
Boomtown (also known as Boomtown Fair) is a British music festival held annually on the Matterley Estate in South Downs National Park, near Winchester, Hampshire. It was first held in 2009 and has been held at its current site since 2011. Its diverse line-up of bands, DJs and speakers perform on many different stages each a part of a district with its own individual theme. Each yearly event is known as a Chapter and expands on the story line from the previous year, told through the sets, live actors and many forms of alternate reality games. The festival site is split into several districts, and the narrative is reflected in the design of the districts, streets and venues, which are populated by hundreds of actors to play the role of inhabitants. The large scale of the sets and infrastructure require six weeks of construction, and a month of disassembly.
The event is centered around a set of common beliefs and principles, mainly supporting the progressive ideas of environmentalism and social equality, as set out in its vision code, The Six Pillars of Boomtown

Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east. With its hidden gems and quintessentially English scenery, it has a rich tapestry of wildlife, landscapes and tranquillity to explore and enjoy.
The South Downs National Park has over 1,000 nature reserves and wildlife sites? Its colourful chalk grassland is famous for being “Europe’s rainforest” in miniature, with over 40 different species of wildflower and over 20 species of butterfly in just one square metre.












