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= Bournemouth 7s Festival = [[File:B7s big top.jpg|alt=Attendees outside the main bar tent at Bournemouth 7s Festival 2019|thumb|Attendees outside the main bar tent at Bournemouth 7s Festival 2019

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Bournemouth 7s Festival is an annual event held in Dorset, United Kingdom, over the last bank holiday in May. The event is a combination of sports competitions, live music and DJs held within a variety of themed arenas at Bournemouth Sports Club. The festival was founded in 2008 by Roger and Fleur Woodall, when 96 rugby teams and 16 netball teams took part. Regarded as a staple in the UK Netball and Rugby calendar, it is the largest dedicated Sport & Music festival of its kind in the UK with teams travelling across the country to attend.

Focusing on the atmosphere instead of current names, previous headliners have included: Fatman Scoop, Example, MistaJam, Artful Dodger, Professor Green, Jaguar Skills, Fred V, FooR, and Charlie Tee.

The event is still privately owned by Roger & Fleur Woodall and has Craig Mathie as the Managing Director.

Sports Tournaments
Starting out with just Rugby and Netball, more sports have been added over the years to now feature; Rugby, Netball, Touch Rugby, Dodgeball, Volleyball, and Hockey. It hosts a mix of grass roots level up to semi-professional standard cup games, with currently more than 1,600 matches take place over the Saturday and Sunday. Cup Players and campers also have access to the Friday Night Player's Party which is closed to general ticket holders.

The festival was cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Charitable Partners & Commitments
Each year Bournemouth 7s works with a number of charity partners to raise funds and awareness for good causes.

Currently B7s charitable partners are Dorset Mind, the mental health charity, and Wooden Spoon, a charity that exists to empower children through the power of rugby.

Bournemouth 7s undertakes an annual commitment to improve the ecological footprint of the festival and the impact on the local community in which it operates. Through innovative approaches to green working, the festival uses above industry standard policies to operate the most sustainable version of the event as possible. For example, all showers used at the event operate at just 5 litres per minute, as opposed to the industry standard being 15 litres per minute.

Notable Guests
Many notable guests have attended Bournemouth 7s over the years

Athletes

 * James Haskell


 * Lewis Moody
 * Manu Tuilagi
 * Danny Care
 * Jonathon Joseph
 * Maggi Alphonsi
 * Tom Curry
 * Chris Robshaw
 * Jamie Roberts
 * Shane Williams
 * Ugo Monye
 * Austin Healy
 * Will Carling
 * Tom Vanrdell
 * Geva Mentor
 * Stacey Francis
 * Pamela Cookey

Performers

 * Example
 * Professor Green
 * Fatman Scoop
 * Jaguar Skills
 * Friend Within
 * Fred V
 * MistaJam
 * Artful Dodger
 * DJ Spoony