Festivals
Summer only means one thing to me; festivals. OK well, two things really. Because summer also makes me think of chilled glasses of cider sitting while outside a Looe hotel, watching the sun slowly setting. Bet you can almost picture it, eh?
Most people think music festivals only come in two sizes big and absolutely massive. Glastonbury fits in the latter category, with its countless stages. The Scottish event T in the Park is another absolutely massive one. Did you know that for the weekend that festival takes place, the campsite in Kinross is the third largest “town” in Scotland?
I’m not even that keen on the big festivals, to be honest. The Leeds/Reading combination or Rockness in the Scottish Highlands, for example. I prefer my festivals to be smaller, cooler and, even better, only a few miles drive from my home!
Which is where Party in the Park comes in, an annual event held in Trereife Park just outisde Penzance. You’re not going to get any superstars headlining this music festival, but you will get to see some of the best local bands and singers, of all ages, all music genres and, unfortunately, all abilities! The standards have improved in recent years, but there always seems to be a couple of teenage rockers who slip through the net, despite their singing and guitar playing being of rather questionable ability!
As I said, the best thing is definitely the fact that I don’t need to travel the length of the country to enjoy the ambience of a live music festival; free buses run you into Penzance after the event is over, if you don’t want to take your own car, but with Party in thr Park finishing at midnight, you can stay sober at the festival, drive yourself safely home and still have time for a few beers when you get back!
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