Your festival lineup...

During the weekend the festival arena will be buzzing with live music, talks, films and more to keep you entertained and inspired with tales of adventure.

We'll continue to announce more of the lineup as we get closer to the festival, so keep checking back to keep the festival psyche high! And be sure to check our Big Shakeout overview page to watch the trailer, book courses, buy tickets and read our festival FAQs.

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Bands

Live music every night

Talks

Learn and get inspired

Films

Watch tales of adventure

Just some of the musical lineup for Big Shakeout...

Frazer Harris

Indie folk artist

Laura's Paper Heart

Acoustic singer-guitarist

Mr Magpie

Sheffield-based duo

The High Notes

Multi genre band

The Solar Flares

Party showband

Rik Warren

Multi instrumentalist

DJ TE

High energy DJ set

Talks and Presentations

Catch talks and presentations from guest speakers throughout the festival weekend. Stay topped up with tales of adventure, inspiration and practical how-to's for your next trip.

Watch this space for further information to come.

Our lineup for talks

Al Humphreys & Dan Milner

Adventure close and far

Anna Wells

Climbing 282 Munros in a single winter

Pete McNeil

A bikepacker's guide to life

Katie Tunn

Saving lives at sea

Suzie Wheway & Imogen Radford

Fighting for our Right to Swim

Jen Lowthrop

Everything I learned hiking 1000 miles

Andy Airey

3 dads walking

Mark Wedgwood

The man who cycled every map

Films

Spend your festival evenings watching some of our favourite outdoor films. Whether you run, climb, hike, camp, swim or bike there'll be films to capture your imagination. Kick back, relax and enjoy the show.

Screenings include a specially selected set of films from:

  • • Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) 2024
  • • Kendal Mountain Festival 2024
  • • Reel Rock 18
  • • Plus a curated showreel of adventure films

Thank you to AIT Foundation

A big thank you to Ash from AIT Foundation who has donated his time to handling the sound and electrical systems at Big Shakeout 2024.

Thank you, Ash!
AIT Foundation

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