Timber Festival

This summer, 6 to 8 July marks the inaugural Timber Festival in Fearnedock, produced by the wonderful Wild Rumpus to explore the transformative power of forests

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Timber Festival

Set in the heart of the National Forest, the lay of the festival site tells the natural and human story of these 70 woodland acres, part of a revolutionary natural reclamation โ€“ The National Forest is โ€˜a forest in the makingโ€™ โ€“ the planting of which began over 25 years ago to frame, flank, soothe and enrich the rolling hills and farmland, towns villages and industrial hubs; as well as the scars and dereliction from coal extraction; with over eight and a half million trees planted to date over two hundred square Midland miles.

โ€œThe clearest way into the universe is through a forest wildernessโ€ โ€“ John Muir

As the woodland transforms the area and inspires natural connection it breathes life into our festival revelry; from foot-stomping, lilting and exultant live bands and artists to philosophical and artistic exploration of our relationship with nature with speakers such as author Robert Macfarlane and cultural rambler Stuart Maconie โ€“ from tree-climbing and adventuring to spectacular and immersive installations; strange and wonderful beasts.

Spellbinding forest performances and arboreal acrobatics will mingle with poetry, storytelling and spoken word. We are invited to bathe in the forest; to relax, breathe, indulge in street-food and collect at dusk to the campfireโ€™s flickering. Timber is a gathering to celebrate the culture and communing of the woods; to find harmony in their disparate elements; to dance, play and be inspired.   

Find out more about Timber Festival here.