Last Of The Summer Cider
2025-09-19 15:00 - 23:59 (Europe/London) | Cranborne Chase Cider, Myncen Farm, Minchington, Dorset, DT11 8DH, United Kingdom
Ohhhh yes!
We’re back in the fields of Cranborne Chase Cider for Last Of The Summer Cider – their “every couple of years or so” small festival.
Bringing together great bands, nice people and a fine selection of home-pressed ciders, this is a wonderful way to see out the last drops of summer sunshine before the world gets all dark and rubbish again.
We’re playing on the Friday night but it’s a 2 day event if you fancy indulging just a little bit more…
Tickets are cheap, the company is excellent and the location is lush.
Family-friendly, camping available for tents and live-in vehicles.

The Lawns Club, Taunton (Misfits Carnival Club Fundraiser)
2025-09-26 20:00 - 23:00 | The Lawns, Mary St, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3PE
CARNIVAL!
Lock up yer badgers and prepare the cider bar!!
Scrumpy & Western favourites THE SKIMMITY HITCHERS roll into Taunton on Friday 26th September for a night of live music and madness at The Lawns Club.
The gig is a fundraiser for The Misfits Carnival Club, so every ticket bought will go towards keeping the awesome West Country carnival tradition alive!
Doors open 8pm
Tickets are £12 advance in person from The Lawns Club or online from Skimmity Ticket Shop
SKIMMITY HITCHERS are one of the best-loved bands in the South West, renowned for their unique stage show and brilliant parodies and original material celebrating real cider and the characters of their beloved West Country. Countless festival and venue appearances, plus tour supports with legends THE WURZELS, have seen them become a household name from Bristol to Bridport!
Any tickets remaining will be sold on the door for £14 so book in advance to save some cash for the bar!!!

The Belvedere, Weymouth
2025-09-27 19:00 - 23:00 | The Belvedere, 33-34 High West Street, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8JH, United Kingdom
We’re BACK in the Bad Town On The Coast!!
Weymouth, you’d better be on yer worst behaviour when we hit The Belvedere at High West Street on Saturday 27th September.
The last time we played here for Landlady Lyn’s leaving do it was a night of cider-fuelled, pirate-flavoured madness.
This time it’s her ACTUAL leaving do and we’ve promised to take it up another notch!
One of the absolute best boozers in the West Country, enjoy the Belv one last time as you knew it.
Advance tickets £10 only available in person from the pub. Strictly Limited Availability – the previous gig sold out easily and we anticipate this happening again so get organised!

New Forest Cider craft cider weekend
2025-10-11 11:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | New Forest Cider, Pound Lane, Burley, United Kingdom
Probably the most idyllic cider festival in the world…
2 days of pure joy in the heart of the New Forest on October 11th & 12th courtesy of our wonderful hosts New Forest Cider.
A small and perfectly formed celebration of cider-pressing, cider-drinking, live music, traditional crafts, local food & drink. Set in the autumnal splendour of the village of Burley, it is a treat for the senses and one of the most anticipated events in the Skimmity calendar.
This is a family and dog friendly affair, and the daytime hours mean you can get your hangover out of the way early and enjoy the rest of your weekend to the full.
We play 3 sets on Saturday and 3 sets on Sunday, between the hours of 12 and 5pm.
Pound Lane, Burley. BH24 4ED. Follow signs from A31 or A35 to Burley.
No onsite parking, please park in village centre with free tractor and trailer rides to the cider farm.
Tickets £5 on the gate or £4 advance from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/new-forest-cider
Children 14 and under free.
Camping available at Burley Park. Please contact Sopley Farm Shop to book:
www.dantanners.co.uk/contact-us
01425 672451

Sandford Orchards Saturday Sessions, Crediton
2025-11-15 18:30 - 23:00 | Sandford Orchards, The Cider Works, Commonmarsh Lane, Crediton, Devon, EX17 1HJ, United Kingdom
We’re really excited to be playing at the very home of Devon cider-making giants Sandford Orchards on Saturday 15th November.
The event is happening in the cidery tap room with a very limited capacity, making this an intimate and special gig for all luvvers of Scrumpy & Western!
https://www.sandfordorchards.co.uk/events/skimmity-hitchers/
Tickets are £15.
No tickets will be available on the door.
Events 18 years +
Doors 6.30pm Music from 7.30pm.
Expected finishing time of 10pm.
Last bar orders 11pm.
Our stonebaked pizzas will be available to purchase on the evening.
The Cider Works, Commonmarsh Lane, Crediton EX17 1HJ

