FREE PARTY: A FOLK HISTORY

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Free Party: A Folk History
The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992 - the largest ever illegal rave, which provoked the drastic change of the laws of trespass with the notorious introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994.
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BONUS CONTENT - 'A Traveller's Tale' - Alan 'Tash' Lodge
BONUS CONTENT - An interview with Alan 'Tash' Lodge - who's been archiving sub cultures, travelling and alternative lifestyles for over 4 decades.
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BONUS CONTENT - Jeremy Deller meets Aaron Trinder
BONUS CONTENT - A mini doc with artist Jeremy Deller and Aaron Trinder discussing his work Raves, Free Parties and Stonehenge.
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BONUS CONTENT - Free Party Q&A - Meet the sound systems
BONUS CONTENT - Q and A with the sound systems
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BONUS CONTENT - Free Party Q&A 2 - Meet the filmmakers
BONUS CONTENT - Meet the people behind some of the footage in the film who shot famous events such as Castlemorton way before most people had cameras in a scene which was mistrustful of people with cameras! With contributions from Andrew Gaston, Justin Potter-Phillips and Gareth Morris
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They wanted the freedom to party. The state saw them as the enemy within.

Free Party: A Folk History tells the untold story of the UK's "largest-ever illegal rave" (as called by the news of the time) from the first meetings between ravers and new age travellers in the final days of Thatcher, through the explosive years that followed, to the infamous Castlemorton Common festival in 1992 and the Criminal Justice Act that tried to shut it all down.


Featuring Spiral Tribe, DiY Sound System, Circus Warp and many more — this is the story told by the people who were there.

Fully updated for 2026 with new footage.


Your ticket includes 5 films:

🎬 Main feature — Free Party: A Folk History (104 mins) 🎬 Bonus — Jeremy Deller in conversation with director Aaron Trinder on raves, free parties and Stonehenge 🎬 Bonus — Alan 'Tash' Lodge: A Traveller's Tale — four decades of archiving subcultural life 🎬 Bonus — Q&A: Meet the Sound Systems — Spiral Tribe, DiY, Circus Warp 🎬 Bonus— Q&A: Meet the Filmmakers — the people who shot before cameras were welcome

All for £6.50.


Streaming now until 21 June — Summer Solstice.

Released on 21 May 2026, the 34th anniversary of Castlemorton, this is an exclusive pre-release streaming event on Eventive only. A wider streaming release follows later in 2026. Once you unlock, you have 7 days to watch.


Winner — Doc N Roll Film Festival Audience Award

The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992 - the largest ever illegal rave, which provoked the drastic change of the laws of trespass with the notorious introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994.
  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    105 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Premiere
    VOD
  • Rating
    12
  • Genre
    DOCUMENTARY
  • Subtitle Language
    French, Spanish, English
  • Content Warning
    Drugs, Profanity, Violence
  • Awards
    Doc N Roll Audience Award
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  • Director
    Aaron Trinder
  • Producer
    Kate Allan
  • Co-Producer
    Marc Hardman, Lusk Kumar, Jez Lewis, Joe Giacomet, Justi Echelles, Olly Calverley
  • Cast
    Spiral Tribe, DiY, circus warp
  • Editor
    Andrew Gaston, Nick Evans
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