Characters in the City
2025-12-14 11:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Market Square, Lancaster City Museum, Lancaster, LA1 1HT, United Kingdom
We’re playing at this festive event organised by Lancaster BID. Christmas is nearly here, so what better way to celebrate than meeting some festive characters? Can you find the real elf on the shelf in the city? Can you persuade the Grinch to love Christmas? And what about the fabulous Festive Gonks roaming the streets? Make sure to get lots of photos with the Christmas Characters in the city!

Meet the mysterious Gonks alongside The Grinch and Elf on the Shelf as they keep you entertained whilst you finish your Christmas Shopping or enjoy the festive fare.

We’ll be playing in Market Square at 11:00am, where you can also find face painting and the final visit of the Santa’s Grotto Bus before he heads off to get ready to deliver all the presents on Christmas morning.

We’ll play another set later. Time and location TBC.

Charity Christmas Busk for St John's Hospice
2025-12-21 10:30 - 14:00 | Market Square, Lancaster City Museum, Lancaster, LA1 1HT, United Kingdom
Liven up your Christmas shopping with our beats as we busk in the city centre to raise money for St John’s Hospice.

Lancaster Chinese New Year Carnival
2026-02-08 14:30 - 17:00 | Market Square, Lancaster City Museum, Lancaster, LA1 1HT, United Kingdom
We’ll be back helping our community celebrate Lunar New Year, at Lancaster’s annual carnival of music, dance and culture at Lancaster Chinese New Year 2026 – the Year of the Horse.

Our confirmed set times

2:30pm in Market Square

4:30pm in Market Square

Charity Busk for LDHAS - POSTPONED
2026-03-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Morecambe, LA4 4BX, United Kingdom
This event has been postponed due to unsafe weather conditions.

A fundraiser for Lancaster District Homeless Action Service, who are our nominated charity for 2026. We’ll be busking near the RNLI shop and lifeboat station, playing a few short sets between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.

You can also support our fundraising efforts online through JustGiving.

Lakeland Trails Staveley
2026-05-02 10:30 - 14:30 | Staveley, LA8 9LN, United Kingdom
We’re back supporting the runners at this Lakeland Trails event.

Blackpool Fun Run 2026
2026-05-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Blackpool, Blackpool, FY1 4BJ, United Kingdom
We’re back supporting Trinity Hospice for their annual 10K Blackpool fun run.

Preston Caribbean Carnival 2026
2026-05-24 12:30 - 17:00 | Preston, Preston, PR1 2PP, United Kingdom
We’re delighted to be playing as part of Preston Caribbean Carnival!

Founded in 1974 by local Prestonians with origins in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and other Caribbean islands, it features a processional and park-based cultural event for Preston residents and visitors to the city.

The parade sets off from Moor Park Avenue at 1:00pm

Morecambe Pride Parade 2026
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Morecambe, LA4 4BX, United Kingdom
We’re delighted to be supporting and celebrating our local community at Morecambe Pride.

The parade will be leaving the sailing club (opposite Morecambe Town Hall) in at 11:00am. We will parade from there down to the Alhambra in the West End, where the main Pride event runs until 5:00pm.

Lancaster Pride 2026
2026-06-14 11:00 - 12:30 | Dalton Square, Dalton Square, Lancaster, United Kingdom
One of the highlights of our gig season. We will lead the Pride parade around Lancaster in support and celebration of our local community. The parade starts at Dalton Square, loops around the city centre, and then returns to Dalton Square to kick start the main entertainment.

Grimsargh Field Day 2026
2026-06-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Grimsargh, PR2 5JS, United Kingdom
We always enjoy this one – a lively street procession followed by a field day with stalls, rides and entertainment, including the crowning of the Rose Queen, a dog show, food stands, craft stalls, live bands and singers, birds of prey displays, dog agility, a fun fair and much, much more.

We will be taking part in the parade from the Village Hall to the Village Green and then performing on the event field.

Cockerham Field Day 2026
2026-07-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Cockerham, Lancaster
We’re returning to this gig, which we played in 2024. We’ll be leading the village procession down the Main Street and then performing a short static set a little later.

Preesall and Knott End Gala 2026
2026-07-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Preesall and Knott End, FY6 0AD, United Kingdom
We’ll be back at Knott End and Preesall gala, taking part in the parade and then performing on the field.

Blackpool Colour Run 2026
2026-07-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Starr Gate Beach, Blackpool, United Kingdom
Our second time playing at this 3K run on the beach in aid of Trinity Hospice.

Kendal Calling 2026
2026-07-31 00:00 - 2026-08-02 23:59 | Lowther Deer Park,, Penrith
We’re back in the fields at Kendal Calling 2026

Set times will be published as we have them, but expect multiple sets over the weekend.

See you in the fields!

Notting Hill Carnival 2026
2026-08-24 00:00 - 23:59 | Notting Hill, Notting Hill, London, W11 2PA, United Kingdom
We’ll be joining Batala drummers from all over the world as part of a huge Batala Mundo band at Notting Hill Carnival.

Great North Run 2026
2026-09-13 12:00 - 14:30
We’ll be playing for the runners at the Great North Run, in support of Macmillan.

Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair 2026
2026-12-05 13:30 - 15:30 | Market Square, Kirkby Lonsdale
We’re back for festive fun at Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas fair, leading the Santa parade.

Garstang Victorian Christmas Festival 2026
2026-12-07 18:00 - 2026-12-08 21:00 | Garstang High Street, PR3 1FA, United Kingdom
This festival has been a Garstang tradition for over 40 years. The streets are filled with stalls and entertainment. We will be performing both evenings.

More information to follow
