Busfest
Busfest (known before 2012 as Vanfest) is a three-day festival held annually in early September at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, for owners of VW camper-vans - the Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter or "Bus". The festival started in 1994. It is an international festival, with a large contingency travelling from Germany every year, as well as attendees from the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Sweden, USA and even Australia.
Busfest is owned and produced by Vanfest Ltd and it is the largest VW Transporter festival in the world, with up to 9000 vans attending and 45,000 people. Simon Holloway owns the event and is also the Event Co-ordinator, and Neil Pickett is the Event Director. They are assisted by over 50 event professionals and 150 volunteers. Attendees camp in their vans at the camp-sites within the show-ground, where there are sanitation facilities including showers and toilets. The festival is also open to day visitors as well as campers. The festival has over 350 trade stands and a full daytime entertainment line up including two arenas with a full entertainment schedule, a fun fair, FunZone, various sideshows and displays and walkabout entertainers.
There are seven live music stages on site for evening entertainment. The adult venue on site is The Marquee Stage, and recent bands which have played there include The X Factor Tour, Slade, Showaddywaddy, Dr & The Medics, The Drifters, Rockaoke, The Rubettes, The Commitments, Bad Manners, Right Said Fred, Brotherhood Of Man, Karen Coleman, Edwin Starr Band. The Severn Stage is the family venue, holding party nights with impressionists and tribute bands. The SheepShed Stage hosts Rock, Alternative and local bands, whilst the Chill Out Stage hosts laid back beats and acoustic vibes. The Teme Stage is the 'pub band' & cheesy disco venue, the Disco Stage features techno and trance music, and the Acoustic Stage features acoustic music.