Cawoodstock 2026

A free grassroots music, arts and cultural festival in Cawood, near York & Selby.

Organised by local volunteers, showcasing a range of talented local artists, Cawoodstock is the place to be for the August bank holiday weekend.

What's On

Join us in Cawood and enjoy...

Looking for things to do near York & Selby this bank holiday weekend?

You're in the right place. Join us for Cawoodstock 2026.

Cawoodstock

By the people, for the people, since 2018

MONDAY 31ST 🎤🎷

Round off the bank hol with good food, bring some great company and a few well-earned drinks — what better way to finish off the long weekend?
What’s on:

•Simply Sax by Clare Mortimer
10:00-11:00
📍The Village Tearoom
Chilled breakfast vibes: jazz music playing some well know classics paired with coffee & a brekkie, sounds perfect!

•Dog Show with Miss Norma Lee
12:00-13:30
📍The Village Tearoom
Join Us for the Paws-itively Hilarious Dog Show! Hosted by the most well esteemed lady in our village, Miss Norma Lee.

•Activities & Refreshments
12:00-14:00
📍The Church

•Julian Socha
15:00-17:00
📍The Ferry
Julian has been a professional musician since leaving school playing in bands that have toured the UK, Ireland and Europe. Recently he’s spent time playing solo acoustic gigs showcasing his own material and covers ranging from Blues, Country, Jazz and Rock.

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SUNDAY 30TH 🎼

Cawoodstock is giving us entertainment for the Bank Holiday Sunday & with no work to get up for (for most!) there’s no excuse not to enjoy some of the late night acts!
What’s on:

•Jazz breakfast
9:00-11:00
📍The Village Tearoom
A slow morning, smooth jazz & a pretty decent brekkie- come down to watch Cawood’s own jazz musicians & kick your day off to a great start.

•Family Fun Day
12:00-15:00
📍The Church
Raffles, tombola, stalls & refreshments including some live music from The Abbey Belles.

•Jolly Ukes
12:00-13:00
📍The Village Tearoom
Cawood’s very own mostly continent Ukulele band with an hour of sing-a-long nonsense for the brave of heart.

•Eve Thomas
13:30-14:30
📍The Village Tearoom
Local singer/songwriter Eve will be performing an acoustic set of laid back covers and original material in the garden of the tearoom.

•Abbey Belles
14:00-15:00
📍The Church
Abbey Belles is a vibrant, friendly choir based in Selby. We sing in close harmony, performing everything from upbeat barbershop to contemporary arrangements — all completely unaccompanied.

•Martin Honnor & Musical Friends
14:00-17:00
📍The Jolly
Martin Honnor hosts a gathering of musical artists, both local and from further afield. Come and spend a relaxed afternoon with musical talent.

•The Jazzville Trio w/ Alex Fisher
14:30-16:30
📍The Ferry
Sax maestro Alex Fisher joins The Jazzville Trio for a swinging afternoon of jazz classics, ballads, and soulful Latin and blues.

•The Sounds of Ibiza
17:00-23:00
Dance the night away on our terrace with an evening of Balearic beats, disco grooves & piano classics!

•Mark Byrne
17:15-17:45
Local singer/songwriter back for Cawoodstock, playing some foot tapping classics to get you in the Sunday night mood!

•Average Jim
18:00-19:00
📍The Jolly
A heady mix of acoustic Indie/alt rock covers and self written songs, backed in part by a simplistic looper rhythm and just a hint of overdrive where required. If you enjoy bang average solo artists, this is the act for you!

•The Sicknotes
20:30-23:30
📍The Jolly
Cawood’s vintage dance band playing swing, vintage & rockabilly tunes on the smallest dance floor in North Yorkshire!

SATURDAY 29TH

What a line up! Cawood is set to be busy & buzzing from 9am right through until our final live music of the day at 10:30pm 🎶
Have a look through this lot to see what you fancy popping in your diaries- support local & enjoy food or a pint in our fabulous venues! 🍻

•Fairy breakfast & storytelling
9:00-11:00
📍The Village Tearoom
Details on The Village Tearoom Facebook page

Messy Play
10:00-11:45
📍The Village Tearoom
Sensory fun for 6months & over- more details on The Village Tearoom Facebook page

•Family Fun Activities & Refreshments
12:00-15:00
📍The Church
Storytelling, raffle, tombola, stalls & refreshments

•Daphne’s sings kinda country
13:00-13:30
📍The Jolly Sailor
Jolly Ukes leading light Daphers brings her Country-inspired solo set to Cawoodstock.

