Festivals guide 2012 listings: boutique festivals

All Tomorrow's Parties When 7-9 December Where Butlins, Minehead, Somerset What Eclectic get-together, curated by the National Who Kronos Quartet, the Antlers, Owen Pallett, Boris, Tim Hecker, Megafaun, Suuns, Dark Dark Dark, Wye Oak, Sharon van Etten How much Weekend with accommodation £340 for two Beacons Festival When 17-19 August Where Funkirk Estate, Skipton, Yorkshire What Small festival curated by the Field Day fellows Who Wild Beasts, Roots Manuva, Patrick Wolf, Factory Floor, Maya Jane Coles, Errors How much Weekend camping £74.50 Blissfields When 29 June–1 July Where Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott, Hampshire What Breakthrough bands and quirky goings-on Who Noisettes, Patrick Wolf, Spector, Toddla T, Crazy P, Dreadzone How much Weekend camping £74 Bloodstock Open Air When 9-12 August Where Catton Hall, Walton upon Trent, Derbyshire What The hardest metal and thrash festival in the UK Who Behemoth, Alice Cooper, Sepultura, Anvil, Testament, Dimmu Borgir How much Weekend camping £115 Boardmasters When 8-12 August Where Various venues, Newquay, Cornwall What The UK's biggest surf, skate and music festival Who Ed Sheeran, Dizzee Rascal, the Ting Tings, Maverick Sabre How much Weekend camping £89, weekend non-camping £72, day tickets £40 BoomTown When 9-12 August Where Matterley Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire What Ska, reggae, rockabilly, dance and street theatre Who Caravan Palace, Dirtyphonics, Jack Beats, Asian Dub Foundation, Stanton Warriors How much Weekend camping £129 Cornbury When 29 June-1 July Where Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire What A well-to-do English garden party vibe Who Elvis Costello, Macy Gray, Pixie Lott, Aloe Blacc, James Morrison, Will Young How much Weekend camping £175, day tickets from £65 Dinefwr Literature Festival When 29 June-1 July Where Dinefwr Park, Carmarthenshire What New celebration of Welsh culture and good tunes Who Gruff Rhys, Julian Cope, Emmy The Great How much Weekend non-camping £65, day tickets from £25 End Of The Road When 31 August-2 September Where Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset What Atmospheric setting for quirky folk and indie bands Who Grizzly Bear, Midlake, Beach House, Tindersticks, Dirty Three, the Low Anthem How much Weekend camping £150 Farm Festival When 27-28 July Where Gilcombe Farm Bruton, Somerset What Tiny two-dayer billed as the antidote to the overloaded corporate festival Who Submotion Orchestra, Man Like Me, Fingathing How much Weekend camping £40 Festibelly When 25-26 August Where Undershore, Lymington, Hampshire What Chilled and cheerful New Forest party Who Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, James Yuill, Dems How much Weekend camping £55, Sunday ticket £38 Festival No 6 When 14-16 September Where Portmeirion, Gwynedd What Arts and music in what feels like a Mediterranean village in Wales Who New Order, Primal Scream, Spiritualized, Derrick Carter, Erol Alkan How much Weekend camping £129 Golden Down When 15-17 June Where Matterley Estate, Winchester, Hampshire What A new player on the artistic boutique scene Who Four Tet, Roots Manuva, Lee "Scratch" Perry How much Weekend camping £125 Greenbelt When 24-27 August Where Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire What Pop festival with Christian roots Who Nitin Sawhney, the Proclaimers, Robin Ince How much Weekend camping £110 Green Man When 17-19 August Where Glanusk Park, Powys What Folk and indie fest par excellence Who Van Morrison, Feist, Tune-Yards, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Michael Kiwanuka, Jonathan Richman, Of Montreal How much Weekend camping £145 Guernsey Festival When 23-24 June Where The Rabbit Warren, St Sampson, Guernsey What The Channel Island event's second outing Who Macy Gray, Kaiser Chiefs, the Charlatans, Kassidy, Utah Saints How much Weekend non-camping £85 Hard Rock Hell When 29 November- 3 December Where Pontin's, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales What