2026 Kendal Mountain Festival

Kendal Mountain Festival 2026: 211 acts, 19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026, Kendal. Line-up, timetable and a plan with your crew – free, no ads.

Line-up

• E11 Remastered
• 'Return To The Deep' World Premiere – presented by Opsrey
• 'We Are Here' – presented by Black Trail Runners, SportsShoes & TERREX
• adidas TERREX Kendal Mountain 10km Trail Run
• Adrian Woolfson – On the Future of Species: Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence
• Adventure Proof Your Body – presented by Danner
• Aline Event – presented by Exhale Coffee
• Alpine Run Project: Film Screening & Q&A – presented by SportsShoes & ACG
• Alpine Techniques (Fri) – presented by Rab
• Alpine Techniques (Sat) – presented by Rab
• Alycia Pirmohamed – Shorelines: Memory, migration and the selves we become
• Amy Concannon – Chasing the Sublime: J.M.W. Turner and the Majesty of the Mountains at Abbot Hall
• An All Mighty Upcycling Workshop with Osprey & Greater Goods – 11am
• An All Mighty Upcycling Workshop with Osprey & Greater Goods – 1pm
• An All Mighty Upcycling Workshop with Osprey & Greater Goods – 3pm
• Anchor Building and Basic Rescue – presented by Rab
• Anuradha Roy – Called by the Hills: A Home in the Himalaya
• Arc'teryx After Party
• BarkHaus: Berghaus Dog Walk & Pawloroid Sessions – presented by Berghaus
• BBC Radio 4 – Loose Ends
• Best of Kendal: Blue 5PM in The Box – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Blue 5PM in the Studio – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Blue 8PM – Presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Green 5PM – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Green 6:30PM – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Green 8PM – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Red 5PM – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Red 8PM – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Yellow 5PM – presented by Rab
• Best of Kendal: Yellow 8PM - Presented by Rab
• Bethany Handley – My Body is a Meadow: Finding Freedom in the Outdoors
• Bike Night After-Party – presented by Endura
• Bike Night – presented by adidas & Canyon
• BMC Women in Adventure Film Screening and Awards
• BMC Women in Adventure Film Workshop
• Book Festival
• BritRock At Kendal
• Canyon Grizl Demo x adidas Rides (Friday Afternoon)
• Canyon Grizl Demo x adidas Rides (Friday Morning)
• Canyon Grizl Demo x adidas Rides (Saturday Afternoon)
• Canyon Grizl Demo x adidas Rides (Saturday Morning)
• Caroline Eden – Green Mountains: Walking the Caucasus with Recipes
• Caroline Quentin – Drawn To Nature
• Cat Vinton in conversation with Sidetracked – presented by Exhale Coffee
• Charlie Walker – On Thin Ice
• Cleare Perspectives: Celebrating the life of legendary climbing photographer John Cleare
• Climb Session - Presented by La Sportiva
• Crevasse Rescue with the Mammut Mountain School UK – Session 1
• Crevasse Rescue with the Mammut Mountain School UK – Session 2
• Crevasse Rescue with the Mammut Mountain School UK – Session 3
• Crevasse Rescue with the Mammut Mountain School UK – Session 4
• Dan Milner in conversation with Sidetracked – presented by Exhale Coffee
• David Miller: 'Spine' - The Man Behind The Lens – presented by Montane & SportsShoes
• deuter Legends Through the Decades Party
• Eco-Conscious Climbing – presented by SCARPA
• Ed Douglas – Upland: The Strange History and Vital Future of Britain’s Mountains
• Eloise Kane – Wilderlands: The Human History of Wild Britain
• Feature Film: The Queen Swing with Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau
• Feature Film: Underland with Robert Macfarlane and Rob Petit
• Feature Film: Underland with Robert Macfarlane, Rob Petit and Hannah Peel
• Film Collection: Parent & Baby – Friday 1
• Film Collection: Parent & Baby – Friday 2
• Film Collection: Parent & Baby – Saturday 1
• Film Collection: Parent & Baby – Saturday 2
• Finding Your 0.1%: 'Endeavour Through Adversity' and Lessons of Resilience – presented by ThruDark
• Folk Who Roam: Film Screening & Live Music
