Wizard’s enchanting atmosphere has made it a winner with festival goers, families, and everyone else in between! For 2009 the Wizard’s cauldron will be bubbling over with top-notch bands, frivolous arena acts and lots of family friendly entertainment. 

Wizard 2009 will be held on August 28 and 29 at the New Deer Showground, New Deer Aberdeenshire.

We are happy to announce The Charlatans as our Saturday headliner and Levellers to headline Friday.

Wizard 2009

Wizard enters its third year in 2009 and we are aiming for the stars with lots of great music and arena acts.

Billed as a “magical” little festival we are based in the Aberdeenshire countryside, just 30 miles from the city of Aberdeen.

The exact location of the festival is the New Deer Showground, New Deer Aberdeenshire.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Dates for 2009 are August 28 and 29^th. We have moved to the August bank holiday to make it easier for our festival goers to arrange time off….and have some extra time to recuperate from all the fun.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We pride ourselves on being a family friendly event.  Everyone from babies to grandparents are welcome at Wizard –and that includes everyone in between!.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Kids that are aged 12 and under go free

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Camping and car parking are free and there are NO extra costs on top of the festival ticket price

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Weekend tickets are £70 and Saturday passes are £45…it will cost more on the gate on the day..but no decision yet on how much more.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Campsites are in a wonderful setting and car parking is a five minute walk (if that) across a cordoned off road .

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->There is quiet/family camping located at the rear of the site..(but still only five minutes from main arena)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Campervans and caravans are welcome at an extra cost of £20 per vehicle

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Music genres are mixed.  Past acts include Supergrass, Alabama 3, The Damned, Roddy Woomble(Idlewild), The Undertones, Sandi Thom and Petabog Faeries.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We pride ourselves in showcasing the best of local up and coming talent and reserve at least 10% of our bill for young up and coming Scottish acts

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We have three stage-Voodoo (main), Freedom (second) and Banshee (third)…we put on over 50 bands across the three stages over the two days

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We have a separate area dedicated to kids called “wee wizards”…this has a performance tent with dressing up, magic shows, wizards, Gaelic storytelling, music, bucking bronco, climbing wall and games

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->Arena acts/performers can be anything from spray paint artists to local opera singers and youth theatre acts

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We are accessible by rail and bus.  We will be running busses to and from the site to Aberdeen/Dundee and Glasgow for a small cover charge-paid to the driver on the day

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We will be having an onsite organic market this year showcasing the best of the local Aberdeenshire farmers fresh produce

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->The crowd is really diverse and extremely friendly.  Lots of kids, lots of mums and dads, lots of farmers and curious locals….all having a wonderful wizard time.  No police reported incidents since we started two years ago.  100% trouble free record!

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We won an award last year –the Evening Express Tourism Award-voted by readers of the newspaper as winners because of the amount of trade and tourism we brought into the region during the festival

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·     <!--[endif]-->We doubled in size last year attracting 4000 people over the two days