🏕 Update on the Bell tents! If you have booked a bell tent, please check your email / spam. We are gathering how many / which type of beds your require! Plus, if you need printing or neighbour requests :) If you are staying in a bell tent, please get the person who booked the tent to check their email. 🏕

🥁 We are currently scheduling the time table! We've got a fantastic line up of events, performers, workshops and more. Can't wait to share it all with you lot! 🏓

🌞 For now... have a mysterious picture from the creative team 🌝

🍹🥃Who put furries in charge of bar stock?!😅🍻🍸
... We did... it was us.
And you know what that means! MONSTER! And more cool stuff!🧉

We have full control over our bar stock this year, we've got signature cocktails, local drafts, fan favourites and Monster energy combos. Plus... a very interesting G.O.A.T shot dispenser. Wonder what that could be. 🐐

Summer weather got you like ^ ?
No worries, we've got plenty of shaded areas and more cooling fans this year. 🪭🧊🍨

Tis a good point though, pack accordingly! Sun cream, rehydration sachets, and WARM gear for night time! No matter how hot it is in the day, the night still bites back! Always worth packing an extra blanket!

Very tired dancer pictured is @thewolfienebula

🐂Step up, saddle up and HOLD ON! ITS BACK! 🐂 But that's not all...

Last year, Mongrel topped the leader board with an impressive 70 seconds on the rodeo bull! Will a new rider rise to the challenge?

Our rodeo bull is free to ride on the Saturday...What's that I hear? A new challenge arrives for the Sunday?
New for 2026, the gladiator challenge promises to be quite the event!

Character belongs to Mongrel
Artwork by LazyLittleKaijus

A reminder that the dance showcase is still accepting participants! All skill levels welcome in this friendly, creative and fun event. Award categories for performers here are silly, creative and fun.... you'll find out on the dance floor >:P

Sign up here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFdmj33e4pVqzcqgkkdRW4OM0NhSNMygVUOHyJMq0yRdhnvQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Dancer pictured is @jojithehorse

🍄 Tickets are still available… for now. Don’t be the ones left beyond the trees when the gates open... 🍄

We've got general, sponsor and VIP tickets available for Core Element festival this year, check out the website for more info!

🍄 10th of July is the cutoff for sponsor and VIP packs! 🍄
ERH MER GERRDDD! If you are attending or thinking of attending Core Element Festival, please consider our sponsor and VIP packs! ❤️ Always quality, human and personal. So proud of the haul for this year, our artists did an incredible job. (Credits for all artworks and designs used for this year will be in the booklet). Speaking of, not pictured is the festival booklet, which will be included with entry.

Remember, our full event schedule is also live on the website!

Tickets and upgrades can be found on the ticket page after registering. Every ticket and upgrade helps the event a lot, so thank you ❤️

After the 10th of July, only general attending tickets will be available! 🍻

🎉COMPETITION TIME!🎉

Want to win a FREE ticket to Core Element?!✨️🎟

We're running a competition on Bluesky and Insta, check out either one of the posts and follow the steps✨️

https://bsky.app/profile/coreelement.bsky.social/post/3mq5npepfes2s

https://www.instagram.com/p/DailoIYMpXW/?igsh=dm1paWRnYmUxeW5m

Competition closes Midnight on SUNDAY 12th of JULY!

Winner will be get a free standard entry ticket granted or refunded!

Just a reminder that today is the last day sponsor and VIP tickets / upgrades are available! A huge thank you to everyone who has chosen one of our bundles this year.

Surplus items will be available at the bar, but only a certain amount of extra T-shirts will be ordered. So a sponsor upgrade is the easiest way to ensure you can get a T-shirt in your size :)

The next update will be about some of our events! After that.... It's all about preparing you for the big weekend! 🎉🍄🍻

What's up crazy critters?! Back with another update about our events! We wanted to make you all aware of these events in particular, just incase you wanted to bring something from home to contribute :) The rest of our event's require nothing but your wonderful selves.

💗 The Charity auction - 8pm Sunday
With 100% of proceeds going to charityCore Element's Live Charity Auction is your opportunity to offer something special to the community, and bid for some unique treasures yourself!
You can create something new, but if you already own something that you feel really hits the vibe of Core Element, we'll likely take it!