• Friday Flow: First Session – presented by Arc'teryx
• Friday Flow: Second Session – presented by Arc'teryx
• Gilly McArthur – The Beauty of Cold: The Restorative Power of Cold Water for Connection and Joy
• Gordon Buchanan in conversation with Ben Fogle – In The Hide
• Gravel Ride Out – presented by Endura
• Guide Curious Coffee Morning presented by Rab
• Haglöfs Party – presented by Haglöfs & SportsShoes
• Harry Jones (RUN & SPEAKER EVENT) - presented by Merrell & SportsShoes
• Helen Mort
• Hooked. Fishing Adventures from around the world
• In conversation with Bear Grylls – presented by Modern Savage
• Inside PATT: The SportsShoes Pro Alpine Trail Team
• Jeevan Vasagar – The Surge
• Jennifer Potter – Looking for Mr Schwitters: A Lake District journey into the life, art and legacy of Kurt Schwitters
• Julian Cooper – The Mountain Art of Julian Cooper
• Justin Anderson – Wilderness Songs: Nature’s hidden sounds and what they teach us about the wild
• KendalPitch
• Kilian Jornet Foundation: Trail Keepers – presented by NNormal & SportsShoes
• Louis de Bernières – Smelling of Rooks: Nine Years in the Norfolk Alps
• Louis Parkinson & Joel Robertson - Get A Grip
• Louise K. Blight – Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A story of Penguins, People and Place in Antarctica
• Louise Minchin – When Adventures Bite Back
• LOWA Test & Trek
• Lucy Lapwing – Love Is A Toad: Exploring Our Relationship with Nature
• Lucy Shepherd – Into The Wild
• Merrell Fund Live: £5,000 Grand Prize!
• Merrell Hiking Club x Wonderful Wild Women: Tour of Staveley Fells
• Mick Fowler – Eternal Alpinist
• Mind & Body: Prep for Winter Sports with Chemmy Alcott (SPEAKER SESSION ONLY) – presented by Inghams Ski
• Mind & Body: Prep for Winter Sports with Chemmy Alcott (STRETCH & SPEAKER SESSION) – presented by Inghams Ski
• Music On Nature: Flight of the Imagination
• Music On Nature: Flight of the Imagination feat. Robert Macfarlane, Hannah Peel, Hayden Thorpe, Helen Mort & Jack McNeill
• Nature Matters: Vital Poems from the Global Majority feat. Mona Arshi, Karen McCarthy Woolf and special guests
• Neha Sinha – My Wild City: Finding Nature, Meaning, and Hope in India's Capital - In conversation with Robert Macfarlane
• Niall Grimes: A Brief History of Climb – presented by Marmot
• Niall's Disco Jam – presented by Marmot
• Nicholas Crane – The Path More Travelled
• O-GAMES: Twin It 2 Win It - presented by SportsShoes
• Ocean & Seas Session – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (FRI 10AM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (FRI 12PM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (FRI 2PM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (FRI 4PM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (SAT 10AM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (SAT 2PM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (SAT 4PM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (SUN 10AM) – presented by Finisterre
• Patch Making Workshops: Lived & Loved (SUN 12PM) – presented by Finisterre
• Penny Bradshaw – An A-Z of Beatrix Potter
• Photography Preview Night: 268 Miles / A Visual Exploration of the Montane Spine Race by Sam Pratt
• PREPOSTEROUS TALES – presented by Petzl
• Reel Rock 20
• Remember the Summit
• Return to the Deep: Shoot the adventure with Aslan Steel: filmmaking workshop - presented by Osprey
• Rise with the Mountain, featuring Jérémie Heitz & Lindsay Hamm – presented by Mammut
• Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris – The Book of Birds
• Rosemary J. Brown – Moving Mountains: Intrepid Women Climbers and the Peaks named in their Honour
• Saturday Flow – presented by Arc'teryx
• Silent Disco – presented by Helly Hansen
• Simon Parker - The Wild Road Home: 15 National Parks, One Remarkable Adventure
• Snow Night – Presented by The North Face
• Sophie Raworth – Running On Air: From BBC Headlines to Life-Changing Finish Lines
• Spirit Of Discovery - presented by the Alpine Club
• Stories from Mountain Rescue – presented by Helly Hansen
• Sunday Morning Climb – presented by Arc'teryx