ALBUM LAUNCH! A very special happening at Shire Hall, Dorchester
2025-12-06 17:00 - 22:00 | Shire Hall Museum, High W St, Dorchester, Dorset, Dorset DT1 1UY, United Kingdom
BEHOLD!
A very special gig to launch the new Skimmity Hitchers “least worst of” album, celebrating 15 years of delicious Scrumpy & Western wrongness.
The gig is happening in the Old Courts at the Shire Hall in Dorchester, an atmospheric and hugely significant historic Dorset location. It served as Dorset’s courthouse from 1797 until 1955. Through that time, it saw everything from the 1834 trial of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, to victims of mesmerism, child perpetrators and infamous Dorset smugglers. It is now a public museum offering a fascinating insight into ideas of justice and injustice.
This is a seated event and tickets are strictly limited in number. Early advance booking is highly recommended.
This is an 18+ event.
Please follow this link for full event, ticket and accessibility info:
https://skimmityhitchers.bigcartel.com/product/album-launch-dorchester

Gonna be a belter, folks… best get involved!

The Prince Albert, Stroud (supporting Mad Dog Mcrea)
2025-12-17 19:00 - 23:00 | The Prince Albert, Rodborough Hill, Stroud, GL5 3SS, United Kingdom
Thrilled to be back on the bill with the amazing Mad Dog Mcrea!
Our first time at the legendary Prince Albert in Stroud, so double the excitement and madness…
Very limited ticket availability for this intimate (but raucous!) affair so please book tickets ASAP to avoid disappointment.
See you down the front you mad badgers all!!!

Pre-Xmas Cracker @ The Ropemakers, Bridport
2025-12-19 20:30 - 23:30 | The ropemakers, 36 West St, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3QP, United Kingdom
Proper job!
What would Christmas be without Skimmity Hitchers coming to Bridport, getting smashed and abusing the locals?!
As traditional as turkey, tinsel and falling out with your in-laws, let’s get the festive season underway in style.
All-day drinking acceptable. Dress to impress.
Friday 19th December
Music from 8.30pm
Get in early to have a natter, buy some late Xmas prezzies and secure your place in the moshpit.
FREE ENTRY!
The Ropemakers
36 West St, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3QP

An Awkward Christmas with Skimmity Hitchers & Aubrey Blakeledge
2025-12-20 20:00 - 23:00 | The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Rd, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 0JZ, United Kingdom
Extra-county cousins SKIMMITY HITCHERS and AUBREY BLAKELEDGE team up for a night of riotous wrongness and pre-Christmas fun!
Saturday 20th December
A strictly limited capacity, intimate night at Southampton’s legendary live music venue The Hobbit.
Tickets on sale now:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/awkwardstrawberry/t-rpemvnx
£15 ADV
£17 OTD
Doors 8pm

Bristol Urban Wassail @ Exchange
2026-01-16 19:00 - 23:00 | The Exchange, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0EJ
Prepare yourself for a night of cider-fuelled, nearly-traditional music and performance on Friday 16th January as the Bristol Urban Wassail returns to Exchange on Old Market.
Live music comes from cult Scrumpy & Western band Skimmity Hitchers with support from The Shinkickers (featuring members of legendary Bristol cider-punk outfit The Surfin’ Turnips) and one-man agricultural hip-hop supremo Corky.
The night will also feature the traditional “Old Market Wassail” play, written and performed by members of the audience in true DIY spirit. Expect to encounter home-made costumes, questionable accents and the gaffa taping of toast to Apple Tree Man.
Tickets are £13 + b/f from hdfst.uk/e137808
Real cider will be available on the bar, to help proceedings flow merrily along.
The Wassail is an ancient rural tradition of blessing orchards for a successful incoming harvest, and many such events happen around the time of Twelfth Night across the West Country. This specifically Bristol event, however, has a distinctly urban twist with an emphasis on participation and fun.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio

Rich's Cider Wassail!
2026-01-17 19:30 - 23:59 | Rich’s Cider Farm, Watchfield, Highbridge, Somerset
Join us on 17th Janury at the Rich’s Cider annual Charity Wassail, where we’ll be singing, dancing & drinking plenty of award-winning cider! 🍺🍎
A Wassail is a traditional Somerset ceremony carried out to bless an orchard. It’s an ancient practise we keep alive here at the Farm, complete with rituals involving tree roots, shotguns, and, of course, cider, to ward off bad spirits and ensure a good harvest for the year to come.
There’ll be delicious hot food on sale all evening from The Cider Press Restaurant, and two fully stocked bars. The Skimmity Hitchers will be performing for us, playing their classic Scrumpy and Western music with a 21st Century twist.
As we celebrate all things cider on this winter’s night, we’ll be raising money for local charity In Charley’s Memory.
Tickets are limited and unfortunately, they won’t be available on the night. You can get yours today by following the link below, or by visiting our Farm Shop!

Please note our tickets are digital this year, do not buy tickets from unauthorised sellers, lots of fake tickets were being sold last year so please be vigilant and only purchase tickets through us!
Purchase your tickets now to avoid disappointment – no tickets available on the gate!!!

In Cider Festival, Weston-super-Mare
2026-02-06 14:00 - 2026-02-09 10:00 | Sand Bay Holiday Village, 67 Beach Road, Kewstoke, Somerset, BS22 9UR, United Kingdom
An amazing winter weekender at Sand Bay holiday park near Weston-super-Mare!
6th – 8th February 2026
Original live music and seaside entertainment with accommomodation, meals and a swimming pool thrown in to the bargain!
Weekend tickets from £209pp
Day and Weekend tickets without accommodation from £42 (inc. evening meal)
All info at www.inciderfestival.com

Seaton Cider Bash, Devon
2026-05-02 15:00 - 23:00 | Seaton Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton, Devon, EX12 2LE, United Kingdom
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside!
Especially when there’s a ruddy cider festival in town!!!
Seaton Gateway Theatre is proud to launch its brand new music festival, bringing TWO nights of incredible live music to the heart of the town on Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd May 2026.
https://gatewaytheatre.co.uk/event/1173673051/
The event spanning over two days will introduce a phenomenal line-up of local music:
FRIDAY – Leonian Dream, Stompin’ Dave, THE BAREFOOT BANDIT

SATURDAY – Plain Sailing, Absent Minds, Jurassic Crocks, Echo Town, THE SKIMMITY HITCHERS
Expect crowd-pleasing favourites, cider bars, and delicious food vendors — all the ingredients for an unforgettable festival atmosphere. This will be our biggest event of the year and the first festival at the venue since 2019.
Over 600 music lovers will be joining us for a weekend of great tunes, great drinks, and great vibes 🍻🎸

'Franklin's Night' @ Sandford Orchards, Devon
2026-05-15 18:00 - 23:00 | Sandford Orchards, The Cider Works, Commonmarsh Lane, Crediton, Devon, EX17 1HJ, United Kingdom
Behold a mighty fine night of tradition, mischief, music… and CIDER!
Thrilled to be back at Sandford Orchards in Crediton for their annual Franklin’s Night event.
Tickets are on sale NOW with a very limited capacity in amongst the barrels of the Sandford Orchards tap room:
https://www.sandfordorchards.co.uk/events/franklins-night/
Our gig there last year was hands down one of our best of the year and we can’t wait to go back!
The best large-scale cider making company in the country, and some of the darned nicest people too.
Oh, and if you don’t know what Franklin’s Night is… you’d better read up on it now…
https://www.sandfordorchards.co.uk/blog/franklins-night-devil-cidermaker/

Convoy On The Plains, Thruxton Race Circuit
2026-05-16 | Thruxton Race Circuit, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PN
TRUCKIN’ELL!!!!
Summat new and exciting for us as we head to the famous Thruxton Race Circuit in ‘Ampshire for a wild weekend of truck racing and assorted other attractions at Convoy On The Plains
Trucks, entertainment, live music, fairground, stunt shows, trade stands, kids’ attractions and more!
We’re playing on the evening of Saturday 16th May but the fun continues on the Sunday too.
Ticket information:
Adult Tickets
Saturday – £25
Sunday – £25
Weekend – £46
Teen Tickets (13-15 years old)
Saturday – £7
Sunday – £7
Weekend – £10
CHILDREN 12 & UNDER GO FREE
Camping
Standard Pitch – £42
Standard Pitch with Hook Up – £80
Large Pitch with Hook Up – £95
Grandstand Seats
Saturday – £5
Sunday – £5
Grandstand seats are a separate ticket
Paddock Access
Access to the paddock for is free for all ticket holders