While we will have paper forms to take spontaneous donations during the festival, please also use the online registration form to pre-register so we can prepare.
Find the form and more detailed information HERE:
https://tinyurl.com/CoreElementCA

Items and donations can then be handed in at the red Charity Auction Gazebo, from Friday afternoon, until 12 noon on Saturday.
At noon the tent will close, but you will still be able to peep through its windows at the treasures within.
When the Gazebo is closed, donations can still be handed in, but you will have to read the information posted at the Gazebo to track down the auction crew.
Be gentle, don't spook em!
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🎻 The Music Jam Circle - 2 - 3:30pm Sunday
Weave sonic magic with fellow musicians, whether you have an instrument or not! All skill levels welcome! Instruments are limited, so it is encouraged to bring something if you wish, even if it's your voice! Drums, guitars, flutes, didgeridoos… If it makes some noise, bring it!
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🤝 The Pin trade - 6pm Sunday
Bring your hoard of delightful pins and meet fellows who may wish to swap and help each others hoard grow! To trade or not to trade... that is the question! You can also just bring some pins you like to show people. It’s pin time, baby!
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🧌 Magpie trinket swap - 7pm Saturday
Trade and show trinkets, little creations, and whatever you find cool, interesting or funny! Your imagination is the limit, but see https://tinyurl.com/CawElement for full rules.
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⚔ Duelling dragons Sword workshop.
14:00 - 15:00 / 16:00 - 17:00 / 20:00-21:00 - Saturday
13:00 - 14:00 / 16:00 - 17:00 - Sunday

Sword master Sasha invites anyone to join this historical, fun and engaging activity. Built on accessibility, inclusivity and respect, anyone is welcome to join. Wooden practice swords provided, learn the basic of
This workshop requires SIGNUPS! Head to the notice board on the fence line within the bar area to sign up for a slot in this workshop.

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That's all for now! We will be back shortly with some more exciting updates and tips to help you prepare for the big weekend! 🫡

Hey everyone!
We've had some belting weather this summer so far, and it looks like it'll continue! However, this hot, dry weather, brings with it some risks.
And that's what we need to address today.
Many councils across the UK, including ours, have raised the wild fire risk level. Which effects what we are allowed to do on their land.

👉 These guidelines are subject to change depending on the weather.

At current, we've had to make some changes and wanted to let you know ASAP.
So let us explain what's changing, and why, before you start getting ready for your trip💗

Camping stoves and open flames are no longer permitted on site.
This includes camping stoves (gas or liquid fuel), disposable BBQs, and campfires of any kind. No exceptions.
We know this will be disappointing news for a lot of you, cooking your own food at camp is part of the ritual (pun intended). But Elvaston Castle, our home this year, sits on a mixture of now, dry grassland and woodland.
A single stray ember, a stove being knocked over, or gust of wind near an open flame is all it takes for a small mistake to become a very big problem.
As we're sure you can all understand, that's not a risk we're willing to take with your safety, or the landscape and it's wildlife.

Smoking areas. 🚭
We'll have two dedicated smoking areas on site this year which are easy to get to, each with proper bins, dampened ground and sand buckets for safe disposal.
If you smoke, you must stick to the designated smoking areas.

Why we're doing this?❓
It's not just us. Many small and major camping / festival events across the UK are now following the same guidance and rules as a means to keep everyone safe. This is a nationwide choice councils are making to ensure safety.
Elvaston Castle is a beautiful, living landscape that is home to wildlife, ancient trees, and grassland that takes years to recover from fire damage.

We're doing everything we can behind the scenes too, extra fire watch patrols, extinguishers, water stationed across the site, and daily monitoring of fire risk conditions along with many other safety measures.
But we need your help to make this work ❤️

Don't worry, you won't go hungry! 🍔
We've got a variety of food traders on site this year serving options that cater to all! And of course we'd recommend that you bring snacks and munchies that you can enjoy.
If you need hot water for a noodle pot, you may approach crew who can assist, or our tea/coffee/desert trader will have some.

