The Programme

Immerse yourself in the 2024 programme so far... Explore Possible Places, raise a shout in our all new area Fire in your Belly, and pull up a cushion to get creative in Craftivism! And watch this space, there's so much more to come...

The Areas

Find the spaces and places you'll be exploring at Timber 2024. Explore the areas here, or scroll down for the full programme.
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The Eyrie Stage

Nestled deep in the woodland, guest curators set the woodland alight with beautiful music, thoughts, ideas by day, and wild dancing by night with treetop DJs.

Nightingale Stage

The big stage with big ideas. From bold talks to powerful music, we gather at the Nightingale for collective, creative experiences.

Fire in your Belly!

Gather round the campfire and make a stand. This is the place for protest, for battle cries and bold words and workshops.

All The Elements

Share space with an exciting range of diverse voices, sessions, themes and conversations brought together by All The Elements.

Here Is Hope

Step into Here is Hope and step into the world we want to create. Delight in this artist-led, collaborative space.

Possible Places

Voices of the future will call out from the Stage of Possibility, curated by the Youth Landscapers Collective.

Craftivism

Come and heed that most human of callings, to make and create things with our own bare hands. Workshops, opportunity, connection.

State of Play

Throw open the doors for wild and joyous play. Loose yourself in a brave new world of anarchic, curious, play amongst the trees!

Shivelight

Stretch your body and centre your mind in the dappled forest light. Shivelight is where you’ll find yoga, tai-chi, mindfulness and other wellness workshops.

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The Common

Join in as we break bread together and share skills and knowledge so we can eat well, grow food sustainably, waste less and be warmed by the community and connection that eating together creates.

Timber 2024 Programme

Meet the neighbours

A multi-sensory workshop getting to know the plants living around us at Timber!

Kiiōtō

Comprising of Mercury Music Prize nominated singer/songwriter and founder member of the…

Rozi Plain

Join us in embracing the sounds of Rozi Plain, an innovative and engaging singer-songwriter, at Timber 2024.

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Tirzah

Fresh from her recently sold out performance at the iconic Brixton Electric, we are delighted to be welcoming her to the fields of Timber for her only festival appearance this summer!

Sheila Ghelani

Scry, look, listen and think about who you are in relation to the natural world around you on this wander led by artist Sheila Ghelani.

Patagonia Worn Wear

Bring your favourite garms and head to the Worn Wear cabin to get your staples repaired and given a new lease of life!

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Climbing Panel discussion, Hannah Morris

Led by climber, Hannah Morris, Nature Connection & Climbing Panel explores the ways in which climbing can help us to feel more connected to the natural world and develop a greater appreciation for our place in it.

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Easkey Britton

Easkey Britton is a surfer, academic, social activist and scientist. She channels her passion for the sea and surfing into social change. Listen to her share from her wealth of experience of connection with water and the restorative powers it holds.

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Jason Singh

Jason Singh brings our much loved Eyrie stage to life as guest curator for the Eyrie for Timber 2024. Expect wondrous sounds echoing around as the magical woodland stage comes to life. 

Balance

Enjoy an energetic, mesmerising, high spirited dance performance, that takes a deep dive into regenerative inner working of bodies!

Planting Hope

Join our practitioners to discuss how we can scale up tree planting across the country and create landscapes that will thrive in the face of a changing climate

Timber Treasures

Create your own mini matchbox and/or book of festival memories…start them in…

Land for Reconnection

In this workshop, Shared Assets and Right to Roam London ground us in a conversation on land justice. We will share ways we relate to land, and build collective intentions for how we can make the land system just. 

The Delights

Two homely creatures wake from sleepy hibernation to discover a delightful, enticing world that has appeared around them. Join them in their dances and creating an outdoor playground full of wonder, and delight!

Helen Ganya

Helen Ganya experiments off-kilter sounds to create a layered musical landscape.

Featherheads

Flying into the woods are a curious brood of floating bird heads – giant wearable paper-mache sculptural birds!

CIVIC SQUARE

Bringing together artists, practitioners and imagineers from neighbourhoods across the country, exchange skills and share ideas.

Forest Bathing

Join us for forest bathing sessions in the woods, exploring the concept of ‘shinrinyoku’ which originated in Japan.

Story of The National Forest

Meet the team, both past and present, that have been part of making this happen and are working to continue to transform the Forest into a beacon for sustainability.

