The village will be filled with local street food vendors and small businesses

A Cambridgeshire village with just 350 residents is expecting 14,000 visitors in one weekend. The village of Thriplow, near Duxford is set to hold its annual Thriplow Daffodil Weekend.

The Weekend festival will take place on March 21 and 22. Described as a “super-sized village fete gone mad”, the event will have over 100 stalls of local street food vendors, small businesses, beer tents, two music stages, plenty of entertainment for children and of course, half a million daffodils.

Over 80 coaches will be travelling from across the country to attend and car parks will be located on Church Street and Farm Lane. From there, visitors can walk down Middle Street to the hive of activities along School Lane and the footpath opposite Pegg’s Close, also accessible from Church Street.

The roads will will be closed on Friday , March 20 for the event set-up. Daffodil HQ is located at the caravan on the corner of Middle Street where staff can support visitors with any questions they may have.

For safety reasons, the Daffodil Festival is a ticketed event which costs £12 for adults and £6 for children aged between five and 16. Tickets will only be sold through the official Daffodil Weekend website. Tickets are limited and sell out quickly.

Paul Earnshaw, Chairman of Daffodil Weekend, also known locally as the “resident Vicar of Dibbley”, has organised the event for the past 11 years. He said: “This is England at its best. You’ll come to Thriplow and see people being friendly, helpful and having a good time”.

Hayley Lewin, General Manager at The Green Man, a pub in Thriplow, said: “Its always one of our busiest weekends of the year and we are always packed out. It’s always a great atmosphere and amazing to have this many people in a village so small and all run by volunteers.”

Music performers, Unit 4a said: “We love playing here as it is a full blown festival right on our doorstep. This is our third year playing at the Daffodil Festival. It is a privilege to be a part of this huge event in our local community which last year raised £80K for local charities.”

This year, the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend Trust is supporting Royal Papworth Hospital, East Anglia Children’s Hospice and Cambridge’s Global Health partnerships.

The Festival started 58 years ago in 1968 to raise money for a new church roof. Today they have raised more than £500,000 for charities within 30 miles of Thriplow.