•PQA Selby Drama Workshop
13:00-15:00
Drama workshop aimed at 6-16years

•Gary Jackson- Boogie Box Music
14:00-15:00
📍The Ferry

•Dog Show & DJ
14:00-17:00
📍The Caravan Park

•Avionic
14:30-15:45
📍The Jolly Sailor
Acoustic duo playing indie hits, for the first time at Cawoodstock.

•Will Hissett
15:30-17:30
📍The Ferry
A local singer & songwriter- check out their facebook page!

•Darren Butler
16:00-17:15
📍The Jolly Sailor
A Jolly Sailor regular performing an acoustic set comprising of hits from Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton and much much more..come on down for a singalong to get the Jolly Sailor party started!

•Jolly Ukes
18:00-20:00
📍The Jolly Sailor
Cawood’s very own mostly continent Ukulele band with a set of sing-a-long nonsense for the brave of heart.
Rock & Roll, Country & Western, Springsteen and Sea Shanties – you’ll get the lot from Cawood’s number one Ukulele group.

•The Cover Culprits
19:00-21:00
📍The Ferry
100% pure indie, rock and punk cover band, for hire across Yorkshire and beyond.

•Duane Harper Young
20:15-21:30
📍The Caravan Park

•Anson Rebel
21:00-22:30
📍The Jolly
Alt Rock/Indie, looper backed covers duo. Covers include Primal Scream, Foo fighters, Oasis, Rolling Stones, Greenday, Guns and Roses. If you appreciate guitars with a hint of overdrive, these are for you!

#cawoodstockmusicandculturalevent #supportlocalartists

Alongside our Cawoodstock festival we have the Cawood Fairy Trail 🧚
Tire out little legs & allow for imagination when following the map to visit all the fairy gardens around the village.

This year, behind the scenes fairies have organised Fairy Trail Storytelling ✨📚 bring your children to listen to a story amongst the fairy gardens or visit The Village Tearoom for a Fairy Breakfast first 🧚 *more information to follow*

F R I D A Y 28TH
Kick off the Bank Holiday weekend in Cawood with these fabulous events!

Open mic & silent disco 🎤
19:00-23:00
📍The Ski Club
Whether you fancy performing, listening to great local talent, or just enjoying a drink with friends, this promises to be a brilliant night at the Ski Club.

Stood on the Wire 🕺🏽
20:00-21:00
📍The Ferry Inn
Duo playing late 50’s and 60’s music, Rock’n’Roll & Motown. Energetic and self contained with a great full band sound.

GAMES NIGHT ♠️
21:00-23:00
📍 The Caravan Park

There will also be a food van at The Ferry Inn:
Soul Pizza 17:00-22:00

THE LINE UP IS CONFIRMED!! 🎶

Cawoodstock is back for 2026, the venues of Cawood coming together to provide a full weekend of entertainment for everyone.
Whether you’re looking for a family fun day, a musically entertained breakfast or partying late into the night, we have something for you 🕺🏽

Take a look at our line up, organise some friends & pop your favourites into your diary.

🗓️ Bank Holiday Weekend
📍Cawood

CAWOODSTOCK LINE UP 2025

These programmes can be collected from our venues from next Thursday & will be available all weekend!

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CAWOODSTOCK 2025 🎶

Wondering what to do for the August Bank Holiday weekend?

In Cawood, the amazing venues provide a wide variety of acts & events across the full weekend to make the Cawoodstock Festival a huge success.

Please check out the website to find out ‘what’s on’
www.cawoodstock.co.uk

Alongside a range of music acts, craft fair & family friendly events, there is Cawood Fairy Trail- pick up a map & take a stroll, admiring the fairy gardens throughout our village. Like The Cawood Fairy Trail on Facebook to find out more. 🧚

Cawoodstock has something for everyone- great atmosphere with jam packed line ups in one of our 3 pubs, musical talents in Cawood Church, family fun days & plenty of food stops along the way 🎶

#bankholidayweekend #bankholidayfun

✨ Monday 26th August ✨

The final line up!

