***** NEXT FESTIVAL: 18 – 20 JUNE 2027 *****
Join us in the Lake District for an epic storytelling festival. Our 2025 festival theme is Scandinavian Midsummer, encompassing all the beauty, wonder and wild abandon of the midnight sun!
Expect some of the finest storytellers from the UK and Scandinavia telling fairytales for grown-ups, along with midsummer celebrations, wild encounters, live music, late night DJ sessions, tales told around the fire, storywalks through the woods, hands-on workshops, and great food and drink. Enter a world of playfulness, epic stories and wild enchantment at this boutique storytelling festival, nestled in a gorgeous green valley near Lake Windermere.
Confirmed performers for summer 2025 include: exuberant punked-pop and global epic ensemble Pandvani108, storytellers Sarah Liisa Wilkinson, Mikael Öberg, Debs Newbold, Ben Haggarty, Steph Brittain, Jesper la Cour, Troels Kirk Ejsing, Tim Ralphs, Nick Hennessey, TUUP and many more!
Our main programme is aimed at adult audiences, but Stealing Thunder is a family friendly festival. Our myths for kids programme is packed full of superb family friendly storytelling, and you’ll find plenty of other activities to keep everyone entertained – from toddlers to teens.
Camp for the full weekend or just join us for the day; either way, don’t miss this festival in 2025.
Photo credits: Emily Hennessey and Orrin Saint-Pierre
“WARM, FRIENDLY, JOYFUL. BRILLIANT STORYTELLERS AND STORIES”
“IMMERSIVE, FUN EXPERIENCE THAT INVOLVED THE WHOLE FAMILY”
“SMALL AND JOYOUS. CREATED WITH LOVE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL”
“ONE OF 2023’S NORTHERN CREATIVE HIGHLIGHTS”
MAG NORTH
“RELAXED AND STIMULATING. A GREAT WAY TO THINK THROUGH CURRENT AFFAIRS, COUCHED IN WONDER”
“A FABULOUS FESTIVAL. IT WAS ALL I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR AND MORE”
Stealing Thunder Storytelling Festival is a collaboration between Stealing Thunder, Crick Crack Club, Pandvani108, Super Great Kids Stories and Lakeland Arts.