Cursus Festival, Dorset
2026-05-22 14:00 - 2026-05-25 12:00 | Cranborne Chase Cider, Myncen Farm, Minchington, Dorset, DT11 8DH, United Kingdom
The best little music and cider festival in Dorset!
22nd – 24th May bank holiday weekend.
Just 499 tickets available.
Family and dog friendly.
Brilliant line-up of local, national and international live acts including Saturday night headliners Peat & Diesel
Adult Weekend from £109 inc. tent camping
KIDS GO FREE with a family weekend ticket!!!
Tickets and festival info HERE

Scrumpy & Western Special @ The Cider Box, Bristol
2026-06-05 18:00 - 22:00 | The Cider Box, Arch 5, Silverthorne Lane, Bristol, BS2 0QD
A very special night of proper cider, and proper music, as SKIMMITY HITCHERS return to The Cider Box in Bristol on Friday 5th June.
The much-loved West Country wrong’uns will be debuting some brand new material alongside plenty of their classic parodies and original tracks.
Our celebration of 60 years of Scrumpy & Western music, pioneered by those legends Adge Cutler & The Wurzels.
This is a strictly limited 80 ticket event and early booking is highly recommended!
https://hdfst.uk/e150999
Support act TBA
The Cider Box is Bristol’s premier destination for real cider in a near-secret, city location. Come and join us for an unmissable night that celebrates West Country culture at its finest!
Arch 5, Silverthorne Ln, Bristol BS2 0QD
Ages 14+
14-17 year olds must be accompanied by an adult on a 1:1 ratio

Dorset Tractor Fest, Shaftesbury
2026-06-06 | Hampshire
Dorset’s hottest new family festival where legendary rock, pop and country music 🎸 meets the very best of tractors and rural fun and entertainment 🚜
5th June to 7th June 2026
Turnpike Showground, Shaftesbury
Skimmity Hitchers are proper excited to be playing this tractor-tastic event! It’s right up our farm track and we’ll be spreading our Scrumpy & Western muck on Saturday afternoon, 6th June.
https://www.dorsettractorfest.co.uk

Nettle Eating Weekend! The Bottle Inn, Dorset
2026-06-19 19:00 - 23:00 | The Bottle Inn, Marshwood, Dorset, DT6 5QJ, United Kingdom
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
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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 boozers, the Skimmity Hitchers now roam the full girth of the West Country and beyond. Bringing their dry and fruity blend of Scrumpy & Western music to venues, festivals and fairs, these scrumpy swillin’ reprobates appeal to young and old, and everyone from folkies to cider punks, beardy badgers to shifty blaggers.
The ‘Hitchers blend razor sharp parodies and original material with a raucous stage show, spontaneous audience interaction, cheeky banter and general cider shenanigans…”
Oi! Listen up, you!

https://skimmityhitchers.bandcamp.com/
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Support will come from Peter Burns.
“Melodic songs, finger style guitar, percussion and live looping. One man, big sound, no backing tracks!
Peter is a singer/songwriter from Belfast playing in bands, song writing and recording for thirty years. He plays a mix of new and familiar music blending original songs with re-workings of popular songs and forgotten music in a unique finger picking style.
Utilising loop pedal and percussion he produces a fuller sound than you’d expect from a solo performer. A multi-instrumentalist, he has recorded seventeen albums
and dozens of singles of his own material with various bands and as a solo artist.”

https://peterburns.bandcamp.com
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NETTLE APPRECIATION WEEKEND – 19th – 21st June 2026
Friday + Sunday there will be no entry fee.
Saturday entry will cost £5.
You receive 1 beer glass + 1 token for 1/2 pint on entry.
Opening times, full music line up, beer and cider details + more info TBA at bottleinn.uk

The Tin Cat, Weymouth
2026-06-26 19:00 - 23:59 | The Tin Cat, 19 St Edmund St, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8AR, United Kingdom
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 Cat
19 St Edmund St
Weymouth DT4 8AR
*online tickets subject to 70p booking fee

Fernhill Festival, Somerset
2026-06-28 | Fernhill Farm, Cheddar Road, Compton Martin, Somerset, BS40 6LD
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 good stuff happening all weekend including Dub Pistols, Pronghorn, DJ Chris Tofu, Slamboree Sound System and more besides.
All info at https://www.fernhillfestival.uk/
Check it out and book yerselves in!

Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Dorset
2026-07-17 - 2026-11-10 | Tolpuddle Martyrs festival, Dorcherster Road, Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT2 7EH
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 Mark Thomas, and awesome reggae/soul act Joe Yorke also on the bill.
Plus a whole weekend of music, political discussion, comedy, theatre, speakers, kids activities and the world-famous union banner march through the village on Sunday afternoon.
The festival celebrates the birth of the UK trade union movement in this tiny Dorset village in 1834. It’s a festival of positivity, hope and action.

Come and be part of something very special.

Outcider Festival, Somerset
2026-08-02 | Fernhill Farm, Cheddar Road, Compton Martin, Somerset, BS40 6LD
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 cider-obics, tuk tuk tours, skittles, cider-obics and open mic and you’ve got one of the friendliest grassroots gatherings imaginable.
This year’s headliners are The Molotovs, Skinny Lister & Pet Needs with an amazing supporting bill including The Barefoot Bandit, Mother Vulture, Skimmity Hitchers, Bridget. Rotten Boroughs, Native James, Monkey Bizzle, The Dirt and many more.
Weekend tickets from £109.
1,2,3 & 4 day options available.
Tent camping included in all tickets.
Live-in vehicles for an extra charge.

Thorpy's Tractor Fest @ The Coach & Horses, Cadnam
2026-08-08 | The Coach & Horses, 11 Southampton Rd, Cadnam, Hampshire, SouthaSO40 2NF, United Kingdom
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 out with your family or drinking mates.
More details to come but stick it in yer diaries now!!!

Convoy In The Park @ Donington Park
2026-08-09 | Hampshire
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 Racing Club (BARC) will complete the on-track schedule.
A fantastic line-up of family fun awaits too, with a sprawling off-track entertainment programme, featuring hundreds of spectacular show trucks as part of a dazzling display – plus enjoy live music and the adrenaline-filled live action arena. With top truck manufacturers, exhibitors and activities for all ages, this is the ultimate trucking-themed festival for all the family.
An amazing weekend awaits, with the added bonus of Skimmity Hitchers on stage on the Sunday night!

Little Orchard Cider & Music Festival @ Healeys Cyder Farm, Cornwall
2026-09-11 | Healey’s Cyder Farm, Penhallow, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9LW, United Kingdom
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 Cornish party with some big live bands, orchard silent disco, BBC Introducing stage, camping and glamping, featuring a huge range of delicious ciders from across the South West plus lots, lots more.
We’re planning on making a big, cider-stained impression so dig out yer Skimmity t-shirts and head down the front to join us!

Bomba, Exeter
2026-09-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Bomba Exeter, 4, The Quay, Exeter, EX2 4AP
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 find this is the best thing happening in town!
Support to be announced.
Tickets £15 advance – book tickets HERE
Bomba
4 The Quay
Exeter
EX2 4AP

The King Arthur, Glastonbury
2026-10-02 19:00 - 23:00 | The King Arthur, 31-33 Benedict St, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9NB, United Kingdom
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 adult
Doors 7pm
31-33 Benedict St, Glastonbury BA6 9NB

Sandford Orchards Cider, Crediton
2026-11-21 18:30 - 23:00 | Sandford Orchards, The Cider Works, Commonmarsh Lane, Crediton, Devon, EX17 1HJ, United Kingdom
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 that Devon can offer – this really is a unique opportunity to see us as nature intended!
Our previous 2 visits have been memorable, sell out affairs so early booking is highly recommended.
No tickets will be available on the door.
18 years +
Doors 6.30pm Music from 7.30pm.
Expected finishing time of 10pm.
Last bar orders 11pm.
Our stonebaked pizzas will be available to purchase on the evening.