We appreciate this is a change, but we're grateful for your understanding. And of course, if conditions change we will let you know! 👈

If you've got questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at @CoreElementFestival or core.element@botbevents.com

Let's keep it safe and beautiful! 🌿

(For everyone who didn't receive an email, apologies, we don't know why its not coming through as all ticket holders have been emailed! Here is the email 🫡)

Hellooo creatures of the forest! Your big weekend is fast approaching, we hope you are all excited! Below are some helpful pointers and things we need to make you aware of :)

Getting there
Elvaston castle has it's main carpark entrance easily signposted, but that's not our carpark! Please head to the entrance indicated on the graphic below. It will be sign posted. The road you are looking for is called Bedford drive. The what3words for the entrance is ///Slurping.post.nozzle. (Hah).

If you are being dropped off in a taxi, you can use the main carpark entrance if you wish. It's much easier to turn around in and you will only have to make a short walk to the back of the field. You will spot us by the cars on the field and the fencing!

The other thing to bar in mind is Borrowash Bridge. PLEASE AVOID! This bridge is single lane traffic and is traffic light operated. It does not take much to back this road up and we cannot have that. Please set your sat navs to go round this bridge. The what3words for the bridge is ///tilt.mingles.curated


Fire watch
As many of you know, the council have raised the fire risk level. That means we MUST comply as an event and as attendees. Thankfully, we have been able to find some compromises with the council this year!
You may bring your gas powered stoves, but please use the communal cooking marquee. This will be sign posted.
You may smoke, but you must head to the two RED mini marquees to do so. These marquees have water buckets, sand buckets, dampened ground and cigarette bins. A discarded ciggy butt next to a tent can become a problem very fast on the dry grass. Respect the venue and each other, please stay safe.

Weather
We are set to have some lovely daytime weather this year. Not too hot, not too cold! We do want to highlight however, that nighttime will be as low as 12 degrees. So please pack warm for night time. Thick pyjamas, thick sleeping back, extra blankets and thick socks. Good thick socks will help your body stay warm at night. Please heed us, pack warmer than you expect! 12 degrees in a bed is far different to 12 degrees with the earth underneath you!

Upon arrival
Please have your ID and ticket details ready! Baggage checks will be performed by our external security team as is normal for festival events. Please flag any weapon / prop replica items you have so they can be inspected.
If you upgraded your ticket using the upgrade system, please let the reg team know when they ask about your ticket tier.
Please also let them know if you are a DJ, events host, vendor, or guest. Your process may be a bit different and you may require an extra wrsitband.

Bar / communal area
Plenty to see and do, but your bar area is your go to for a lot of things this year!
- Charity donation QR codes will be sign posted here.
- Merchandise will be sold at the bar also, along with some surplus items from last year and exclusive festival items.
- You can purchase shower tokens from here.
- You can approach bar members for the end of the puzzle challenge.
- You can sit down to eat, drink and chat here.
- Play some games we have provided.

And of course, you can grab all sorts of fantastic drinks here! Our bar team have crafted some amazing cocktails for you to try. They also toured Nottingham, trying various independent breweries to find the best ones. They've worked really hard! Our bar is how the festival survives. If you can, please support the bar. All bar and merch sales go straight into funding our running costs.
Please also review our alcohol policy before packing :) Please understand the policy is not just about our bar surviving. it is a legal licensing requirement for us, as the venue, to reasonably manage the amount of alcohol on site for safety reasons.

Campsite etiquette.
This year we have a much larger area which is great! We are also sectioning some walk ways through the campsite so that it's easier to navigate. These will

be marked out, either by fence line or marks on the ground. Please do not peg your tent lines within the walk ways.
11pm is the low noise curfew for the camp site area for our sleepy creatures. If you wanna party, please head to the stages or bar area to hoot and holler!
RV's and camping vehicles. If you need to leave / return to our site before Monday, you must let the registration know so they can escort you out safely and open the gate. Do not just drive up to the gate without letting the team know.

Thats all for now! Thank you all so much for your time! We hope your journey to our forest is a comfortable one, and we shall see you... in the forest... bye byeee!