WITH thousands of people expected to descend on Laverstoke Park Farm this weekend here is what you need to know about the festival.

The weekend, described as a "big village fete", offers a host of activities from displaying quirky vehicles to music performances by the likes of Sister Sledge, Human League and Tom Odell.

Here are some tips that will help mark your festival weekend easier:

Opening and closing times:

THURSDAY: Ticket holders who have purchased 4 Day Camping Tickets can arrive on Thursday when the campsite entrance opens from 4pm until the campsite entrance closes at 8pm. If you do not have a ticket you cannot enter the site.

FRIDAY: Campers can arrive from 7am when the car park opens, with the campsite opening at 8am for campers to set up. Day visitors can arrive from 11am when the day visitor car park opens with the festival site opening at 12pm and closing at 10.30pm.

SATURDAY: Day visitors can arrive from 9am when the day visitor car park opens with the festival site opening at 10am and closing at 11pm.

SUNDAY; Day visitors can arrive from 9am when the day visitor car park opens with the festival site opening at 10am and closing at 10:30pm.

MONDAY; Campers may camp on Sunday evening and are asked to leave the site by 11am on Monday.

Food:

There are various food stalls dotted around the festival site. However, revellers are allowed to bring picnics, soft drinks, blankets and folding chairs on sight.

Structures which are considered to block the view of the stage for other CarFesters are not allowed.

Car parking:

Car parking is available to all festival ticket-holders.

The parking areas are located within the festival site and are professionally managed. There is also 24-hour security on-site, which includes regular patrols of the parking areas. All types of vehicles are permitted in the parking areas, including motorbikes and live-in vehicles, although it is not permitted to sleep in live-in vehicles in the parking areas.

Please note that there is no vehicular access within the main CarFest campsite; cars must be parked in the campsite car park and all items carried in.

Only the orange and green Campervan/Caravan campsites can be driven into. All cars/tow vehicles in orange and green cannot be parked in the 6x9m pitch and will be directed to a car park area in an adjacent field after unloading.

Parking passes are free with the CarFest ticket.

Pick up and drop-off:

The closest train station is Overton Train Station – RG25 3JJ

Local Taxi Companies:

Elite Cars Hampshire - 01256 321111

RG Cars - 01256 351100

Alpha Cars - 01256 818181

ABC Associated Taxis - 01256 465000

A2B Taxis - 01256 415415

The taxi drop off/pick up is located at Gate A2 in the purple car park.

Money:

There are cash points at CarFest, these will be located near the main festival bars. Please note these cash points charge a fee to use.

Tickets for the event can still be purchased by visiting carfest.org.