Wine Tasting Evening
6.30-7.45pm & 8.15-9.30pm - Guided by Mark Chamberlain, owner of Chamberlain Wines, we're thrilled to be hosting another Wine Tasting Evening. Participants will have a tasting of six wines with accompanying fruits and snacks that pair beautifully with the wines.
Ticket price £22.38 inc booking fee - available via Eventbrite: Fairford Festival - Wine Tasting, an evening with Mark Chamberlain.
Bat Walk
9pm - Join Dr Richard Rolfe (University of Gloucestershire) for a casual walk around Fairford as we talk about bats and hopefully see them in flight. Using bat detectors, we will be able to listen to them calling and identify some of the species we find.
Meet at Fairford Cricket Club.
Let's Glow Crazy Disco from Trax Entertainment
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Music in the Marquee
The Curry House Conspirators
8.30pm – 10.00pm
Silent Disco
10.30pm – midnight
To join in, it’s £10 per headset plus a £10 deposit. After you’ve finished dancing and returned the headset, your £10 deposit will be refunded.
Fairford Festival Yoga
10.00am - join us for Yoga with Yang. Please bring your own mat.
Fairford History Society photographic display
11.30am - 4pm
Fairford Festival Parade
12.00pm - Starts at Fairford Cricket Club (assemble at 11.30am to depart at midday).
Children’s Craft Tent
12 noon – 5pm
Discover the Churchyard , St Mary’s Church.
12.30 to 4.00pm. Come and join us for an interactive discovery session about history, nature and wildlife - with quizzes, activities for all ages, tea and cake, plant stall in the beautiful setting of St Mary's church. Picnics welcome.
Farrell School of Irish Dance
1.00pm: - Irish dancing performance
Gloster Gladiators
1.30pm: - Performance
Children's Colour Run
2.30pm - 3.00pm
Join us for our very popular children's colour run. A short course for smaller legs, with lots of safe colourful powder, designed for children aged 2–10. All entries will receive a white t-shirt to keep. Please bring googles for your children to allow them to participate.
To register, either online Fairford Festival - Children's Colour Run Tickets, Saturday, June 6 • 2:30 PM - 3 PM | Eventbrite or on the day in the children's tent.
Music in the Marquee.
Mouth of the Thames
2.30pm
Fairford Primary School Choir
4.00pm
Harmonia
5.00pm
Jukebox Graduates
7.00pm
Young Rosie
9.00pm
Disco until we close at midnight.
3k Fun Run
9.45am– registration 8.30am to 9.30am at Fairford Cricket Club (£5 per person)
10k Road Race
10.30am in association with Running Somewhere Else Running Club. To enter: runningsomewhereelse.com/fairford10k.
Zumba with Annie
11.30am – come shake it out at our free session!
Fairford History Society photographic display
11.30am - 4pm
Festival Dog Show
Classes as follows:
12.00pm Prettiest Girl
12.20pm Handsomest Boy
12.40pm Best Young Handler (up to 12 yrs)
1.00pm Best Rescue
1.20pm Cutest Youngster (under 1 yr)
1.40pm Best Golden Oldie (over 8 yrs)
2.00pm Dog Judge Would Most Like To Take Home
2.20pm Best In Show Enter on the day
£3 per class or via Eventbrite Fairford Festival Dog Show Tickets, Saturday, June 6 • 12 PM - 2:30 PM | Eventbrite
Festival Market
12.00pm – 4.00pm– a mix of craft and gift stalls, fun, games and our fabulous teddy tombola.
Children’s Craft Tent
12.00pm – 5.00pm
Music in the Marquee.
Organised Chaos
1.00pm
Primary School Bangers – sing along to the bangers we all remember from school assembly.
2.30pm
Molly All Stars – all your favourite stars from the Open Mic nights at The Marlborough.
3.30pm
Fairford Festival Quiz
5.00pm
Live Music
We’re proud to offer our festival stage to local bands and artists – here’s what you can expect.
Friday 5th June
The Curry House Conspirators
8.30pm – 10.00pm
Silent Disco
10.30pm – midnight
Saturday 6th June
Mouth of the Thames
2.30pm
Fairford Primary School Choir
4.00pm
Harmonia
5.00pm
Jukebox Graduates
7.00pm
Young Rosie
9.00pm
Disco until we close at midnight.
Sunday 7th June
Organised Chaos
1.00pm
Primary School Bangers – sing along to the tunes we all remember from school assembly.
2.30pm
Molly All Stars – all your favourite stars from the Open Mic nights at The Marlborough.
3.30pm
Please note timings are subject to change.
