NEXT year’s Wychwood Festival is set to be a barrel of laughs as comedian and musician Bill Bailey Christmas returns to the annual music fiesta at Cheltenham racecourse.

Bill joins the line-up of previously announced performers including Peter Hook and his band The Light, Craig Charles, Kate Rusby, From The Jam, Matt Berry and many more yet to be announced.

Festival organiser Graeme Merrifield said: “We’re thrilled to announce the return of Bill Bailey to our wonderful Wychwood festival.

“Our goals for this year are to provide a family friendly festival full of most exciting acts and activities that everyone can enjoy and Bill proved a fantastic hit for our audience before and we cannot wait to welcome him back in 2016.”

Festival organisers have teamed up with Bill to offer visitors the chance to win tickets to the 2016 festival if they can guess what is in Bill's pocket.

Head to the Wychwood Festival Facebook page for more details and to enter.

Welcoming all generations, Wychwood Festival curates a packed programme year on year with upcoming music, literature, comedy, children's entertainment, food and drink and more.