Ragged Bear Festival

29/08/2026

Friday night at Ragged Bear 2026 is now announced.
For anyone arriving early, staying over, or just wanting to start the weekend properly, our Friday warm-up returns to Nuneaton on Friday 30 October.
Joining us on the night:
Shanghai Treason
Rosetta Fire
Brian Stone & The Masters of None

It’s the perfect way to start Ragged Bear weekend before the full festival day on Saturday: two stages, 12 hours of live music, Skinny Lister, The Haar, RuMac, Man The Lifeboats and more.

All of the festival. None of the fuss.
Tickets and info: www.raggedbear.com

11/08/2026

Travelling to Ragged Bear? We've updated the Travel & Stay section on the website.

There is no camping on site, but we recommend the Horse and Jockey at Bentley or the Anchor Inn. The Horse and Jockey includes touring pitches and electric hook-ups for campervans or caravans.

We run a free shuttle bus between the campsites and the festival at the start and the end of the day and Nuneaton Hilton is around 5 minutes walk from the venue.

All recommended travel and stay links are available here:
www.raggedbear.com/travelandstay

All of the festival. None of the fuss.

04/08/2026

In case you didn't know...

Ragged Bear is an indoor festival, this year on Halloween, celebrating folk culture in all its forms: alternative, traditional, loud and proudly unfussy.

Two stages. Minimal clashes. 12 hours of live music. Shanties, Morris, craft, food, drink and guaranteed no mud.

Headlined by Skinny Lister, with Greenman Rising, The Haar, RuMac Music, Nick Parker Music & Ben Wain, Man The Lifeboats, True Foxes, Lauren South Music, The Band From County Hell, Gaelforce, Malin Hill, Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes, Hobnob Jane & The Backyard Frogs, Stevie Simpson & The Dámn Fine Folk, B-Sydes, Tanglemist and Alabama Breeze.

All at what At The Barrier called “arguably the best value festival on the circuit.”

All of the festival. None of the fuss.

Tickets frozen at £40:

Ragged Bear is a music festival in the heart of Warwickshire. Designed to excite, Ragged Bear brings you over 20 of the best acts over two stages all over 12 fantastic hours. Returning for its seventh year, we are proud to present a thrilling line up, delicious food and featured dance acts. Come get...

27/07/2026

Did you know you could spread the cost of Ragged Bear 2026?

Same festival. Same great bands. Same ticket. Just spread over smaller payments.

Want to come to Ragged Bear, but would rather not pay for your ticket all in one go?

Our Spread the Cost plans let you pay for your Ragged Bear ticket monthly.

Choose from:
£10 per month for 4 months
or
£20 per month for 2 months

How it works:
1. Choose your Spread the Cost plan.
2. Sign up — one plan is needed per ticket.
3. Your account will get a ticket benefit for Ragged Bear 2026.
4. Use that benefit to claim your festival ticket.
5. Your monthly payments continue automatically until your plan is complete.
6. Start counting down to October.

All the festival. None of the weather.
Spread the cost here:

27/05/2026

✨ NEW to Ragged Bear Festival this year… a Craft Fair! ✨
Are you particularly crafty and would love to showcase your creations? We’re looking for stall holders to join us at Ragged Bear Festival 🎪🧵🎨
Message for details or email [email protected]
📋 Public liability insurance is required
We’ll be reviewing applications to ensure a good balance of stalls across the craft fair.
Interested?
Get in touch for more information! 💌

15/05/2026

New for this year we are adding a Craft fair!! About 100 yards from main venue, if interested in trading drop us a message.

01/05/2026

The Ragged Bear 2026 line-up is here.

Skinny Lister
Greenman Rising
The Haar,
RuMac
Nick Parker Music and Ben Wain
Man The Lifeboats
True Foxes
Lauren South Music
The Band From County Hell
Gaelforce
Malin Hill
Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes
Hobnob Jane & The Backyard Frogs
Stevie Simpson & The Damn Fine Folk
B-Sydes
Tanglemist
Alabama Breeze

"Arguably the best value festival on the circuit", and we've frozen our prices again!

Returning favourites to the madness are our friends Erstwhile Border Morris and The Hawkesbury Trawlermen will be joining us to share shanties across the site.

With lots more fun to come, the only thing left is to ask, have you got your tickets yet?

https://www.raggedbear.com/event-details/ragged-bear-2026