NOCTURNE
Festival-goers in coats walking up a wet cobbled street at night towards a lit Victorian foundry with tall green-lit arched windows and a chimney, a chapel spire on the right
12–14 November 2026

Nocturne

Three nights. Four rooms. One city after dark. Forty-one acts across old buildings, all within a fourteen-minute walk — nobody sleeps in a field.
Scene 01 / Thursday 12 November / City centre / Night
Doors 19:00 · First act 19:30 · The Yard until 03:00
A narrow brick alley at night, one green-white lamp over iron railings and lit windows in the rain

Opening night

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 19:00

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Three nights. Four old rooms. Nobody sleeps in a field.

All four rooms sit within a fourteen-minute walk. One wristband opens every room.

Scene 02 / Three nights / Three headliners / No clashes

The headliners

One headliner a night and no clashes between them — a weekend ticket sees all three.

  • A three-piece band playing guitars on a stage inside a converted iron foundry, haze and spotlights over the crowd

    Thursday22:30

    Sable Coast

    Thursday · Ironworks · 22:30. The big room and the big PA.

  • A choir and a string section in a candlelit nineteenth-century hall, the conductor seen from behind

    Friday21:00

    Wrenfield Choir

    Friday · The Assembly · 21:00. Forty voices and a string section, in a room built for exactly this.

  • Two electronic musicians at tables of synthesizers under vertical mint-white light tubes in a foundry, a wet floor reflecting them

    Saturday23:00

    KIN/DR

    Saturday · Ironworks · 23:00. A three-hour closing set, and no support.

Scene 03 / Running order / All four rooms

Nine of the forty-one

A third of every night is from within fifty miles, paid at the same rates as everyone else.
  1. A musician on a stage under cool spotlights in the haze, heads of the crowd in frontPtarmiganThu 12 · 19:15 · The ChapelA musician on a stage under cool spotlights in the haze, heads of the crowd in front
  2. A crowd seen from behind under mint-white beams in the foundry hallHalvaThu 12 · 20:45 · IronworksA crowd seen from behind under mint-white beams in the foundry hall
  3. A three-piece band playing guitars on a stage inside a converted iron foundry, haze and spotlights over the crowdSable CoastThu 12 · 22:30 · IronworksA three-piece band playing guitars on a stage inside a converted iron foundry, haze and spotlights over the crowd
  4. The empty nineteenth-century hall with tall arched windows and lamps on posts, their light on a polished floorOdile FénFri 13 · 19:30 · The AssemblyThe empty nineteenth-century hall with tall arched windows and lamps on posts, their light on a polished floor
  5. A choir and a string section in a candlelit nineteenth-century hall, the conductor seen from behindWrenfield ChoirFri 13 · 21:00 · The AssemblyA choir and a string section in a candlelit nineteenth-century hall, the conductor seen from behind
  6. The covered yard under an iron-and-glass canopy, festoon lights in the haze over a wet floorBrass UnionFri 13 · 22:45 · The YardThe covered yard under an iron-and-glass canopy, festoon lights in the haze over a wet floor
  7. The empty stone chapel at night, two stained-glass windows and warm wall lamps over the stone floorNell ArkwrightSat 14 · 20:00 · The ChapelThe empty stone chapel at night, two stained-glass windows and warm wall lamps over the stone floor
  8. One raised hand in a crowd under bright cool stage beamsSystem of Small RoomsSat 14 · 21:30 · The YardOne raised hand in a crowd under bright cool stage beams
  9. Two electronic musicians at tables of synthesizers under vertical mint-white light tubes in a foundry, a wet floor reflecting themKIN/DRSat 14 · 23:00 · IronworksTwo electronic musicians at tables of synthesizers under vertical mint-white light tubes in a foundry, a wet floor reflecting them
With

thirty-two more acts across the four rooms, announced here as they are confirmed

Scene 04 / The four rooms / One wristband

The four rooms

None holds more than nine hundred. Nothing is ticketed separately: one wristband opens all four on the nights you hold.

The empty foundry hall at night: iron columns, tall windows and cool light on a wet concrete floor

The Ironworks

A converted foundry. Hard surfaces, the big PA, and the Thursday and Saturday headliners.

