Name: Whirl-y-Fayre 2026
Start: 2026-07-31T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-08-02T00:00:00+01:00
Location: Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Whirl-y-Fayre is like no other, the biggest and best little festival where every element blends together to create a unique vibration sustained by love, laughter and one stage music programming. Choreographed by Whirl-y-Gig’s DJ Monkey Pilot, all artists contribute to one flowing trip perfect in time and situation, musicians of all ages and places, music of all styles and genres.
This is our 10th edition of Whirl-y-Fayre and it will be a coming of age. Building on the success of 2024, we will be returning to Knoll Farm where we will create a vision of the legendary Whirl-y-Gig club experience over a summer weekend in a secluded field with all round views over the beautiful Isle of Purbeck. We have two well built adjacent barns connected by a courtyard offering superior facilities such as flush toilets and showers!. One barn will be the main stage dance space and the other will form the Bar and Cafe chillout area with small stage. This year you can expect programming and design with greater definition between each of the three days reflecting the changing energy and expectations as we travel through the weekend.
Friday night will be a proper welcome party featuring DJ Monkey Pilot’s Global Disco with special guests Zion Train. Saturday is the all day and night Global Dance Live Extravaganza featuring Champa, Child of Illusion, Max Pashm, Oood, Raz & Afla and Submatic. The Sunday Massive features Banyatti, Ed Solo, Joi Soundsystem and Sublifter, followed by Monkey Pilot’s extended Whirl-y-Classics set bringing the weekend to a close. Saturday’s Breakfast Folk Sessions will be lively with Nuala and Mary &The Faeries. Sunday’s Breakfast Psybient Sessions will be more chilled with Another Green World and Banco de Gaia! Our favourite guest DJs will once again host the Silent Disco, Chrissieed and Woodzee on Friday night, Mattana and Ron Speed on Saturday night. When all is done, it can only be DJ Tee bringing her eclectic mix of happiness to the Sunday After Party.