Food.
What will we eat?
Field stage
28 & 29 JulyThe Community Farm · Chew Valley Lake
The programme.
Six themes, three stages and two full days. Speakers are announced from early 2027.
Six core questions
What we’ll explore
Six questions run through the programme. Each stage carries two of them, so you can follow the threads you care about.
Farm.
How will we grow it?
Field stage
Tech.
What can we build?
Barn stage
Business.
How do we make it happen?
Barn stage
Nature.
How do we restore?
Harvest stage
Culture.
Why should people care?
Harvest stage
Two days
Intelligent. Optimistic. Practical.
Both days feature interesting talks, debates and farm walks throughout. With music carrying on into the evenings and the Fire Ceremony opening Valley Fest on Day 2.
Day One · Wed 28 July
Into the field
- 09:00Gates open, coffee on the farm
- 09:30Opening, then talks on all three stages
- 12:30Long-table lunches & farm walks
- 14:00Afternoon talks & founder pitches
- 17:30Talks close, food on the farm
- 18:30Music on the Harvest stage
- 21:00Close
Day Two · Thu 29 July
Build what’s next
- 09:00Gates open, breakfast meet-ups
- 09:30Talks on all three stages
- 12:30Long-table lunches & showcase
- 14:00Afternoon talks & innovator pitches
- 15:45Closing plenary
- 17:30Music on the farm
- 20:00Fire Ceremony opens Valley Fest, until 23:00
Valley Fest opens on the farm on the evening of day two. Opening night is included with your Wake the Valley ticket.
Line-up
Founding voices
Some of the people who set out the vision at the 2026 founding day.
- Luke HasellFounder, Valley Fest
- Rob HopkinsFounder, Transition Towns
- Patrick HoldenFounding Director, Sustainable Food Trust
- Lynne FranksFounder, SEED Network
- Zoe DaviesWest of England Nature Partnership
- Jarvis SmithCo-founder, My Green Pod
2027 on stage
Field
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
Speakers announced early 2027
Barn
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
Speakers announced early 2027
Harvest
- To be announced
- To be announced
- To be announced
Speakers announced early 2027
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