Unforgettable Adventures in a Magnificent Mountainscape
Keswick Mountain Festival is an outdoors sports festival with incredible entertainment taking place on 16-18 May, 2025. Once again we can promise you a wonderfully immersive experience, with an emphasis on outdoor sports, activities, live music, inspirational speakers, and an incredible array of outdoor brands, plus top-notch food and drink stalls.
You’ll find the same 16 wonderful sports events to choose from across trail running, hikes, open water swimming, cycling, triathlon, and adventure racing. But KMF25 will be slightly different from last year. We’re making improvements, particularly in the delivery of the live music. The Big Top will be replaced with an open air live music stage; plus there will be live music in the food and drink area, as well as a new DJ bar tent.
Another change will be in the ticketing of the event and access to the festival village site. If you enter a sports event, the weekend festival experience is included within that – i.e. live music, and daytime speakers. If you simply want to enjoy the live music and speakers without entering a sports event, you need a festival ticket.
Anyone without those wristbands cannot access the festival village after 5pm.
An improved live music experience
The live music experience will have two live music stages for you to enjoy – as well as a DJ Bar. The open air stage on the lakeside will allow all our festival goers to enjoy the evening music as well as take in the magnificent view at the same time. Please note this stage will not be the exact same one many of you remember from previous years, it will be slightly smaller. But we will be putting on a real show with some brilliant bands and famous headline DJs until 10pm in the evening! More on that to come.
There will be also be live musicians located in the heart of the reimagined food and drink zone. So, expect acoustic sets there, while you unwind after your sporting exertions.
To access the live music in festival village after 5pm you must have a sports or festival ticket. KMF will be fenced off and anyone without a ticket will have to leave the site. During the daytime, before 5pm, the festival village has free access for the general public.
Continuing to Do Good
KMF remains on a mission to do some good. A mission to make our festival more sustainable, accessible, inclusive and diverse, as well as delivering a positive impact for the people of Keswick.
Alongside National Trust, our charity partner, we are continuing with our sustainable legacy project with Fix the Fells. We’re inviting everyone who is coming to the Festival to help us on that journey. The aim is to raise £10,000 to cover the annual cost for the Catbells conservation work. You’ll be able to donate at checkout on the website when buying your tickets. Please do so if you can. Catbells provides our stunning festival backdrop and we think helping preserve this national, natural treasure is a wonderful thing to be part of.
We’ll be working with venues and stakeholders in Keswick, to integrate aspects of the festival into the town, especially the evening programme, boosting the benefits for the local economy.
Inspirational Speakers
Once again we will have a packed programme of speakers taking place on Crow Park. Our inspiring speakers will keep you thoroughly entertained over the weekend and we will be confirming the speaker programme in the coming months.
Loads More To Enjoy In The Festival Village
We’re changing how you access the taster activities on Crow Park.
Some will be free at the point of access; others will be pay as you go. No longer will activities be included in certain ticket types or having to buy separate activity tokens.
Once again we’ll have a superb brand expo with outdoor and travel brands who will be offering unique festival activities, as well as showcasing their marvellous merch.
Exceptional Value
We can’t tell you how grateful we are to every one of you that decides to attend KMF. We’re doing everything we can to keep costs down. Afterall, we really want you to come! We believe we have an incredible value offer that can’t be matched. If you buy a Sports Ticket or a Festival Ticket, you’ll have access to the evening live music, daytime Tent Talks, ALL WEEKEND (Friday to Sunday) within this one ticket. Just choose whatever works for you, and if needed, add in your camping and parking tickets.