LortonFest

15/09/2026

12/09/2026

LORTONFEST! Thanks to your massive generosity at this years festival we are happy to announce we donated £491.84 to Blood Bikes Cumbria! 😁 you guys are the best!

27/08/2026

Hello Everyone! 👋🎉
What a weekend we all had! We hope you all enjoyed the Festival. 🥳🍻
We just want to take this time by saying a few thankyous to those who helped deliver 1 heck of a weekend.
Firstly all our sponsors, from barrel sponsors all the way to our 3 main sponsors we couldnt have put the weekend on without your support and generosity. So Thankyou again! 👏
Secondly, all the behind the scenes staff and volunteers, and his team on the stage, lighting and sound. Also Jackson Jane - music and Jen for our indoor stage set up. cockbain sorting and organising bands, general maintenance and all the other bits in-between, Jane cockbain for organising and dealing with the paperwork, organisation and camping fields, and Tom for cooking for everyone and producing some wonderful food over the weekend, Sean and All the staff at the Wheatsheaf for serving and keeping on smiling all weekend! Finally Mark and Jackie for providing the space and pub grounds to be able to host the Festival. Thirdly, All the Bands and Preformers that played over the 2 stages and the weekend. An extra shout out to those that stepped up Sunday to fill in. 👏👏 unfortunately I cant tag everyone but you all know your appreciated and Thanked. Another year Over&Out! 🍻👏🥳

25/08/2026

Can Anyone Help?!
We have lost our Grinch Mask over the weekend!
We know its just a mask but actually means alot to us at the Wheatsheaf as a team.
Please if you have it, we would love it returned.
❤️

23/08/2026

And just like that it’s all over. Our production team are finishing off dropping the kit back to where it lives, and will soon be able to also have a pint 🍺

We’ll post some pictures from the weekend in the next week or so ☺️

23/08/2026

Late Night Fiasco finishing off our main stage line up for the weekend! Thanks also to Phil Lewthwaite and Graham Bell for wrapping up the bar stage for us too ☺️

Acoustic set from Graham Brown in the pub from 7:30pm! 😊

23/08/2026

Justin and Dave now playing some tunes for us. Layla Nicol Music is up next and then Late Night Fiasco to finish off the main stage at 17:45 👌🏻

Phil Lewthwaite and Graham Bell will be entertaining the bar crowd for a bit at 17:15 and then Graham Brown is going to close the festival in the pub from 7:30-late 😁

23/08/2026

Southbound entertaining us for this afternoon!

Slight line up change on our main stage:

Late Night Fiasco now headlining our main stage at 17:45.

We’ll have some cracking acoustic acts filling in before then 😁

Don’t forget we’ve got music on in the pub all afternoon too!

23/08/2026

Hello LortonFest! We’ve started the day off great with our pub quiz, a good turnout well done to the winners!

We’ve had Aphid this morning already, now listening to the heavy sounds of ZipLok. Next up is Southbound, the last of our under 18 bands before Late Night Fiasco and Stonevale entertain us late afternoon.

We also have a great lineup of acoustic acts at the inside bar all afternoon.

Ice cream van and street food is now open too!

Come down and enjoy the sun ☀️

23/08/2026

Lenny the LortonFest Lion has been back out again to meet his fans, have you managed to snag a photo with him? 🦁