Shall Not Fade Festival

Shall Not Fade Festival takes place Friday 29th August - Monday 1st September 2025.

Shall Not Fade Festival is located at Three Pools in Abergavenny.

Shall Not Fade Festival is a strictly 18+ event. They operate a challenge-25 policy, so please ensure you bring your ID with you.  Please note, there will be no re-admission to the festival after entry. Please plan ahead as once you’re in, you’re in!

Any of the following is considered an acceptable form of ID: 

• Passport (not a photocopy). Foreign passports are acceptable if in suitable condition and include a photograph. 
• Full or provisional photo card driving licence issued by the DVLA.
• Proof of Age Card - The card must be part of the PASS scheme and carry their hologram.

There will be a number of Bristol’s favourite, local eateries who have been hand-picked to offer their delicious services on-site at the festival. 

Please note they will also be operating under a cashless system. 

Attendees are not allowed to bring their own food and drink into the venue. There will be plenty of reasonably-priced bars and food vendors on site providing a wide variety of refreshments and food all day long. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options will be available.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own reusable water bottles to reduce the amount of plastic waste, if you ask nicely, one of the lovely bar team will refill this for you. 

There should be food available to cater for most dietary requirements but please do check with each individual vendor in advance of purchasing food if you have particular requirements or allergies. If you have concerns or wish to speak with someone regarding a special dietary requirement which impacts your health, please contact info@shallnotfadefestival.co.uk 

Please note, the following items are prohibited & will prevent entry to the site. Security are within their right to confiscate any of the items listed below: 

• Fireworks, laser pens, or flares
• Alcohol, illicit drugs, or legal highs including nitrous oxides
• Animals (with the exception of guide dogs - please email: info@shallnotfadefestival.co.uk to make arrangements for this )
• Selfie sticks
• Umbrellas
• Glass
• Banners and/ or flags
• Cans
• Hi Vis waistcoats, jackets or vests
• Klaxons and/or other similar items capable of making loud noise
• Laser pens
• Lanterns 
• Bicycles, scooters or skateboards 
• Chairs
• Food / Drink / Cool boxes / Picnic hampers
• Pens or Paint
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (aka Drones)
• Any form of seating other than wheelchairs
• Unauthorised professional photography or filming equipment which is strictly prohibited. 
• Anything which could be considered an offensive weapon, could cause danger or nuisance, or pose a risk to public safety and/or security 

Unfortunately we can’t issue you with a refund if you can’t make the event due to work commitments or your mates have dropped out. In these circumstances, we advise passing on your tickets privately to avoid losing out on the money spent. Refunds can only be offered if the event is cancelled or postponed, as agreed upon purchase.

Shall Not Fade festival is committed to inclusivity across all their events, with their debut festival being no different. With this in mind, they aim to provide appropriate accessible facilities to festival attendees to make the site and overall experience as enjoyable as possible for all.

With the festival being held at a disclosed location, should you have any concerns or queries about the accessible facilities at the venue, please contact: info@shallnotfadefestival.co.uk Please note that responses may take up to 48 hours. 

Accessible facilities will only be available to ticket holders who have informed the event organisers of their requirements ahead of the event. This is to ensure that they have time to put appropriate provisions in place on site. Please email no later than the 1st of September. A member of the Shall Not Fade team will then be in contact with you to provide further information to you.

Shall Not Fade Festival will be taking place at a secret location in the heart of Bristol’s city centre. The grounds are an abandoned ministry of defence base with predominantly gravelled floors and tarmac paths on the peripheral outskirts of the venue. The venue will be primarily open-air with some sheltered areas (stages); but also includes a ventilated, high ceiling indoor space. Ground conditions are therefore weather dependent, (if we experience extreme weather the ground may become muddy). This means that mobility across the site may become compromised. We ask you to consider this before purchasing a ticket. In the case of extreme weather conditions we will provide outdoor covered stages. 

Should you require an assistance dog on-site, please contact us before the 1st September 2022 so the appropriate measures can be taken. 

Please note that strobe effects may be used at this Shall Not Fade Festival. However, there will not be any specific announcements prior to their use.

There is no general public parking on the site, so please come to the festival on foot, by bike or public transport. 

There is an allocated drop off / pick up point a few minutes walk from the festival site for taxis / ubers.

By Foot: If you choose to walk to the festival, the venue is located approximately 15 minutes walk from Cabot Circus, in Bristol’s City Centre.

By Bus: There are regular buses running just a few minutes walk from the venue. From there you will be able to get to Bristol City Centre and on your way :)

By Train: The closest train station to the venue is Temple Meads station. Once you are there it is only a short walk from the station to the venue - no more than 10 minutes.