Crunch time in Hay-on-Wye

Additional Information

Crunch art and music festival will take place between November 18-20 in Hay-on-Wye.

All tickets can be purchased at http://artfestivalathay.org/tickets-and-programme

The Festival Ticket gives you access to the whole of Crunch and costs between £58 and £120 depending if booked in advance. The Festival Live Ticket gives you access to all Live and Night sessions over the weekend but does not include any of the talks or debates. Prices range from £26 and £58 depending if booked in advance.

In addition there are also a range of free sessions, although you will still need a ticket. For a full list of these free events and to secure a place, visit http://artfestivalathay.org/tickets-and-programme/

A full list and profile of the performers can be found at http://artfestivalathay.org/performers/

For details on how to get to Hay-on-Wye, visit http://artfestivalathay.org/location/

If you want help securing accommodation email Emily at crunchaccommodation@artandideas.org

Contact details can be accessed at http://artfestivalathay.org/contact/

Crunch is organised by The Institute of Arts and Ideas, a non-profit organisation. They also organise HowTheLightGetsIn, the philosophy and music festival at Hay. For more information about their work or events visit http://artfestivalathay.org/about-iai/ or alternatively http://iai.tv/home/theme/art

Art and music festival returns to Hay with diverse bill

Crunch offers a diverse range of live music (Photograph: The Institute of Art and Ideas)

The art and music extravaganza, Crunch, will return to Hay-on-Wye, offering the perfect remedy for winter blues and festival withdrawal symptoms.

Crunch runs between November 18-20 and will feature an eclectic mix of emerging talent, including next big thing Mara Carlyle, Cardiff pop-folk artist Siôn Russell Jones and Mercury-nominated British Sea Party.

The festival’s organised by The Institute of Art and Ideas. “It was originally just visual arts but we wanted to broaden the remit,” explained Bianca Bonomi of IAI. Now in its fourth year, it’s predicted to attract 4,000 people.

Many performances will take place in The Globe, a converted Methodist chapel. Bianca said, “It’s nice to just strip it back and have that interaction with people.”

“November’s a dead time so it’s nice to give people a focus.”