to go, the complete line-up for this year’s Wilkswood Reggae 2018 is now confirmed and there are now over 50 acts appearing across four stages over the three days of the festival.
Wilkswood Reggae 2018 T-Shirts On Sale!
Along with your programme, your sunburn and the unexplained grazes on your knees, no festival is complete without a t-shirt and we’re pleased to announce that the official Wilkswood Reggae Festival 2018 tees are now available to purchase online.
Keeping Jah Spirit Alive!
The Wilkswood Reggae Festival is proud and honoured to be naming the soundsystem stage at this year’s event after the beloved Jah Spirit who sadly passed away on Sunday February 18th, aged 71.
Lee Scratch Perry & Mad Professor headline Wilkswood Reggae 2018!
Get set for a double dose of dub dynamics at this year’s Wilkswood Reggae Festival when the legendary Lee Scratch Perry and the pioneering Mad Professor go head-to-head on Sunday night, July 22nd 2018.
General Levy & Joe Ariwa headline Wilkswood Reggae 2018!
General Levy and Joe Ariwa will be causing seismic shockwaves throughout the Dorset countryside with their unique fusion of high octane dancehall and sonic dub headlining the main stage at Wilkswood Reggae 2018 on Saturday July 21st.
Earl Sixteen & Carroll Thompson headline Wilkswood Reggae 2018!
Two of reggae’s best-loved and longest serving artists will take to the main stage together at this year’s Wilkswood Reggae Festival when Earl Sixteen and Carroll Thompson headline with the Upper Cut Band on Friday night, July 20th 2018.
Artists Beware – Phishing Scam
The identities of a number of music festivals here and abroad (including the Wilkswood Reggae Festival) have been exploited by an email phishing scam. Unsolicited emails are being sent to artists confirming a performance slot at the festival and offering a performance fee and travel costs (in US $).
2018 Tickets now on Sale!
Tickets for Wilkswood Reggae Festival 2018 are now on sale! Taking place over the weekend on July 20th-22nd in Langton Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, there are Limited Early Bird Tickets currently available! Save £40 on an adult weekend ticket by booking early!
People Get Ready!
Only three more sleeps till Wilkswood Reggae Festival 2017! The best new festival in the heart of Dorset! Predicted to be a sellout – last chance for weekend tickets!
Don’t Miss The Boat!
Don’t miss the boat for this year’s Wilkswood Reggae Festival July 14th – 16th! Day Tickets are now all sold and there are only 150 Weekend Camping Tickets left! Make sure you’re not the one standing on the Jetty of Regret…
Wilkswood Reggae Festival T-Shirts Now Available Online!
Be the nattiest reggae-head on the main drag with an official Wilkswood Reggae Festival 2017 t-shirt! Available to purchase online now.
Less than a month to go! Are you feelin’ irie?
It’s just less than a month (yes, just four weekends, only 21 more sleeps) until the Wilkswood Reggae Festival takes place in Purbeck, Dorset from Friday July 14th until Sunday July 16th. We’re expecting a sellout so don’t miss out.
Day Ticket news
There has been a great response to day tickets, so good that we have had to restrict the number for sale as we only have a limited licenced capacity . There are now less than 50 Saturday day tickets left. Well over half the weekend tickets have been sold with over 5 weeks to go […]
Wilkswood Reggae Festival Launch Party: Sunday May 28th – Scott Arms, Kingston
The Wilkswood Reggae Festival are holding an all-day launch party on Sunday May 28th at the Scott Arms in Kingston, Corfe, Dorset with the Jerkshak Caribbean barbecue and live DJ sets.
2017 Full Line-up announced
The full line up of live acts, deejays and soundsystems for this year’s Wilkswood Reggae Festival has been announced, including the legendary Channel One Soundsystem, the queen of Lovers Rock Janet Kay, Scottish ska sorcerers Bombskare, the pioneering Prince Fatty Soundsystem, crucial UK roots from Paul Fox and Brother Culture and the glorious live dub of Dubheart.
First Release Tickets All Sold, Limited Second Release Available
Full line up to be released this week with more news about delicious food and fun activities.