• The After Party – presented by Rab
• The Art of Fell Running with Finlay Grant (RUN & SPEAKER EVENT) – presented by SCARPA & SportsShoes
• The Art of Fell Running with Finlay Grant (SPEAKER ONLY EVENT) – presented by SCARPA & SportsShoes
• The Below Zero Session – presented by Montane
• The Big Wall Experience (Fri) – presented by Rab
• The Big Wall Experience (Sat) – presented by Rab
• The Big Wall Experience (Sun) – presented by Rab
• The Bikepacking Session – presented by Komoot and Tailfin
• The Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature
• The Bouldering Session – Presented by adidas
• The Continued Adventures of Leo Houlding
• The Cycling Session feat. Lael Wilcox – presented by Brompton & Tailfin
• The Endurance Session – presented by Garmin
• The Feathers Pub Quiz - presented by Rab
• The Future (of Outdoors) is Female – presented by Berghaus
• The Future Of Exploration – with the Royal Geographical Society and Craghoppers
• The Get Birding Session – presented by LOWA
• The Horseback Adventure Session presented by Blundstone
• The Human Powered Session – presented by Patagonia
• The Long & Short Of It: Harry Jones & Eve Pannone (RUN & SPEAKER EVENT) – presented by Merrell & SportsShoes
• The Long & Short Of It: Harry Jones & Eve Pannone (SPEAKER EVENT ONLY) – presented by Merrell & SportsShoes
• The Long Way Back with Gemma Hillier-Moses – presented by HOKA & SportsShoes
• The Mackyard Ultra x SportsShoes at Kendal Mountain Festival
• The Nature Chronicles Awards Ceremony at Cross Lanes Gallery
• The North Face Film Session
• The North Face Kendal Mountain 25km Trail Run
• The North Face Kendal Mountain 50km Ultra Run
• The North Face Trail Session – in partnership with SportsShoes (RUN & SPEAKER EVENT)
• The North Face Trail Session – in partnership with SportsShoes (SPEAKER EVENT)
• The Osprey Ceilidh – Friday
• The Osprey Ceilidh – Saturday
• The Osprey Ceilidh – Sunday
• The Outdoor Swimming Session – presented by dryrobe
• The Paddlesports Session – presented by NRS
• The Risk Sessions: Blue – presented by Mountain Equipment
• The Risk Sessions: Green – presented by Mountain Equipment
• The Risk Sessions: Red – presented by Mountain Equipment
• THE ROAD WE SHARE: A 40 YEAR LEGACY – feat Jamie Hargreaves
• The Running Session – presented by adidas
• The Scandi Snow Session – presented by Deuter
• The Secret Session 1 – presented by Montane
• The Secret Session 2 – presented by Montane
• The Secret Session 3 – presented by Montane
• The Secret Session 6 – presented by Montane
• The Secret Session 7 – presented by Montane
• The Secret Session 8 – presented by Montane
• The Slow Adventure Session – presented by Fjällräven
• The Speed Project: Beyond the Record – presented by Salomon & SportsShoes
• The Thru-Hiking Session – presented by Danner and Gregory
• The Underground Session – presented by Petzl
• The Wildlife Session
• Thor Pedersen – The Impossible Journey
• Tom Evans & Jenny Tough: Training Beyond your Discipline – presented by Canyon
• Tom McNally & David Felton – Forty Fells: Conversations About Change in The Lake District Mountains
• Totally Wild: Extraordinary Challenges in the World's Most Remote Places – presented by Clipper Race
• Tove Alexandersson: Redefining What’s Possible – presented by Silva,SportsShoes & British Orienteering
• Trail Party – presented by Salomon & SportsShoes
• Trail Runs (10km, 25km, 50km Ultra)
• Transciever Training (1) – presented by Ortovox
• Transciever Training (2) – presented by Ortovox
• Trash Free Trails Citizen Science Expedition: Loughrigg Fell & Rydal Caves
• Weave to the Wild: A Hands-On Beanie Making Workshop - guided by Sherpa Adventure Gear
• WILD CHINA: Uncovering Incredible Landscapes – presented by BOSIDENG
• Wild Drawing Workshop 1 – Jessica Emsley
• Wild Drawing Workshop 2 – Jessica Emsley
• Wilderness Tracks – Ben Fogle
• Will Millard – Mapping Britain: The Story of an Island through the Ordnance Survey Archives
• Women in Adventure – presented by Arc'teryx
• Women's Trail Run with Milly Young – presented by Arc'teryx