FORNCETT FESTIVAL - 7TH - 9TH AUGUST 2026

The Forncett Festival is an unexpected musical gathering, a micro-festival nested in the beautiful Tas Valley and held together by the gravity of the Forncett Industrial Steam Museum. We’re delighted be back for 2026!

This is your invitation to come and be part of a new creative collective, a first step towards something bigger and long-lasting. The weekend will include featured artists, open mics, beautiful garden surroundings to explore and fireside food, 🔥 with entry on a pay-what-you-can basis to support the festival. Come and escape, share and receive, listen and belong.

More information on our website: forncettfestival.co.uk

FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST

An open mic hosted by local legend Peter Turrell, followed by our celebrated headliner Eliza Delf & The Wilderness. Then tunes and dancing in The Steam Café. 💃

SATURDAY 8TH AUGUST

A whole day of arts and music. Saturday is when we activate all the steam engines and the festival lifts off the floor. All kinds of vibes weave together, including a rare performance by acclaimed indie-pysch band from London, Goldheart Assembly, building up to the epic psychedelia of main day headliner Floral Image. After party continues through until midnight as we purge the pressure from the steam pipe network. ⚙️

SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST

The celebration continues with featured artists, films & workshops, opening the floor again with an afternoon open mic. A more relaxed day filled with an open mic and featured artists. Sunday will see the Norfolk debut of The Duke of Norfolk, coming in to land with our atmospheric headliners Green Gardens. Campfires and mellow chats wind down the festival to its cadence.

PLUS - creative workshops, yoga, frogs, talks, activities for kids & more!

LIMITED CAPACITY

Capacity is very limited - we’re a micro-festival! And that makes this gathering extra magic. ✨

For this reason, we strongly recommend booking your tickets in advance if you plan to come as we cannot guarantee that tickets will be be available on the door.

If you get your tickets and come along, we guarantee that by the end of the weekend, you’ll leave knowing that you’ve become an important part of something special.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN

We want everyone to be able to come to our events, which is why we have a tiered pay-what-you-can system; supporter, standard and supported. Please choose your tier mindfully. 

• Pay-it-forward - pay a little more and help us keep our events accessible
• Standard - our anchor; this covers your attendance
• Concession - a little cheaper - if money's tight

Every ticket includes the same entry; your choice of tier does not affect your festival experience.

Please purchase one ticket per person for each day you plan to attend. For example, if two people are attending for one day, you'll need two tickets. If one person is attending for two festival days, they'll need one ticket for each day.

We are a Community Interest Company - all income goes back into our mission of supporting emerging artists and bringing arts, music and culture to the Tas Valley.

ABOUT THE VENUE

The Forncett Industrial Steam Museum is home to an award winning collection of working stationary steam engines, hidden in the depths of the South Norfolk countryside.

Our main stage is upstairs in The Steam Café - an emerging arts & music venue with a steampunk bar and a view of the magnificent Hopwas Beam Engine. We host Steam Ups, gigs, a monthly open mic, and Starlight Cinema (our monthly film night) in the space. As the sun sets, The Steam Café transforms, becoming an atmospheric industrial nebula as we move into the night.

Outside of the industrial museum complex are the fields and gardens which overlook the Tas Valley - plus a pond which is home to a family of the famous Forncett Frogs.

⛺ ACCOMMODATION / CAMPING

🚨 VERY IMPORTANT!!! 🚨

We have very limited camping available for public. Tickets do not secure a camping spot. If you’re interested in pitching up a tent or parking a campervan, please get in touch with us at forncettfestival@gmail.com

We’re also happy to recommend local accommodation offers. This is our second year running and we’re still expanding our camping options and facilities.

ACCESSIBILITY

We regret that our main venue, The Steam Café, is accessed by a flight of steep stairs and may not be suitable for some people with reduced mobility. There will, however, be performances outside and we're also investigating streaming the upstairs concerts to the video room downstairs in the museum. If you would like to come to the festival and are concerned about accessibility, please get in touch at forncettfestival@gmail.com

The museum is in the process of raising funds to install a lift (but these things are very expensive and take time to implement!)

WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES...

Every ticket purchased helps support two causes close to our hearts.

Part of the proceeds from the festival are donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, supporting research and improving the lives of people living with cystic fibrosis.

The remainder is reinvested into Forncett Festival CIC, allowing us to support emerging artists, create opportunities for local creatives and bring more arts and culture to rural Norfolk throughout the year.By joining us, you're helping build something that lasts long after the campfires go out.

ANYTHING ELSE?

If you’ve got a question that wasn’t covered here, please get in touch with us at steamcafe.norfolk@gmail.com