{"id":3647,"date":"2026-01-25T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/?page_id=3647"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:51:59","slug":"festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-site-logo wp-duotone-unset-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kirkstall-Festival-Rainbow-Flags-scaled.jpg\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Kirkstall Festival Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kirkstall-Festival-Rainbow-Flags-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kirkstall-Festival-Rainbow-Flags-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kirkstall-Festival-Rainbow-Flags-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kirkstall-Festival-Rainbow-Flags-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kirkstall-Festival-Rainbow-Flags-1536x676.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kirkstall-Festival-Rainbow-Flags-2048x902.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-success has-larger-font-size\"><strong>Saturday 11th July 2026<\/strong><br><strong>11am &#8211; 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-countdown ub-countdown  is-style-ub-countdown-odometer\" id=\"ub_countdown_3f01b87f-fb2e-453d-a65d-26c18bcfcb52\">Timer expired<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-info has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size coblocks-animate wp-elements-e591cdc0e2c040d948f0e5a51b2e007b\" data-coblocks-animation=\"zoomIn\"><strong>Entry to the festival on 11th July is FREE<\/strong> <strong>but please buy a programme to support future festivals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size coblocks-animate wp-elements-264e9722081efd7b24ed09d9592dcb4e\" data-coblocks-animation=\"zoomIn\"><strong>Celebrating Leeds 400<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-Leeds-400_campaign-web-banners_1600x400px_heritage-1-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-Leeds-400_campaign-web-banners_1600x400px_heritage-1-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-Leeds-400_campaign-web-banners_1600x400px_heritage-1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-Leeds-400_campaign-web-banners_1600x400px_heritage-1-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-Leeds-400_campaign-web-banners_1600x400px_heritage-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts is-style-stacked\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__inner has-columns has-2-columns has-responsive-columns has-square-image has-large-gutter\" style=\" style=\"--coblocks-custom-gutter:4.5em\"\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/06\/14\/2026-line-up\/\" class=\"bg-cover bg-center-center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Line-Up.jpg)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/06\/14\/2026-line-up\/\" alt=\"2026 Music Line up\">2026 Music Line up<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/06\/13\/2026-activities-events\/\" class=\"bg-cover bg-center-center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Activites-Events-Shows.jpg)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/06\/13\/2026-activities-events\/\" alt=\"2026 Activities &amp; Events\">2026 Activities &amp; Events<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/06\/11\/parade-2026\/\" class=\"bg-cover bg-center-center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Parade.jpg)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/06\/11\/parade-2026\/\" alt=\"2026 Parade\">2026 Parade<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/01\/25\/2026-stall-applications\/\" class=\"bg-cover bg-center-center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-05-20-Kirkstall-Festival-Stalls.jpg)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/01\/25\/2026-stall-applications\/\" alt=\"2026 Stall Applications\">2026 Stall Applications<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/01\/25\/2026-travel-information\/\" class=\"bg-cover bg-center-center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Travel-Times-2.jpg)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/01\/25\/2026-travel-information\/\" alt=\"2026 Travel Information\">2026 Travel Information<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/01\/01\/2026-sponsors\/\" class=\"bg-cover bg-center-center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-07-Our-Sponsors.jpg)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2026\/01\/01\/2026-sponsors\/\" alt=\"2026 Sponsors\">2026 Sponsors<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__item\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2024\/03\/01\/2024-facilities\/\" class=\"bg-cover bg-center-center\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Facilities.jpg)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-posts__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/2024\/03\/01\/2024-facilities\/\" alt=\"2026 Facilities\">2026 Facilities<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-055e8c87ebd821f4a1ed77a00dce4931\"><strong>Pre-Festival fundraising concert&nbsp;Friday 10th July<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/weetwood-mac-the-ultimate-elo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SOLD-OUT-Future_Funding_Poster-small-L-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SOLD-OUT-Future_Funding_Poster-small-L-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SOLD-OUT-Future_Funding_Poster-small-L-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SOLD-OUT-Future_Funding_Poster-small-L-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SOLD-OUT-Future_Funding_Poster-small-L.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 mb-0 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkstallforge.com\/butlers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"56\" data-id=\"3636\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-Butlers-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Butlers logo\" class=\"wp-image-3636\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds.gov.uk\/consultations-and-feedback\/community-committees\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" data-id=\"3637\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CC-logo-COLHR-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds Community Committee Logo\" class=\"wp-image-3637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CC-logo-COLHR-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CC-logo-COLHR-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CC-logo-COLHR-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CC-logo-COLHR.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkstallbrewery.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"86\" data-id=\"3635\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kirkstall-Brewery-Logo.png\" alt=\"Kirkstall Brewery Logo\" class=\"wp-image-3635\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jungleit.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"87\" data-id=\"4007\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JungleIT_Logo_White_BG_RGB_01-1-300x87.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JungleIT_Logo_White_BG_RGB_01-1-300x87.gif 300w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JungleIT_Logo_White_BG_RGB_01-1-1024x298.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JungleIT_Logo_White_BG_RGB_01-1-768x223.gif 768w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JungleIT_Logo_White_BG_RGB_01-1-1536x446.gif 1536w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JungleIT_Logo_White_BG_RGB_01-1-2048x595.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-5 mb-0 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manningstainton.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"41\" data-id=\"3634\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/manning-stainton-logo_pz-300x41.jpg\" alt=\"Manning Stainton logo\" class=\"wp-image-3634\" 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class=\"wp-image-4009\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zenith.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" data-id=\"3999\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zenith-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zenith-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zenith.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-committee-members-needed\">Committee Members Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">As we say a massive thank you to our longstanding committee members Fiona (our Secretary volunteer) and Linda (our Grants volunteer) who have both now retired from the committee after 40 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We are sad to lose these fantastic ladies from Kirkstall Festival Committee but they can pop their feet up now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">This does mean we have some critical openings on the committee other members getting ready to retire in 2026 after looking to handover.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Volunteers-Needed-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3712\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.071523619427811;object-fit:cover;width:293px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirkstall.org.uk\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Volunteers-Needed-300x280.jpg 300w, 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