Proper denim-and-leather heavy metal festival Who Ace Frehley, Blackfoot, the Dogs D'Amour, Ten How much Weekend with accommodation £420 for two Hevy Music When 3-6 August Where Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Kent What Hardcore, punk, ska, rock and metal fest Who Descendents, Converge, Municipal Waste, Andrew WK How much Weekend camping £96 Indietracks When 6-8 July Where Midland Rail Butterley, Derbyshire What Indie bands and their fans go on a steam train jaunt Who Veronica Falls, the Vaselines, Summer Camp, the Monochrome Set How much Weekend non-camping £67, day tickets £35 Insider When 15-17 June Where Inshriach House, near Aviemore, Highland What A festival by musicians for musicians Who Hidden Lane Choir, Stanley Odd, Meursault, Bard How much Weekend £80, day tickets from £25 Kendal Calling When 27-29 July Where Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, Cumbria What The Lake District's wild weekender Who Dizzee Rascal, Maxïmo Park, James, Andy C, Spector, Inspiral Carpets, Shed Seven, We Are Scientists How much Weekend camping £105 Leefest When 29-30 June Where Highams Hill Farm, Warlingham, Surrey What One of the UK's best mini festivals, run by a bloke called Lee Who Mystery Jets, Summer Camp, Raf Daddy (the 2 Bears), To Kill A King, BIGkids How much Weekend camping £57, day tickets £35 Leopallooza When 27-29 July Where Week St Mary, near Bude, Cornwall What Grassroots gathering held in a hidden valley Who Fenech-Soler, Brother & Bones, Turbowolf, Crowns, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Karima Francis How much Three-day ticket £50, day tickets from £15 Lode Star When 31 August- 2 September Where Lode Fen, Lode, Cambridgeshire What Three nights of music in beautiful fenland countryside Who The Go! Team, Animal Kingdom, Bob Geldof How much Weekend camping £65 Loopallu When 21-22 September Where Broomfields, Ullapool, Highland What Bold mini-fest in the far north of Scotland Who TBC How much Weekend camping £75 Lounge On The Farm When 6-8 July Where Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent What Family-friendly fest with locally sourced food Who Mystery Jets, Roots Manuva, Emeli Sandé, the Charlatans, Dexys How much Weekend camping £115 The Magic Loungeabout When 27-29 July Where Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire What A luxury playground for the discerning festival-goer Who Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Lucy Rose, Jenny O How much Weekend camping £112 Meadowlands When 1-3 June Where Glynde Place, Lewes, East Sussex What Cutting-edge music, from hip-hop to drum'n'bass Who LTJ Bukem, Speech Debelle, Lamb, Fink How much Weekend camping £85, day tickets from £45 Nass When 6-8 July Where Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset What The UK's only skate, BMX and music festival Who DJ Fresh, Andy C, Roni Size, Pulled Apart By Horses How much Weekend camping £79 No Direction Home When 8-10 June Where Welbeck Estate, Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire What Brand new festival from the End Of The Road team Who Richard Hawley, Andrew Bird, the Low Anthem How much Weekend camping £105 Nova When 5-8 July Where Bignor Park, Pulborough, West Sussex What A cutting-edge arts and music extravaganza Who Jessie Ware, Fink, Soul Jazz Sound System, Tune-Yards, Ghostpoet How much Weekend camping £139 Nozstock When 27-29 July Where Bromyard, Herefordshire What Four days of play with a myths and legends theme Who The Proclaimers, the Correspondents, Son Of Dave How much Weekend camping £80 OsFest When 1-4 June Where Oswestry Showground, Shropshire What Jubilee weekend bash with a funfair Who Razorlight, Dappy, Hard-Fi, Delilah, Stooshe, Angel How much Weekend camping £69.50, non-camping £65, day tickets £40 Play Fest When 1-3 June Where New Eccles Hall, Quidenham, near Norwich What Relatively new festival with a mix of big-name acts and local artists Who Ash, the Pigeon Detectives, Roots Manuva, Reverend & The Makers, the Big Pink, Shy FX, Zinc How much Weekend camping £80, day tickets £35 Playgroup When 