2024 Festival Theme Announcement

We are delighted to reveal our festival theme for 2024 is SUSTENANCE. Sustenance means nourishment for mind and body, supporting life and health. Food and drink give sustenance, as does music…  

The festival sustains the land at Knockengorroch, enabling humans to live in this unique upland location, a thing becoming rarer in this age.  

This year our Discee Centre for Food, Art and Learning venue, established in 2023 as one of our special 25th year initiatives, will be planted with delicious food and vegetables.  With the help of this latest, robust model of polytunnel we aim to demonstrate how life can be sustained in the hills.  Locally grown food is possible, even in an upland location such as Knockengorroch.  The produce will be tended by volunteers and local community groups throughout the year and dispersed throughout our community come harvest time.  During the festival it will also host local talks and demonstrations about the landscape and biodiversity of the area and local food production.

Discee Polytunnel

In honour of our 2024 theme we’re asking all festy goers to GET FRUITY (or vegetably if preferred)! Cherries, bananas, apples and pears and everything else in abundance – all are invited to get those creative juices flowing!

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🌍 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵! 🌿Today, we highlight the land that inspires everything we do — from the music and community to the deep connection with nature that makes our festival so special.We have a long term relationship with our site at Knockengorroch. Part of living on the land is protecting the hills, rivers, and ecosystems that hold our gathering. That’s why we’ve signed on to support Music Declares Emergency and their call for a greener, fairer, more sustainable future.Read our Environment and Land Statement to learn how we care for the land that shapes us. 💚📖 Read our statement: www.knockengorroch.org.uk/about/our-values/environment-and-land-statement/🎶 www.musicdeclares.net📷 1. Krzysztof F. Globisz; 2-6. ReCompose ... See MoreSee Less
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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵!Sending love from the hills — and from Howar the donkey, who was born right here on the land and is getting into the spring spirit 🐣🌼She and the rest of the Knockengorroch donkey crew can’t wait to meet you at the festival this May!Until then, enjoy the sunshine (or the chocolate), and have a beautiful Easter wherever you are! ... See MoreSee Less
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We’re teaming up with The Ferret for a Knockengorroch warm-up party in Preston!Sat 26 April – expect big bass, good vibes & late-night festival energy from Samson Sounds, Morphamish, Tyramyx & Luke OutLet’s bring the mountain magic down south! 🎶🌿🔥Join us on Sat 26th April as we team up with Knockengorroch Festival for an official warm-up party right here at The Ferret! 🎉-Knockengorroch Festival Warm-Up - Samson Sounds / Morphamish & more! | The Ferret, Preston-We’re happy to collaborate with this excellent family-run festival to present a #Preston party inspired by the sounds of #Knockengorroch. Samson Sounds & Morphamish travel down from Scotland to give us a taste of the late-night atmosphere you can find in Knockengorroch’s fields. They’re joined by local talents Tyramyx & Luke Out, as we bring you a night of hearty rhythm, hefty bass & positive dancefloor vibrations.Expect deep global grooves, hefty bass, and serious dancefloor energy from: 🔥 Samson Sounds – Positive vibrations & high-energy live sets 🔥 Morphamish – Bass-heavy techno, breakbeats & acid-tinged chaos 🔥 Tyramyx – Jungle, breaks & DnB madness 🔥 Luke Out – Eclectic selector with deep roots in the undergroundmore TBA 👀Let’s bring some of that mountain meadow magic to Preston! 🌿💃🎟️ £6 adv | More OTD 📍 7PM–2AM | 18+ | Dogs welcome | Fully accessible 🎫 Check the comments!...#LiveMusic #JungleDnB #RootsMusic #SamsonSounds Visit Preston ... See MoreSee Less
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We can’t wait for this magical Gathering South house concert on 2 May—a perfect Beltane celebration ✨ and warm-up for Knockengorroch! Head over to Gathering South Sessions for all the details. See you in the Knockengorroch Longhouse soon…linktr.ee/gatheringsouth 🎻🎻 🏡 House Concert Announcement 🏡 🎻Gathering South XXVIII: Merrick Gardens // Knockengorroch Festival ‘Warm Up’ It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a year since our last house concert, which makes it all the more exciting to announce the 28th edition of Gathering South Sessions this May 2nd!This session will celebrate Beltane the finest way possible, with some of the finest traditional music in a home filled with like-minded revellers.. This session will also feature as a warm up show to get in the festival atmosphere and hype ourselves up for the first festival takeover - in the Longhouse at the mighty Knockengorroch Festival on Sunday May 25th 🌱🎪Attendees will receive a 15% discount code in-person for Knockengorroch Festival tickets to come join us in the fields for the takeover just a few weeks later 🎟Expect THREE sensational acts from the Folk & Traditional realm who’re bound to take our minds elsewhere that night..more on the acts soon to follow 🎻As always, we’ll be serving up a home-cooked veggie meal for everyone. To help cover food costs and support the musicians, a donation bucket will be in the kitchen—drop in what you can before plating up. Small gestures like this keep these nights community-driven and self-sustaining, so don’t forget to bring some change 🕊This is a BYOB event—just be sure to take your empties home with you for recycling.We'll be gathering in a home on Merrick Gardens, Ibrox, with the full address shared to ticket holders on the day of the event.A special shoutout to Ana Amoros Lopez / Tenger Films for helping create the poster for this session. Follow the link below to join us—come hither, and come Gather South!linktr.ee/gatheringsouthSláinte,Lee ... See MoreSee Less
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🎪🌿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀? Knockengorroch is bursting with family fun!Our Tigtri Kids’ Tent is back, packed with games, crafts, outdoor play, circus gear, bubbles, stories and more—thanks to the brilliant Kidding Around team 🎨🪅✨This year’s theme is Survival so we will focus on 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 & 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 💚 Kids will make self-portraits for the parade and handprint pledges to be kind helpers—turning them into beautiful bunting to decorate the marquee 🎪👶 Children under 11 go FREE🧒 Under 16s are less than half priceSo grab the whole family and join us in the hills! 🏕️🎶💫📷 1-3: ReCompose; 4: Krzysztof F. Globisz; 5: John Slavin ... See MoreSee Less
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