If you are a local band and would like to perform at the 2027 Fairford Festival please get in touch via the Contact Us page.
Primary School Bangers Lyrics
My Grandfather’s Clock
My grandfather's clock was too tall for the shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller by half than the old man himself
Though it weighed not a pennyweight more
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born
And was always his treasure and pride
But it stopped short, never to go again when the old man died
Ninety years without slumbering his life second's numbering
It stopped short, never to go again when the old man died
My grandfather said that of those he could hire
Not a servant so faithful he found
For it wasted no time and had but one desire
At the close of each week to be wound
And it kept in its place not a frown upon its face
And its hands never hung by its side
But it stopped short, never to go again when the old man died
It rang and alarmed in the dead of the night
An alarm that for years had been dumb
And we knew that his spirit was plumbing for flight
That his hour for departure had come
Still the clock kept the time with a soft and muffled chime
As we silently stood by his side
But it stopped short, never to go again when the old man died
Ninety years without slumbering his life second's numbering
It stopped short, never to go again when the old man died
Lord Of The Dance
I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
And I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be,
And I’ll lead you all in the Dance, said he.
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,
But they would not dance and they wouldn’t follow me.
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John -
They came with me and the Dance went on.
Dance, then, …
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame;
The holy people said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high,
And they left me there on a cross to die.
Dance, then, …
They cut me down and I leapt up high;
I am the life that’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me –
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
Dance, then, …
And I’ll lead you all in the Dance, said he.
Give Me Oil In My Lamp
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning.
Give me oil in my lamp, I pray.
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning,
Keep me burning till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King of Kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King!
Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing.
Give me joy in my heart, I pray.
Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing,
Keep me singing till the break of day.
Chorus
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving.
Give me love in my heart, I pray.
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
Keep me serving till the break of day.
Chorus
Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting.
Give me peace in my heart, I pray.
Give me peace in my heart, keep me resting,
Keep me resting till the break of day.
Chorus
From The Tiny Ant
1) From the tiny ant (2) From the tiny ant
(1) To the elephant (2) To the elephant
(1) From the snake to the kangaroo (2) From the snake to the kangaroo
(1) From the great white shark (2) From the great white shark
(1) To the singing lark (2) To the singing lark
(1) Care for them it's up to you (2) Care for them it's up to you
(1 & 2) Care for them it's up to you
(1 & 2) Care for them it's up to you
(1 & 2) No one else will care for them
(1 & 2) It's up, it's up, it's up to you!
(1) From the tabby cat (2) From the tabby cat
(1) To the desert rat (2) To the desert rat
(1) From the hamster to the chimpanzee (2) From the hamster to the chimpanzee
(1) From the common tern (2) From the common tern
(1) To the crawling worm (2) To the crawling worm
(1) Care for them it's up to me (2) Care for them it's up to me
(1 & 2) Care for them it's up to me
(1 & 2) Care for them it's up to me
(1 & 2) No one else will care for them
(1 & 2) It's up, it's up, it's up to me!
(1) From the mongrel dog (2) From the mongrel dog
(1) To the snorting hog (2) To the snorting hog
(1) From the badger to the platypus (2) From the badger to the platypus
(1) From the small minnow (2) From the small minnow
(1) To the white rhino (2) To the white rhino
(1) Care for them it's up to us (2) Care for them it's up to us
(1 & 2) Care for them it's up to us
(1 & 2) Care for them it's up to us
(1 & 2) No one else will care for them
(1 & 2) It's up, it's up, it's up to us!
When I Needed A Neighbour
When I needed a neighbour
Were you there, were you there?
When I needed a neighbour, were you there?
And the creed and the colour
And the name won't matter
Were you there?
I was hungry and thirsty
Were you there, were you there?
I was hungry and thirsty, were you there?
And the creed and the colour
And the name won't matter
Were you there?
I was cold, I was naked
Were you there, were you there?
I was cold, I was naked, were you there?
And the creed and the colour
And the name won't matter
Were you there?
When I needed a shelter
Were you there, were you there?
When I needed a shelter were you there?
And the creed and the colour
And the name won't matter
Were you there?
