A 'SECRET' festival is coming to Mersea Island next month.

Ultrafunkula's Secret Island Festival will be held on the scenic island on July 24.

The festival is 'secret' because its exact location is only known to ticket holders, not the general public.

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This year’s event is one of the only electronic dance music festivals in the East of England - and almost unique in terms of both size and location.

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Ultrafunkula was formed by Matt Prevett, James Dunn and Ben Wass who are all from Mersea.

The three men, who share a mutual love of dance music and the rave scene of the late 1990s, have hosted regular nights at clubs over the years in London.

In 2018, they returned to Mersea to run a series of events for locals and visitors alike.

Ben, who still lives on the island, said: "A couple of years ago we got the ball rolling with this upcoming festival.

"We applied for a license two years ago and finally got it approved this year.

"This will be the first festival on the island we have hosted and we are hoping it will run annually."

Limited early bird tickets have already sold out, but second release tickets are now available for £30.

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A spokesman for the festival added: "With a license for up to 5,000 people, and lots of land to work with we believe we have the foundations of an exciting long-term festival that could become a local, and eventually a national must attend event."

For the festival, there will be more than 15 different artists performing live across two stages between noon and 11pm.

The acts include Lewras, Carly Foxx, Daisybelle and Charlie Marshall. as well as a secret guest who is an Essex DJ and producer famed for his production skills and regular sets at huge UK dance music festivals.

Local star Charlie is known for his high energy technical sets, he’s one of our longest residents and we’ve what him grow and headline gigs in Leeds and London.

To find out more or to book tickets visit ultrafunkula.co.uk/secret-island-festival.