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Fairport's Cropredy Convention | |
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Dates | Second weekend in August |
Location(s) | Cropredy, England |
Coordinates | 52°06′37″N 1°18′37″W / 52.1102°N 1.3102°W |
Years active | 1976–present |
Founders | Fairport Convention |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Website | fairportconvention |
Fairport's Cropredy Convention (formerly Cropredy Festival) is an annual festival of folk and rock music, headed by British folk-rock band Fairport Convention and held on the edge of the village of Cropredy in Oxfordshire, England. The festival has taken place in August annually since 1976.
Fairport's Cropredy Convention attracts up to 20,000 people each year. The festival features a single stage at the lower end of the sloping arena field. There are also ancillary events, such as Morris dancing in the streets and live music at the village's two pubs.