Sky Rise Festival 2025

Saturday 12th July
12pm – 9pm
Longmarsh, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5AL

Free music, arts & sustainability festival coming to Totnes this summer! Run entirely by volunteers and spirit.

Music Stages

The event has two awesome live music stages, DJs, kids’ area, street food stalls, bar, bouncy castle and craft & info stalls. There’ll be an outdoor stage with live bands playing latin, funk, reggae, ska and also include a kid’s disco time from local Fun Bass DJ. The other indoor stage will have an eclectic mix from folk musicians and ukulele orchestra to funk, dub & soul DJ’s later in the evening.

Line-up includes:

  • The Bridge (8-piece band with horns – Ska, funk, reggae & soul)
  • The Shred Band (Formerly ‘The Kingstons’ – Blistering horns playing funk/reggae/soul)
  • Reo & the Novo Collective (hip-hop/soul)
  • Be Water Jam (Funk, Soul, Dance, Disco)
  • Totnes Ukulele Orchestra
  • Tarn Francois Power Trio (Cornwall’s answer to Zepplin & Hendrix)

DJ’s from Breath & Bass

Kids Area

There’s a huge kids’ area with art workshops, theatre sessions, storytelling, nursery grimes rapper, nature museum, Lego area, craft activities, face-painting, sun telescopes, hula hooping, limbo competition and a bouncy castle. There will also be an adventure trail and giant canoe rides delivered by local expert outdoor adventure company Canoe Adventures.

Food & Bar

A fantastic array of stalls includes food from Pizza Pirates & Dagerous Dads Café plus crafts and information stalls from Caring Town Totnes, Stepping Stones and Transition Town.

The event is funded by South Hams District councillors, Totnes Town councillors and local business sponsors.

Contact jelliott@talkaction.org or 0203 488 7010

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