Connfest has no structure, it has no rules and it has no guidelines. It’s a celebration of fun, love and laughter. Grab a tent, find a field, take your friends and have some fun (perhaps with the help of some Bobby Conn music).

In the summer of 2002 a group of young Scottish Bobby Conn fans made their way to St Andrews with their tents for a night of eating, drinking and generally being merry. It was during the time that all the music festivals were happening in the UK and with the mixture of camping, music and alcohol it felt very festival-like. Bobby Conn albums featured highly and those who could played tributes on the guitar……………Connfest was born.

It became easy to give the trip a name rather than always referring to “that night we went camping in St Andrews and played music all night”. They simply called it “Connfest”. It was decided then to make this an annual event and it has remained so ever since. Every year since, these people have set up camp somewhere and spent hours listening to Mr Conn and discussing what the future of Connfest could be, and the later into the night it gets the more outrageous the ideas become.

What now for Connfest? The ultimate idea would be to involve as many people as possible. Have groups of people all over the country, if not the world, doing the same thing at the same time. One weekend a year when Conn fans make a pilgrimage (well sort of) to wherever they feel, and celebrate peace love and Bobby Conn. After the event photographs can be sent to this website and the full size of the weekend will be seen, sort of a cyber-festival. Once again, there are no rules or guidelines as to what you do on this weekend, it’s entirely up to you. The only stipulation is that you have fun and celebrate Bobby Conn.

Let’s start the phenomenon this year (technically Connfest's 4^th year). Keep an eye on this website and the dates to be used for this year's event will be posted later in the spring and the event itself will be during the summer. Meanwhile, have a look at some of the photographs from last years event!

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