Capacity 900

The empty nineteenth-century hall with tall arched windows and lamps on posts, their light on a polished floor

The Assembly

A nineteenth-century hall with a natural reverb nobody would design on purpose. Seated two nights of three.

Capacity 620

The empty stone chapel at night, two stained-glass windows and warm wall lamps over the stone floor

The Chapel

The smallest room. No stage — the act stands on the floor with you.

Capacity 340

The covered yard under an iron-and-glass canopy, festoon lights in the haze over a wet floor

The Yard

Covered, outdoors, and the only room with a late licence: open until 03:00 every night.

Capacity 500

People in coats walking along a lamplit street between brick warehouses towards an iron footbridge and a lit chimney
Fourteen minutes, end to end

The walk

Signposted and stewarded between all four rooms, all night. One wristband opens every door.
Scene 05 / The walk / Fourteen minutes
Ironworks · Assembly · Chapel · Yard
Nocturne in four figures
3
Nights
4
Rooms
41
Acts
14
Minutes end to end
Frames from the nights

After dark

  • A crowd seen from behind under mint-white beams in the foundry hall

    The Ironworks, Thursday

  • Raised hands of a crowd against warm amber haze and stage light

    The Yard, after midnight

  • A musician on a stage under cool spotlights in the haze, heads of the crowd in front

    The Chapel, first act

  • People walking away down a wet street between lamplit brick buildings

    Between rooms

  • One raised hand in a crowd under bright cool stage beams

    The Ironworks, Saturday

Scene 06 / Warm-ups / Before the first night

Warm-ups

Listening sessions, a walk of the four rooms and the opening-night talk, in the weeks before the festival. Free or close to it — a place has to be booked.

Next up

Fri, 12 Mar 2027 · 19:00

Autumn wine tasting

Six wines from small vineyards, poured and explained by the people who made them.

The Barn HallFree

  • Sun, 21 Mar 2027

    Sunday garden walk

    10:30Orchard gateFree

    A slow hour through the orchard and the kitchen garden, with tea at the end.

  • Sat, 17 Apr 2027

    Long-table supper

    Sold out

    19:30The Barn HallFree

    One table, forty guests and a four-course menu from the season's harvest.

  • Thu, 6 May 2027

    Planning your day: an online evening

    18:00OnlineFree

    Questions answered live — timings, suppliers and what to book first.

  • Sat, 22 May 2027

    Lantern evening in the orchard

    20:00The OrchardFree

    Music, lanterns and hot cider under the old trees.

  • Sat, 12 Jun 2027

    Summer open day

    11:00Visitor laneFree

    Walk the grounds, meet the team and see the barn set for a celebration.

Scene 07 / Tickets / The price stays the price

Tickets

No booking fee. No VIP tier. The price does not change between March and the door.
One night
£28a night
Thursday, Friday or Saturday. All four rooms that night.
  • All four rooms on your night
  • Re-entry on the same night
  • Transferable up to 24 hours before
  • The other two nights (not included)
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Weekend
£68three nights
All three nights, all four rooms — about £12 less than three single nights, and the way to see all three headliners.
  • All three nights, all four rooms
  • Re-entry every night
  • Transferable up to 24 hours before
  • All three headliners
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Supported
£0weekend
Two hundred weekend tickets a year for people who could not otherwise come. No means test, no questions.
  • The same as a weekend ticket
  • Allocated by ballot in September
  • Funded from the ticket price, not a sponsor
  • Nothing on the wristband says which it is
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Scene 08 / On the night / Practical

On the night

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Doors at 19:00 every night, first act at 19:30. The Ironworks, the Assembly and the Chapel finish at midnight; the Yard runs until 03:00.
An iron gantry and footbridge over a dark street, a chimney and lamps in the mist
Scene 09 / Playing next year

Playing next year

Submissions open 1 September to 31 October. Free to send, and every one is answered by a person.
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Scene 10 / Contact / Three people read it

Contact

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Tickets
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Press
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Everything else
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The wet street after the last set, a few figures walking away towards the lit foundry and the chapel spire

See you on the twelfth.

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