Free festivals are a combination of music, arts and cultural activities, for which often no admission is charged, but involvement is preferred. They are identifiable by being multi-day events connected by a camping community without centralised control. The pioneering free festival movement started in the UK in the 1970s.
Stonehenge Free Festival 1984
Simon and Garfunkel at The Concert in Central Park
Cambridge Strawberry Fair 2011
Strawberry Fair 2007, Cambridge
A rock festival is an open-air rock concert featuring many different performers, typically spread over two or three days and having a campsite and other amenities and forms of entertainment provided at the venue. Some festivals are singular events, while others recur annually in the same location. Occasionally, a festival will focus on a particular genre, but many attempt to bring together a diverse lineup to showcase a broad array of popular music trends.
Woodstock Rock Festival (1969)
The Nambassa Festival in New Zealand
Fuji Rock Festival 2007
Graspop Metal Meeting