•Craft Fayre
📍Old Boys’ School
10:00-14:00
A free arts & craft event- stalls for all the family

•Rose Hewick
📍The Village Tearoom
12:00-13:00
16 year old Cawood singer/guitarist performs laidback melancholy music by Chris Isaak, Queens of the Stone Age, Billie Eilish & much more!

York Ukuleles
📍The Jolly Sailor
12:30-14:00

•Lydia Bousfield
📍The Village Tearoom
13:00-14:00
Performing covers & originals all with a jazzy vibe

Voices from the bridge
📍Cawood Church
14:30-16:00
Yorkshire based a cappella choir brings us Canons, Dragons & Byrd, a concert.

•Dronfield Ladies Recorder Ensemble
📍Cawood Church
14:30-16:00
Performing during the interludes- the ensemble is formed by retired staff who wanted to continue their passion of music!

•Eileigh-Rae Woolford
📍The Jolly Sailor
14:30-16:00
Has attended stagecoach school of performing arts from 4 years old and performs locally!

•The Claire Coupland Band
📍The Ferry Inn
15:00-17:00
Is a popular local singer and radio show presenter & is the perfect front person for this energetic and talented bunch, each showcasing their individual musicianship

•Fellowship of the Sing
📍Cawood Church
16:30-17:00
This operative quartet brings together two couples from different church choirs.

•Michael Collinson
📍The Jolly Sailor
16:30-18:00
It’s like watching Ed Sheeran on 4 double espressos & less ginger..looping goodness covering songs from the 50s to now!

•The Cardinals
📍The Jolly Sailor
19:00-21:00
Cawood based cover band playing their debut gig at The Jolly Sailor. Music ranges from 50s Rock n Roll to Modern with a hatful of laughs along the way!

Where to eat?!
Pickled Postie 9:00-15:00
The Village Tearoom 9:00-14:00
Miller’s Fish & Chips @The Ferry 12:00-18:00
Jolly Sailor 17:00- 21:00

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✨ SUNDAY 25th AUGUST ✨
Here is the line up around the village for the bank holiday Sunday! 🎶🎤

Jazz breakfast 9:00-11:00
📍The Village Tearoom
•Christopher Bodycombe plays a wide variety of styles, but his passion has always been jazz with influences like Stan Getz, John Coltrane and more recently Joshua Redman.
•Phil Collingham- laid back piano jazz and pop hits!

•Craft Fayre
📍Old Boys’ School
10:00-14:00
A free arts & craft event- stall for all the family!

•Kit
📍The Village Tearoom
11:30-12:30
Singing a range of jazz blues, soul & pop!

•Boat Rides & Waterskiing
📍The Ski Club
12:00-18:00
Come down to the White Cross Ski Club on Sunday for boat rides, waterskiing taster sessions & a BBQ.

•Summer Party
📍Cawood Caravan Park
12:00-21:00
Fun for all the family, including dog shows, knobbly knee competition & much more!

•Young Musicians
📍Cawood Church
13:00-14:00
We have 4 great local artists performing across one Young Musicians session!

•The Jolly Ukes
📍The Village Tearoom
13:30-14:30
Cawood’s very own mostly continent ukulele band with an hour of sing-a-long nonsense for the brave of heart!

•Abbey Belles
📍Cawood Church
14:00-15:00
Female barbershop choir from the local area.

•Eileigh-Rae Woolford
📍The Ferry Inn
14:30-16:00
Eileigh-Rae has attended stagecoach school of performing arts from 4 years old and performs locally.

•Open mic session
📍The Jolly Sailor
14:30-17:30
We’ve set up all the gear, just come along & perform whatever musical talents you have!

•Karl Mullen
📍The Ferry Inn
17:00-19:00
A professional pianist from York with over 30 years experience as a full time musician.

•Eve Thomas
📍The Jolly Sailor
18:00-19:30
Local singer/songwriter will be performing an acoustic set of laid back covers & original material.

