Get ready for a weekend of adventure, creativity, and fun at the Woodland Festival 2026, returning to stunning Thoresby Park on July 25 and 26.

With free entry (car park fees apply), this is the perfect family-friendly festival to reconnect with nature, try new skills, and enjoy time outdoors.

A celebration of traditional woodland heritage crafts will help keep these valuable skills alive, with plenty to see and do for all ages.

Benny Shakes from the Blue Badge Bunch will bring his brilliantly bonkers family show Slugageddon: led by comedian and gardener Benny, who lives with cerebral palsy, this interactive, eco-themed adventure is packed with slugs, games, mayhem and surprisingly useful gardening tips.

The Wild Man of the Woods has tales to tell at the Woodland Festival.

placeholder image — The Wild Man of the Woods has tales to tell at the Woodland Festival.

Bursting with humour and hands-on fun, Slugageddon! explores biodiversity while celebrating nature, difference and inclusion – perfect for curious kids and their grown-ups.

If you prefer to slow down and get creative, take a walk with artist Martin Clarkson and have a go at sketching some of the majestic trees of Thoresby Park.

Storytime takes a twist with the Wild Man of the Woods, who will share tales of the forest, and families can join in the treasure hunt or toast marshmallows on the fire with Hairy Tom's Forest School.

Watch Peartree Garden Services carve wooden creations with their chainsaws, and have a go at blacksmithing, willow weaving, and pole lathe turning with local bodgers, or test your aim with archery alongside the Sherwood Outlaws.

The organising team behind the Woodland Festival that is coming to Thoresby Park this summer.

Most activities are free or pay-what-you-want, and some charge a small fee.

This year introduces a special Wellbeing in the Woods area, offering the chance to slow down and reconnect with nature.

Join guided forest bathing sessions with The Nature Coach, discover the healing traditions of forest medicine with Muji, and join Hannah from Kindful and Wild on her foraging walks, where you can spot edible plants and even sample syrups she’s made.

Food and drink will be available, with Tucks Brewery offering refreshing local beers.

Learn about woodland crafts old and new at the free community festival in Thoresby Park.

The Woodland Festival is made possible thanks to its sponsors, including main sponsors Bowring Transport and B&B Tractors, alongside valued partners The Barcode Warehouse and other local businesses who share commitment to community and conservation.

Save the date for a great experience: the Sherwood Forest Trust Woodland Festival 2026 has something for everyone.

For more information, visit https://sherwoodforest.org.uk/