h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

When a bearded man in gold leggings and an electric blue tutu is passing out the party hats and songsheets, this is a sign that sticking around will lead to fun and good times.

Or so I learned in a field in Devon this Summer, standing by a minor stage at the Beautiful Days festival.

It is perhaps true of all festivals that the most memorable moments turn out to be random occurences chanced on in passing, rather than the main stage gigs.Not that the main stages aren't fun, they often are. But it's the peripheral happenings that make the difference between just another gig (however good) and festival frivolities.

[Amy P]