We Are Climbing Jesus’ Ladder
We are climbing Jesus’ ladder, ladder
We are climbing Jesus’ ladder, ladder
We are climbing Jesus’ ladder, ladder
Children of the Lord
So let’s all rise and shine and give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory
Children of the Lord
We are following where He leads us, leads us
We are following where He leads us, leads us
We are following where He leads us, leads us
Children of the Lord
Chorus
We are reaching out to others, others
We are reaching out to others, others
We are reaching out to others, others
Children of the Lord
Chorus
We are one with all who serve Him, serve Him
We are one with all who serve Him, serve Him
We are one with all who serve Him, serve Him
Children of the Lord
Chorus
When A Knight Won His Spurs
When a knight won his spurs in the stories of old
He was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold
With a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand
For God and for valour he rode through the land
No charger have I, and no sword by my side
Yet still to adventure and battle I ride
Though back into storyland giants have fled
And the knights are no more and the dragons are dead
Let faith be my shield and let joy be my steed
'Gainst the dragons of anger, the ogres of greed
And let me set free with the sword of my youth
From the castle of darkness the power of truth
If I Had A Hammer
If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
If I had a bell
I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening
All over this land
I'd ring out danger
I'd ring out a warning
I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
If I had a song
If I had a song
I'd sing it in the morning
I'd sing it in the evening
All over this land
I'd sing out danger
I'd sing out a warning
I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
Well I've got a hammer
And I've got a bell
And I've got a song to sing
All over this land
It's the hammer of justice
It's the bell of freedom
It's the song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
Who Put the Colours In The Rainbow
Who put the colours in the rainbow?
Who put the salt into the sea?
Who put the cold into the snowflake?
Who made you and me?
Who put the hump upon the camel?
Who put the neck on the giraffe?
Who put the tail upon the monkey?
Who made hyenas laugh?
Who made whales and snail and quails?
Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
Who made bats and rats and cats?
Who made everything?
Who put the gold into the sunshine?
Who put the sparkle in the stars?
Who put the silver in the moonlight?
Who made Earth and Mars?
Who put the scent into the roses?
Who taught the honey bee to dance?
Who put the tree inside the acorn?
It surely can't be chance?
Who made seas and leaves and trees?
Who made snow and winds that blow?
Who made streams and rivers flow?
God made all of these!
Cross Over The Road My Friend
Would you walk by on the other side, when someone called for aid
Would you walk by on the other side or would you be afraid?
Cross over the road my friend, ask the Lord his strength to lend
His compassion has no end, cross over the road
Would you walk by on the other side, when you saw a loved one stray
Would you walk by on the other side or would you watch and pray?
Chorus
Would you walk by on the other side, when starving children cried
Would you walk by on the other side or would you not provide?
Chorus
Kumbayah
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
Someone's singing Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbayah
Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's laughing, Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's praying, Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
Someone's sleeping, Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Oh Lord, kumbaya
Praise Him, Praise Him
Praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him in the morning
Praise Him in the noontime
Praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him when the sun goes down
Love Him, love Him
Love Him in the morning
Love Him in the noontime
Love Him, love Him
Love Him when the sun goes down
Serve Him, serve Him
Serve Him in the morning
Serve Him in the noontime
Serve Him, serve Him
Serve Him when the sun goes down
Water Of Life
Have you heard the raindrops drumming on the roof tops?
Have you heard the raindrops dripping on the ground?
Have you heard the raindrops splashing in the streams
and running to the rivers all around?
There's water, water of life,
Jesus gives us the water of life;
There's water, water of life,
Jesus gives us the water of life .
There's a busy worker digging in the desert,
Digging with a spade that flashes in the sun;
Soon there will be water rising in the wellshaft,
spilling from the bucket as it comes.
There's water ...
Nobody can live who hasn't any water,
When the land is dry then nothing much grows;
Jesus gives us life if we drink the living water,
sing it so that everybody knows.
There's water ...
One More Step Along The World I Go
One more step along the world I go,
One more step along the world I go;
From the old things to the new,
Keep me travelling along with you:
And it's from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.
Round the corners of the world I turn,
More and more about the world I learn;
All the new things that I see
You'll be looking at along with me.
And it's from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.
As I travel through the bad and good,
Keep me travelling the way I should.
Where I see no way to go,
You'll be telling me the way, I know.
And it's from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.
Give me courage when the world is rough,
Keep me loving though the world is tough;
Leap and sing in all I do,
Keep me travelling along with you:
And it's from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.
You are older than the world can be,
You are younger than the life in me;
Ever old and ever new,
Keep me travelling along with you:
And it's from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.
He’s got the Whole World In His Hands
He's got the whole world in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands,
He's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands,
He's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the sun and the rain in his hands,
He's got the moon and the stars in his hands,
He's got the wind and the clouds in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the rivers and the mountains in his hands,
He's got the oceans and the seas in his hands,
He's got you and he's got me in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got everybody here in his hands,
He's got everybody there in his hands,
He's got everybody everywhere in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.