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Bamboo – No Fit State Circus

Live spectacular performance, celebrating what’s possible when humans and the natural world trust each other and work in harmony. 

20 Mile Supper

The National Forest is abundant with growers, cheesemakers and beekeepers. So we’re…

Stone Circle

If you build it, they will come, and we’re building our very…

Lady Kitt

Lady Kitt brings their wildly ambitious, boldy creative flair to Timber.

The Seeds Stage

From soil to sun, seed to sapling, the Seeds Stage offers an…

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Warning Notes

An ensemble of kinetic, sculptural and mechanical composition.

Breathwork Session

Breathe deeply and expand mind, body and soul in a breathwork session among the trees.

Trash Free Trails Workshops

Trash Free Trails (re)connect people with nature through the simple, yet meaningful act of removing single-use pollution from the places we love.

Sound Bath Session

Lie down, close your eyes and let the waves of sound wash over you, taking your mind wherever it needs to go.

The Stage of Possibility

Join us at the Stage of Possibility, a welcoming platform of voices and groups from the National Forest. Expect a line-up like no other!

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Keisha Thompson

  A rhythmical and poetic journey making links between nature and numbers….

Holloway Lookout

Gaze across the changing landscape of Feanedock from this contemplative installation, as a forest grows around us.

Campfire

It wouldn’t be Fire in your Belly without a roaring campfire. Join…

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Star Gazing

Gaze in wonder at the starry skies above Feanedock. Leicester Astronomical Society will lead Timberfolk in gazing at the skies as night falls!

Stone Club – Curation on Eyrie

Stone Club will be joined by artists, archaeologists, musicians; forward and free thinking minds bringing a prehistoric perspective to Timber festival audiences.

DJ Chris Tofu

Join festival legend DJ Chris Tofu for a wild night under the trees at the Eyrie Stage!

In Conversation with Lee Craigie

Join the team behind the renowned Kendal Mountain Festival on stage, in conversation with a special guest from the adventure world!

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Filkin’s Drift

Filkin’s Drift reimagine traditional melodies through pizzicato grooves, intricate guitar tunes, and boundless improvisation.

Play…… in Possible Places!

Timberplay are delighted to showcase, for the first time, an important progression for the organisation and their global partners in terms of Sustainability.

Yoga

Come and breathe, stretch and be strengthen your body whilst you find a moment of calm.

Meditation

Come along and find some inner peace in a relaxing, connecting and calming meditation session.

Foraging Walk

Join Paul Moseley on his popular annual walk around the festival, where he shares with you where you can find food, soap, cordage and an array of other natural treasures!

Scott Matthews

Scott Matthews brings his mix of folk, rock, blues and Eastern-inspired song-writing to the Nightingale Stage.

Shoes Full of Feet: Jess Day

Jess Day, aka Shoes Full Of Feet, shares her journey of becoming a solo, long-distance hiker and the lessons learnt along the way

Ecstatic Dance

immerse yourself in the rhythm of music for some expressive, joyful ecstatic dance!

The Hazel Press Caravan

Drop by the Hazel Press Caravan for conversation about writing and greener publishing practices.

Land Storytelling

A writing and spoken word session with Chloe Tenesha Giles and Shared Assets, looking at the connection between people and places through concepts, characters, and worldbuilding!

Queer Ecology

Listen in as Jasmin deconstructs and demystify the toxicity of colonialism, normativity and patriarchy.

Tom the tale teller

Immerse yourself in the power of traditional storytelling. Tom the Tale Teller…

Feanedock Bioblitz

A collaborative race against the clock to discover as many species as possible around Feanedock!

Sensory Trail

A series of family-friendly guided walks will run throughout the festival.

John Haycock

John creates captivating and emotive soundscapes with the Kora.

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Sunrise Yoga & Meditation

Our sunrise yoga and meditation classes will energise you and set you up for a great day of ease and joy.

Becky Lyon – Curator Here is Hope

Becky works closely with the Timber team to co-design the experience for the all new – Here is Hope, area. She’ll be taking cues from ecology to help craft a space that offers both a space for stillness and reflection and action planning!   

Fran’s Podcast Party

Join Francesca Turauskis as she hosts The Silent Podcast Disco – a place for collective listening and reflection.