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Swing into summer at Cogges
The weather is warming up, and we're looking forward to the late spring bank holiday weekend and half term. That's not all, we are delighted to launch our season of sizzling summer events!
Enjoy family fun at the Cogges Summer Fete (17 & 18 June, Father's Day), and get ready to swing and jive with the Big Band in the Barn (24 June, 7pm). We're preparing our drinking arm for Cogges Beer and Cider Festival, back with a bang with over 40 local craft brews, live music, bar & BBQ (5 August, 2pm).
Enjoy family-friendly Summer Theatre on the Lawn and in the Barn; our Summer Bar is at the ready, with snacks, refreshments and ice-cream!
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Cogges Summer Fete Weekend
Roll up, Roll up! It’s the Cogges Summer Fete! Fun family games from Splat the Rat to Coconut Shy, Egg & Spoon and sack races, face painting and craft activities; Look out for falconry displays on Sunday and much more!
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 June, Father's Day, 11am-4.30pm.
Free entry to Season Ticket holders, usual entrance fees apply.
Farm opening times 9.30am - 5pm.
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Big Band in the Barn
Swing into summer with a special evening of music, dance and vintage glamour in the stunning barns at Cogges. Dance the night away with Bristol’s 16-piece swing band, Big R Big Band and DJ. Vintage dress encouraged – prizes for best outfits! Dashing, debonair, dandy and dapper, the classic swing tunes of the 30's and 40's are looking, and sounding, pretty damn good. The band have recently headlined the Oxford Swing Festival, and are sure to get the crowd dancing like it's 1939!
Saturday 24 June, 7pm-11pm
Tickets £24.50 (discount for Season Ticket holders), includes BBQ supper.
Summer bar and BBQ
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Summer Theatre
Sit back and enjoy Summer Theatre in July and August, with Illyria's Robin Hood and Pride and Prejudice on the Lawn. Children will love Toad and his riverside friends in The Wind in the Willows, with The Shakespeare Circus in the Barn. Look out for M&M's Jungle Book and theatre workshops in September. Summer bar at the ready, with snacks, refreshments and ice-cream!
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