•Lydia Bousfield Trio
📍The Jolly Sailor
20:30-21:30
Performing covers & originals all with a jazzy vibe!

Where to eat?
The Village Tearoom 8:30-16:00
The Pickled Postie 9:00-13:00
The Ferry Inn Event Pizza Food Van & Miller’s Fish & Chips 14:00-20:00
The Jolly Sailor 17:00-21:00

The Old Boys’ School in the village is holding a craft fayre on the dates shown!
Stalls include: paintings, cards, jewellery, candles/wax melts, baking, cyanotypes, books, knitting/crochet, felts & ceramics.

Come down & have a look at the fantastic homemade crafts available 🖼️🧁

✨ SATURDAY 24th AUGUST ✨

An incredible line up from our venues will keep you busy all day! 🎶🎤

•Family Fun Day 🥳 see information on The Village Tearoom’s fb/insta
📍The Village Tearoom
10:00-15:00

•Average Jim
📍The Jolly Sailor
12:00-13:30
Playing ‘Dad Rock stuff’ with a bass looper and he will be joined by a couple of friends to do a few songs for Cawoodstock!

•Julian Socha
📍The Ferry Inn
13:30-15:00
Julian has been a professional musician since leaving school playing in bands that have toured the UK , Ireland and Europe, recently spending his time playing solo acoustic gigs showcasing his own material and covers ranging Blues, Country,Jazz and Rock.

•Richard Halma
📍The Jolly Sailor
14:00-15:00
A one of a kind artist performing a combination of classic tunes and original material encapsulated within his own unique stlye.

•The Jolly Ukes
📍The Jolly Sailor
Cawood's very own mostly continent Ukulele band with an hour of sing-a-long nonsense for the brave of heart'...

•Alex Malam
📍The Ferry Inn
17:00-23:00
An evening of Balearic beats, disco grooves & piano classics!

•Woodside Wingers
📍Old Boys’ School
19:00-21:00
A 5 piece band playing mainly an electric mix of covers from 50s, 60s and 70s to the present.

•Miss Kitty Lee
📍The Jolly Sailor
20:30-22:00
An evening of drag cabaret to get you singing & dancing!

•Adam Sinclair
📍 Cawood Park
19:00-21:00

Where to eat?
Our food venues:
•The Village Tearoom 8:30-16:00
•The Pickled Postie 9:00-14:00
•Miller’s fish & chips @ The Ferry 14:00-20:00
•The Pickled Postie- Platters & drinks soirée (pre book only) 17:00-19:00
•The Jolly Sailor 18:00-21:00

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✨FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST ✨

Kicking off the Cawoodstock festival we have:

•Daz Butler
📍The Jolly Sailor
19:00-20:30
A Jolly Sailor regular performing an acoustic set comprising of hits from Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton and much much more..come on down for a singalong to get the Jolly Sailor party started!

•Jonny Cole
📍The Ferry Inn
19:00-22:00
Music for all to sing, dance & enjoy from Tina Turner to Ed Sheeran, and everything in between!
•The Sicknotes
📍The Jolly Sailor
21:00-22:30
Swing, vintage and rockabilly hombres out of North Yorkshire. Loud, colourful, under-rehearsed and loving every ramshackle note!

Food venues:
•The Village Tearoom 8:30-16:00
•The Pickled Postie 9:00-14:00
•The Jolly Sailor 17:00-20:00
•Latin Fusion food van @ The Ferry Inn 17:00-20:00

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Cawoodstock is a family friendly festival that takes place over the August bank holiday weekend!

Behind the scenes, our fabulous Cawood venues are busy organising their Cawoodstock line ups & providing the village with ‘something for everyone’ 🎶
Keep your eyes peeled for information on the exciting local line up acts, & where to eat/drink coming over the next few weeks 👀

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Cawoodstock 2026

Join us in Cawood and enjoy...

Looking for things to do near York & Selby this bank holiday weekend? You're in the right place. Join us for Cawoodstock 2026.

Cawoodstock

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#cawood.stock

Looking for things to do near York & Selby this bank holiday weekend?

You're in the right place. Join us for Cawoodstock 2026.