Northants, Leics &amp; Rutland


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<p>Jam packed with entertainment for the whole family, this fun-filled VW-themed festival delivers three days of thrills, with drag racing, an&nbsp;incredible music line-up,&nbsp;VW displays and competitions,&nbsp;stunt shows, comedy,&nbsp;jet cars,&nbsp;a fun fair,&nbsp;kids’ entertainment and more more more. </p>



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<p>Bug Jam is waay more than a car show—it&#8217;s a&nbsp;motorsport event,&nbsp;music festival, and&nbsp;campervan extravaganza&nbsp;all rolled into one unforgettable experience. Here&#8217;s our hit list of what not to miss while you&#8217;re there:</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-track-action-amp-show-cars"><a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/index.php#track">Track Action &amp; Show Cars</a></h2>



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<p>Rev your engines and grease up your, err, things that need greasing up, there&#8217;s so much happening on track that we can&#8217;t even. Don&#8217;t miss drag racing with some of the UK&#8217;s wildest drag cars at up to 240mph; a VW only Run What Ya Brung &#8211; your chance to get your vehicle out on the drag strip; a Show &amp; Shine competition, if you&#8217;ve got something super snazzy to show off &#8211; think perfect paintwork, a cool custom ride, or a rare vintage VW; Show Paddock; Jet Dragster; and err, Oklahoma Willy &#8211; thats a 1958 VW pick up with &nbsp;a Rolls Royce Viper 535 jet engine. It goes fast </p>



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<p>There&#8217;s also Human Powered Racing, for anyone after a spot of exercise. It’s a race for all ages, from the start-line to the finish-line and back, but no engines are permitted, with four trophies up for grabs: Quickest Bicycle, Quickest Skate (boots and boards), Quickest Runner, and Most Imaginative Entry.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-music-amp-comedy"><a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/index.php#music">Music &amp; Comedy</a></h2>



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<p>There&#8217;s not just one but <em>five</em> music venues on site, with everything from indie and dance DJs through to live bands and tribute acts playing day and night, including Rick Parfitt Jnr &amp; The RPJ Band, Noasis, Spice Girls Experience, Massaoke (yes, that&#8217;s mass karaoke), and Fat Boy Tim. All the bangers. There will be a line up of top comedians from up and coming new acts to established pros to tickle your ribs. Oh and not forgetting drag bingo, Bug Jam&#8217;s Got Talent and Breakdancing Super Mario Bros.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-fancy-dress">Fancy dress</h2>



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<p>There&#8217;s always a fancy dress theme and this year it&#8217;s&nbsp;Games!<strong> </strong>Think video game characters, a board game piece, or anything else you can think of. Let your inner Monopoly hat or Goat Simulator out into the world. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-live-action-arena"><a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/index.php#live">Live Action Arena</a></h2>



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<p>Fancy spending a few hours watching death-defying feats? You&#8217;re in the right place. Monster Truck Podzilla will be putting on a high flying display of car crushing mayhem; Multiple world record breaking stunt driver Terry Grant will be performing precision stunts; and Two Brothers Racing Stunt Team&nbsp;will be on track with their highly skilled, adrenaline filled show.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kids-stuff"><a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/index.php#kids">Kids stuff</a></h2>



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<p>Bringing your under 10s along? Bug Jam is mega family friendly from top to bottom, so wherever you go on site you&#8217;ll find kids and adults all having the best time. Plus Little Buggerz is an entire Kids Zone running all weekend located in and around a giant TeePee, with loads of activities to keep them busy including face painting, reading, colouring , crafts, science party, martial arts, a disco, graffiti and percussion workshops, inflatables, Bug Jam Beach, Mini Land Rovers and Wonder Wheelers weird and whacky bicycles with unicycles, penny farthings, bendy bikes, tall bikes, mini-bikes, circus bikes and mini-tandems. No danger of boredom setting in here then. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-even-more-stuff"><a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/index.php#around">Even More stuff</a></h2>



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<p>Around the site, you&#8217;ll also find heaps more action and adventure to get stuck into, including BMX half-pipe stunts, displays and competitions, plus fun fair rides;&nbsp;American, European and Japanese Lowriders powered by high performance Hydraulic Suspension systems that can hop, dance and drive on 3 wheels; loads of shopping in the trade village including rare and vintage car parts, cool merch, camping supplies; the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; a graffiti wall; Bug Jam Beer Festival and loads more amazing food and drink. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-camping-amp-glamping"><a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/index.php#camping">Camping &amp; Glamping</a></h2>



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<p>If you fancy making a weekend of it there&#8217;s good news! Camping is included with all weekend tickets and as well as&nbsp;General Camping&nbsp;there is&nbsp;Club Camping&nbsp;and&nbsp;Quiet / Family Camping&nbsp;available with noise curfews for those who like an early night. Electrical hook-ups are available and there&#8217;s even a Pamper Pod, equipped with mirrors, electric points, dressing tables&nbsp;and chairs, so you can freshen up in the morning or&nbsp;get dolled up for the evening. </p>



<p>Find out more about <a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">what&#8217;s on</a> and grab your tickets for Bug Jam Fest (<strong>25-27 July 2025</strong>) <a href="https://santapodtickets.com/p/bugjam" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">right here</a>. </p>



<p><em><a href="https://bugjam.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bug Jam</a>, Santa Pod Raceway, Airfield Road, Podington, Wellingborough, Northants, NN29 7XA, England</em><br><br></p>


We’re jammin’! Santa Pod’s Bug Jam festival is the place to be this summer

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