NETTLE APPRECIATION WEEKEND 2026 Real ale and cider festival, live music, as well as the legendary stinging nettle eating and growing competitions. 19th - 21st June ---------------------- SKIMMITY HITCHERS will headline the Friday night 19th June, kicking off the summer solstice weekend in scrumpy style. "Rising from the cider soaked floors of Dorset’s back street ... Read more
We're BACK in the Bad Town On The Coast!!!! As you all know by now, there ain't no party like a Weymouth party... Friday 26th June 2026 @ The Tin Cat SKIMMITY HITCHERS Plus support from TYPICAL GIRLS 7pm til late Tickets £10 advance online* or from the Tin Cat bar. Ages 18+ The Tin ... Read more
Our favourite freaky friends at Fernhill Farm are throwing a party on 26-28 June in the Mendip Hills. It's a word-of-mouth kind of event so if you're reading this, then you are in the know :) Incredibly cheap day and weekend tickets, with camping included. We're playing on the Sunday evening but there's loads of ... Read more
One of our absolute favourite events - it's a privilege to be back at Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in 2026. To make it extra special, this year we have been invited to play the Martyrs Marquee on Friday 17th July as part of the official programming! It's going to be a great night with legendary comedian ... Read more
The one and only Outcider Festival is BACK on July 30th - August 2nd. Located at Fernhill Farm in the Mendip Hills just south of Bristol, Outcider brings 499 lucky people together for the best cider and music mash-up in the universe. 35+ original acts playing on two alternating stages (no clashes!). Throw in come ... Read more
TRAAAAAAACTUUUURRRRR!!!!! Proper excited to be getting knee deep in cider and dung at Thorpy's Tractor Fest in the New Forest. Set in a field behind a pub with bands, booze and (you've guessed it) more old Fordsons and Massey Fergusons than you could shake a shepherd's crook at, this is a good old fashioned day ... Read more
Let's get TRUCKIN'!!!! Convoy in the Park thunders back to Donington for an action-packed celebration of truck racing and road life on 8/9 August. Thousand-horsepower titans in the British Truck Racing Championship will headline the track competition, with five truck races across the weekend, plus Pickup Truck racing. Several support series from the British Automobile ... Read more
GET IN!!! After literally years of formal applications, outright begging and voodoo pasties, we've finally made it on the bill for the Little Orchard Cider & Music Festival on Friday 11th September. Couldn't be happier to join this amazing line-up of live music, located on the famous Healey's Cyder Farm in Penhallow, Cornwall. A charming ... Read more
EXETER! Lock up yer badgers and hide the decent cider... we're coming back at ya on Saturday 12th September. Our previous gig at Bomba was a massive success and we're thrilled to be loading up the Skimmity wagon and heading back South West. Whether you're a proper yokel, curious student or grockle from London, you'll ... Read more
The ancient town of Glastonbury is home to many West Country legends. On Friday 2nd October we'll be adding 4 more when we head to The King Arthur music pub. Expect a right old cider-fuelled knees up with support from Imprints Duo. TICKETS are £11 + b/f Ages 14+ U18s must be accompanied by an ... Read more
The Cider Works at Sandford Orchards is the ultimate venue for a Skimmity Hitchers gig, and we are delighted to be returning on Saturday 21st November! Just 100 tickets available for this exclusive gathering in the actual working factory of Sandford Orchards. Surrounded by giant vats, rows of bottles and the finest scrumpy drinkin' folk ... Read more