Get in touch!
General Enquiries
For general enquires please contact us using the following:
Email: info@watchetfestival.co.uk
Postal Address: Watchet LIVE, PO Box 36, Watchet Somerset, TA23 0XZ
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Catering Vendors
Email: info@watchetfestival.co.uk
Catering vendors are requested to email us for an application form and trading terms and conditions by emailing with a photograph of your trading unit and a sample menu.
As a rule we book different styles of food outlets for each trading pitch, offering the festival goers a wide choice of outlet options. Plus, giving you the trader, a fare trading opportunity.
Catering pitch fees vary depending on size of pitch and type of food being sold/offered. 2018 catering pitch fees will be between £700.00- £900.00 inc. VAT for the duration of the festival.
Watchet LIVE allow/provide a 16amp power supply per catering pitch, running fresh water is located behind the catering area along with waste water containers. Plus a traders’ showers and toilets will be installed in the catering area. Extra power is available at an additional cost.
We prefer all catering traders to be NMTF or NCASS registered members!
Included in the pitch/trading fee is up to 4 staff passes, further staff passes can be purchased if required.
Useful links for catering traders:
NCASS http://www.ncass.org.uk/
Charity Stalls
Interested in promoting your charity at Watchet LIVE? Please email the festival at:
Email: info@watchetfestival.co.uk
We will send you an application form along with a copy of the Charity Traders terms and conditions. Please add “Charity Stall Application” in the subject field of your email. Applications will close on 31st March 2018.
As well as supporting local charities and groups at Watchet LIVE we like to offer reduced pitch fee to local registered charities to either trade to raise funds for their cause or as an information stand to raise awareness of the cause. The pitch fee is decided on by the type of charity stall wishing to attend and will include two staff passes for the weekend. Extra staff passes if required can be purchased at £70.00 per person. Please note only weekend staff wristbands are supplied and cannot be handed over to different staff daily!
Space is limited. To apply please request an application form and when completed return with a letterhead stating the charitie’s registration number, and a copy of your employee and public liability insurance certificates as indicated on the application form. Terms and Conditions apply.
All pitches will be offered/allocated on the decision made by the Festival Market Manager.
In the past the following groups attended and enjoyed the festival:
(S.W) The Big Issue,
National Trust,
Childrens Hospice South West,
Stand Against Speed For Bethany
Elliots Touch.
Artist Applications
Artist Application are now closed for the 2018 Festival.
Thank you to every band / artist that have expressed an interest in preforming at Watchet,
Apologies we cannot answer you all, we wish you all the best for the forth coming festival season.
For those interested in performing in the future please email an introduction of your act and sound cloud links etc. to:
Email: info@watchetfestival.co.uk
Address: Watchet LIVE Music Festival, (Artist Application), PO Box 36, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0XZ
All disc/emails are kept on file for future events.
We are always interested in receiving demo discs from artists and groups who are interested in performing at Watchet LIVE Music Festival, and we fill up our slots well in advance.
The festival is always looking for bands/artists with original material or acts who offer a great performance with a unique twist on cover versions in their own style and are not often found performing in the local area.
Strictly No tribute/like-for-like covers acts please!
Market Traders (Non-Catering)
Market Trader applications will open November
Market Trader application’s will be open until 31st March 2018 at the latest.
Interested in trading at Watchet LIVE? Please email the festival at:
Email: info@watchetfestival.co.uk
We will send you an application form along with a copy of the traders terms and conditions. Please add “market trader application” in the subject field of your email.
Watchet LIVE welcome festival related market traders whose products reflect the festival excitement along with good service and good quality products. Please note we do not offer exclusivity to any market stall!
To trade at Watchet LIVE 2018 the pitch fees start from £300.00 (inc. VAT), including two staff pass (extra passes can be purchased at £70.00 per person – maximum of four ). Traders have a camping area behind their pitch within the festival arena. A 16amp 240v electric hook up is supplied as part of eth pitch fee (for lights only) for traders stalls who do not need power £30.00 fee is deducted from the pitch fee.
Average daily attendance is in the region of 3500+ per day, with the evenings being the busiest trading times.
We like all our Market Traders to be registered and members of the National Market Traders Federation (NMTF), mainly to ensure you are a registered trader.
If your not a member you can check out the benefits of joining here! http://www.nmtf.co.uk
Please include a copy of your NMTF membership card when applying.
Media Enquiries
For all Media and Press enquires, contact Michael Eccleshall, Music Media Relations on:
Tel: 020 7450 1532
Email: michael@eccleshall.net