There will be live music, circus acts and even a mystery act arriving by helicopter. 

Excitement is building ahead of the 10th annual Maui Waui Festival, which takes place in a field at Hill Farm, Gressenhall, from Friday, August 25 to Sunday, August 27, with the campsite opening on the night before on August 24.

The festival has six stages and over four nights and three days, includes Tankus The Henge, Dub Pistols, Slamboree, Afriqiou, Town of Cats, Crinkle Cuts, Krafty Kuts, The Scribes and over 100 bands and acts.

Dereham Times: The Maui Waui Festival of Music and Performing Arts at Hill Farm, near DerehamThe Maui Waui Festival of Music and Performing Arts at Hill Farm, near Dereham (Image: Maui Waui)

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There will be lots of special performances including from Feeding the Fish.

This is a team of dancers and jugglers which has toured the world, performing at hundreds of corporate and high-profile events including Café de Paris, the Pyramids of Egypt, the closing ceremony of the London Paralympics, Cirque du Soleil, the MTV Awards and Glastonbury Festival.

On Sunday a 'mystery guest' will arrive by helicopter and perform on the main stage before flying off to his next gig.

Dereham Times: The Maui Waui Festival of Music and Performing Arts at Hill Farm, near DerehamThe Maui Waui Festival of Music and Performing Arts at Hill Farm, near Dereham (Image: Jerry Tye)

On the festival's final day, one of the stages will have an Americana theme and will host some of the country's leading country, blues, bluegrass and American folk acts.

Festival organisers said they were proud of the event's green credentials and said 80pc of all rubbish was recycled on site.

Solar energy is used to power lighting around the site, and thre are ethical trading and food standards.

Dereham Times: The Maui Waui Festival of Music and Performing Arts at Hill Farm, near DerehamThe Maui Waui Festival of Music and Performing Arts at Hill Farm, near Dereham (Image: Jerry Tye)

Maui Waui raises money for local charities through auctions and other events.

In past years the event has helped groups includnig Suffolk ArtLink, which supports people with disabilities, St Elizabeth Hospice, the musical charity 'I made this' and many more.

Children aged 13 and under go free. A 'kids' area' will host activities such as 'wacky racing', bouncy castles and bubble craft.