Coventry's Godiva Festival ticket prices frozen for 2025
Ticket prices for the Godiva Festival have been frozen for the 2025 event, organisers have announced. The popular festival will welcome music lovers back to the War Memorial Park in Coventry on 4-6 July.Coventry City Council, who organise the event, have announced that early bird weekend tickets can again be bought for £29, while family weekend tickets will be available for £79. Deputy leader, Abdul Salam Khan, said the freeze will allow "everyone to enjoy the festival".
The event has been organised amid a backdrop of questions over its financing, with calls made by an opposition council group for the festival to fund its own costs. The council have injected £330,000 into the event to cover a shortfall for this year's show. However, Mr Khan said the prices have been frozen to offer "great value for money" for fans. "Every year we see thousands of people from the city and beyond enjoy an amazing three days of top music acts, local talent and family fun, and I'm already looking forward to this year and another incredible line-up," he said."Also, this year we have extra security measures and new entry conditions designed to help people feel at ease and able to enjoy everything that is on offer."As part of the announcement, the council confirmed that the minimum age for teenagers attending without an accompanying adult will rise from 16 to 18 years.A new 'Teen Ticket' category has been introduced for those aged from 13-17 at a lower rate than an adult 18+ ticket, and a child's ticket for those aged five to 12 years, which is at a lower cost than last year.Early bird tickets will be on sale from 31 March.
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