We had a blast at our June 2023 festival – thanks to everyone who joined us!
There’ll be no festival in 2024 but watch this space for other exciting events.

World-class performance storytelling, sitar concerts by the babbling beck, late night silent disco, guided fell runs, medieval puppet shows, storywalks through the valley, ceilidhs, kids’ tents, music and making workshops, loose parts play, myths for kids and fairytales for grown-ups.
Welcome to the second Stealing Thunder Storytelling Festival. From 2nd-4th June, a small green site in the beautiful Lake District village of Bowland Bridge will become a welly-boot-ique festival of wonder. Enter a world of playfulness, epic stories & wild enchantment… and the occasional sheep.
Festival includes camping, delicious food, great coffee and (of course) a bar.




















TUUP,
Sitar player extraordinaire Sheema Mukherjee

Stealing Thunder Storytelling Festival is a formidable collaboration between
Cumbria’s own Stealing Thunder
Together we’re creating a small festival with a big imagination, jam packed with incredible performers, shows and magic for ALL ages.
We’re making it for you – so join us!

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