Gods & Monsters

Something strange is stirring in the Standon countryside. Ancients are starting to walk the land. Deities are descending to earth. Abominations are rising up from the ground. And they’re all set to collide at the biggest party Hertfordshire has ever witnessed. Expect chanting circles, voodoo rites, mind-bending potions and the banging of drums. Lots and lots of banging drums.

Dress divine. Or as disgustingly as you can conceive. In terms of imagination, anything goes and no monsters will be turned away. All deities are welcome and everyone from Buddha to Bacchus to Baron Samedi is invited.

The on-site nightclub is being transformed into The Monster’s Lair and we’re extending it so it’ll be even more labyrinthine than usual. All sorts of monsters will be in attendance. It’ll be the kind of place where you might encounter one of Cthulhu’s minions dancing with Magaret Thatcher. Or discover the Sandman selling dreams in the shadows to eager punters. Or even spot a Scandinavian she-devil getting it on with the Gelatinous Blob behind the decks.

We’re constructing a giant obelisk in the middle of the festival, pagan symbols will adorn the stalls and stages, and altars to gods and goddesses will be scattered all over the place. The main lawn, meanwhile, will be something of a chill-out place for celestial beings. Think Nirvana with a swimming pool and some nice portaloos nearby.

Other entertainment includes a Beowulf banquet, pagan Pilates, a goddess grooming parlour, a zombie marketplace, a fruit and veg sale in the Garden of Eden, a ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ area for kids, and a giant tug of war in Hades.

The themed fancy dress has invoked some strange sights at Standon Calling over the years, but we have a feeling that this year’s ‘Gods & Monsters’ theme is likely to result in some of the weirdest interpretations yet. If you want to be part of it click here.

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