Smugglers Festival

Smugglers Festival To revel in the joy of creativity and community

Near Deal, Kent

…have you seen this have you heardabout this etcBig fun fresh thing for this year!Sunday 30th August, Gilly’s Wood, 12.4...
18/06/2026

…have you seen this have you heard
about this etc

Big fun fresh thing for this year!

Sunday 30th August, Gilly’s Wood, 12.45-2.15

Chumps Comedy takeover!

is a highly sought after and
invariably sold out stand-up night based in Margate,
but curating and corralling comics all over the place
including

Though they often pull in big names - Stewart Lee and
James Acaster have featured on recent bills - it’s their
spot on curation that really stands out, from
established legends to rising fringe acts.

…featuring



And

It’s gonna be a regulation goodie

Tickets in bio! Even Sunday day tickets moving fast
this year, so don’t wait

17/06/2026

...perhaps a niche flavour-profile for some, but omw are we excited for this one

Playing Friday night, 28th August, at the midnight in-the-round session in Nomad's Land



A band of particular fearlessness, pushing their music into uniquely extreme, absurdist, and delightfully funny places. There's a shocking amount of chaotic emotional heft in the music, but fired out with such razor skill and strength, it's like they're surfing in a thunderstorm. Which is a fairly good analogy for how much energy there is in the music too - a lot. They also have a band member who's main role on stage is to play video games and hold up signs with the (often lengthly) name of the next song.

Weekend tickets have been selling fast this month - so if you want the full experience grab yours now. It's the best way to 'get' what we're driving at

15/06/2026

Friday night, Main Stage, 9.30pm



These electrifying French-Moroccan rockstars will be bring us their delicious blend of contemporary groove and ancient North-African musical forms. It's fusion but it has totally it's own distinct flavour and pummelling energy - it will be utterly irresistible in our main field. We've been trying to book them for a number of years so are buzzing it's finally come together. Check out their latest album 'Swaken'

Ofcourse part of the equation here is to have a ticket - which is very easily rectifyable via the link in bio. Friday Early Birds are soldeoute now and remaining Friday tickets are selling fast, as well as weekend camping and Saturday tickets so don't wait!

Hello sunshine, hello rainWhile we were distracted for a moment over the last few weeks our Friday early Bird tickets so...
11/06/2026

Hello sunshine, hello rain

While we were distracted for a moment over the last few weeks our Friday early Bird tickets sold out! We're well into our general Friday day tickets now so don't hesitate if you're keen - it's a particularly good one this year with , , and all gracing our Friday evening

We're announcing our comedy and DJ line-up next week so watch this space

Thanks to for these great film snaps!

Increasingly few tickets available in bio - for goodness sake join us

Big important love

29/05/2026

Heylo heylo

Our last-release full festival passes are selling alot faster than in previous years, if you are accustomed to leaving the decision to the last moment it will likely not be possible this year, as capacity remains very limited, so we implore you to jump on board now!

We have so much exciting stuff to share with you - everything is cooking up beautifully.

The loop on the vid is from - who will be playing with Finding Ways on our Saturday. A fantastic turn of events.

To be heard on Thursday: .rodney.jr.and.the.cowboys .time
..and on Friday: .official
..aand Saturday with Seb: .moss
..that's not even to mention the Sunday, which is shaping up to be the best one yet. More soon on that

Love and cold beverages

Morning!It's so hot atm one can barely think of anything else to talk about. Hope and trust you're keeping your welfare ...
28/05/2026

Morning!

It's so hot atm one can barely think of anything else to talk about. Hope and trust you're keeping your welfare in mind - hydration, sun cream, shade, cold ones etc
..speaking of welfare - applications are now open to join our first aid and welfare team! Spread the word to your most beneficent and healthcare minded crew

Head to the get involved page on our website - link in bio!

Our first aid and welfare point on site is ofcourse entirely private and safe from observation, so enclosed is a selection of capturements of more basic welfare protocol

*posterity post*Another big highlight last year was - gracing the Chaiangles Stage, Saturday 30th August. It was a magi...
27/05/2026

*posterity post*

Another big highlight last year was - gracing the Chaiangles Stage, Saturday 30th August. It was a magic set, opening with a pounding initiation before gradually weaving all into their idiosyncratic, experimental post-punk corpus. That makes it sound very lofty - it's actually mainly catchy and energetic and fun .

Their album 'Information Blip' was a heater/repeater in the lead up to the festival last year, partly discovered through putting together the playlist for 2025. Our 2026 playlists can be found in our bio - there's so much awesome stuff there to discover too! Check it out!

All remaining ticket types are selling fast for this years soiree - so don't wait to get yours sorted!

Big love to thee all

22/05/2026

You could come to Smugglers Festival!

It's an excellent time of it, and would be even better with yourself in the mix

Tickets via link in bio - last release weekend ticket and Saturday tickets are going very quickly, and Friday Early Birds are nearly gone here

We're looking forward to sharing some more of the fun we have in store here - exciting updates coming up soon so watch this space

Love enduring

...a motley selection of snaps from our Friday evening last year, care of . The vibes are healthy etcJust NB we are *sol...
21/05/2026

...a motley selection of snaps from our Friday evening last year, care of . The vibes are healthy etc

Just NB we are *solde oute* of Saturday Early Bird day tickets, and the remaining Saturday tickets are moving very fast. Just a handful of Friday Early Bird tickets left now too.

Also, this year the bank holiday is on the Monday after the festival, so we expect Sunday to be busy and buzzy, aka don't wait around if you want to join us then too. We have an array of special surprises for the Sunday this year so it's an *excellent* day to join in the fun.

Tickets via link in bio! Also check out our playlists for this year if you haven't yet, both in bio too. They are great amuse-bouches for this years celebrations

Heylo all,Applications to run workshops at Smugglers 2026 are now open! The Craft, Wellbeing and Children’s Area’s are w...
19/05/2026

Heylo all,

Applications to run workshops at Smugglers 2026 are now open! The Craft, Wellbeing and Children’s Area’s are where you can relax, learn a new skill, be creative, have thoughtful discussions and - crucially of course - play! Over the years this area has become a really beautiful part of our festival, and we are always looking for folks to run inspiring workshops here.

This year we are particularly interested to hear from traditional and land based/ regenerative crafts people, artists/makers using recycled materials, workshops around climate and ecology, grief and sustainability.

Please apply via the get involved section of our website, deadline 16th of June
..elsewise, all remaining ticket types are selling quick so don't wait around if you're hoping to join in this year!

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