When: 25 – 28 July 2025
Where: Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England
The consistently wonderful Deer Shed Festival returns over the last weekend in July for its 15th anniversary edition. And to further celebrate the occasion, the award-winning, family friendly festival of music, comedy, arts, science, theatre, and sport has today revealed more exciting programme details.
Leading the announcement is the Big Top bill with the brilliant stand-up comedian Lucy Beaumont from Hull who will be joining the previously announced headliner US improv icon Reggie Watts along with 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer winner Frankie Monroe, festival fan favourites John Shuttleworth, Scummy Mummies, plus many more besides.
Also appearing in the Big Top in 2025 will be the likes of the viral comedy character Jazz Emu; hilarious New York-born and London-based queer comic Abigoliah Schamaun; Irish-Iranian Teessider and ITV’s Show Me The Funny winner Patrick Monahan; Live at The Apollo star Ignacio Lopez aka ‘Juan Solo’ and more.
Alongside the Big Top, Deer Shed have announced even more music for this special anniversary edition of the festival including Scottish Album of the Year Award-winner Kathryn Joseph, acclaimed US alt-folk musician Sam Amidon and the noise-rock collective Benefits who will be joining an already incredible line-up that includes Kae Tempest, Wunderhorse, The Big Moon, Idlewild, and Sprints.
Elsewhere, the Literary line up welcomes poet and children’s author Olivia Mulligan for a reading of her latest book ‘Reggie From The Hedgie’ plus an inspiring series of readings, talks, and workshops in collaboration with Leeds Trinity Universityand graduates from their MA in Creative Writing.
Deer Shed is also renowned for bringing together some of the country’s most unique experiences and interactive events. New to the festival this year will be a series of thought-provoking events from Right to Roam as well as the Wheels & Feet Roller Skating Disco; a hybrid party tent half set up for those on wheels and half for dancing feet as a host of top-tier DJs spin everything from disco classics to the latest house music.
Also joining the likes of Deer Shed’s long-running Cinema, Theatre and Performance Arts programmes and returning for 2025’s milestone edition are favourites Kapow Wrestling, Nerf Gun Arena, Tinkertown and the ever-popular Wild Swimming as well as other new additions including Børn of the Forest, and Wild Running.
Megan Evans, Deer Shed Festival Director said: “It’s so exciting getting more of our lineup out there after keeping it a secret for so long! We’re over the moon that Lucy Beaumont is joining us in Baldersby Park this year, as kindred northern spirits we’ve loved everything she’s done and cannot wait to hear more of her hilarious tales of Hull and beyond. We’re proud to be welcoming plenty of emerging comics this year too, with rising stars like Ignacio Lopez and Frankie Monroe bound to have us in hysterics.
Similarly, we’ve bolstered our musical lineup with even more exciting new talent to celebrate our 15th birthday in style. From the folk stylings of Kathryn Joseph and Sam Amidon to the noise rock of Benefits, Maruja and more, we’re lucky to be welcoming old friends and new up to Topcliffe for one of our best years yet!”