3-5 August Where Eridge Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent What Low-key experimental party with music and art. This year's theme is "lost toys" Who Submotion Orchestra, the Herbaliser, Belleruche, DJ Format, Nedry How much Weekend camping £95 Redfest When 20-22 July Where Robins Cook Farm, Redhill, Surrey What A teen-friendly bill with emo and dance acts Who Modestep, Kids In Glass Houses, Young Guns, the Skints, Natives, Clement Marfo & The Frontline How much Weekend camping £65 Rough Beats Festival When 8-10 June Where Crina Bottom Farm, Clapham, North Yorkshire What Intimate and eclectic musical celebration on a "lush green island" in Yorkshire Who Pulled Apart By Horses, Gruff Rhys, Django Django, Francois & The Atlas Mountains How much Weekend camping £65, day tickets £30 Sound Island When 28-29 July Where Quex Park, near Margate, Kent What Homage to Madchester and the 90s Who James, Echo & The Bunnymen, Inspiral Carpets, Olly Murs, Rizzle Kicks How much Saturday £35, Sunday £32.50 Standon Calling When 3-5 August Where Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire What Discerning music choices with a swimming pool and fancy dress parade Who Death In Vegas, Beardyman, Crazy P, Willy Mason, Trojan Sound System, Greg Wilson How much Weekend camping £99 Strummer Of Love When 17-19 August Where Secret location, Somerset What A one-off festival to commemorate the late Clash frontman Joe Strummer Who The Pogues, Badly Drawn Boy, Frank Turner, Billy Bragg, Roots Manuva, KT Tunstall, Alabama 3, Dreadzone, Emmy The Great How much Weekend camping from £101-£175 Sunrise Celebration When 21-24 June Where Gilcombe Farm, Bruton, Somerset What The UK's leading sustainable do Who Gaudi, Warsaw Village Band, the Imagined Village, Dizraeli And The Small Gods How much Weekend camping £115 Truck When 20-21 July Where Hill Farm, Steventon, Oxfordshire What Intimate festival, with a reputation for spotting early talent Who The Temper Trap, Mystery Jets, British Sea Power, Villagers, the Low Anthem, Guillemots How much Weekend camping £69 Vegfest When 25-27 May Where Amphitheatre and Waterfront Square, Bristol What The world's biggest vegan event, with an impressive musical lineup Who Finley Quaye, Neville Staple (the Specials), Johhny Clarke Meets Soothsayers How much Free Vintage When 13-15 July Where Boughton House, Northamptonshire What A glamorous celebration of the best of vintage British culture Who Sergio Mendes, Aloe Blacc, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Nouvelle Vague, Cameo, St Etienne, the Damned, Betty Wright How much Weekend camping £139, non-camping £125 Wakestock When 6-8 July Where Cardigan Bay, North Wales What Wakeboarding extravaganza by day, big-name bands by night Who Dizzee Rascal, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Katy B, Zane Lowe, Rizzle Kicks How much Weekend camping £125, non-camping £100 Wickerman When 20-21 July Where East Kirkcarswell Farm, Kirkcudbright What Scotland's "most eclectic" festival with arts and entertainment for all ages Who Scissor Sisters, Texas, the Levellers, the View, Cast How much Weekend camping £90 Wilderness When 10-12 August Where Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire What Wide-ranging celebration of the arts, from music and food to theatre and performance Who Rodrigo y Gabriela, Wilco, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Crystal Fighters, Field Music, Jenny O How much Weekend camping from £129 Winterwell When 29 June-2 July Where Secret location in Gloucestershire What Mini-midsummer extravaganza in a secret(ish) location, with "extremely comfy camping" and a night woodland trail Who Casiokids, London Afrobeat, Oh! Gunquit, Stillhouse Orchestra, the Shoestrung How much Weekend camping £105, limited under-25s tickets £60 Y Not When 3-5 August Where Pikehall, Derbyshire What Intimate indie festival in the Peak District Who The Wombats, We Are Scientists, the Pigeon Detectives, the Subways, Vintage Trouble, British Sea Power, Ghostpoet, the View, Rolo Tomassi How much Weekend camping £75