Thank you to everyone that supported us in bringing back this flagship event in 2024. We will be back August 14 - 16th 2026. We decided making the event every other year best gives other festivals in the community the chance to flourish, as well as giving us more time to plan a bigger and better event each time with fantastic acts from around the world.​

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The famously big and brilliant vendors hall will be back with some of the world's biggest ukulele manufacturers and retailers, as well as fantastic ukuleles from brilliant British ukulele makers too. We'll have mass jams and open mics and inspiring workshops from some of the best tutors in the world. We'll also have some exciting new things to tell you about very soon. We have taken on all your feedback from the 2024 event, and will be back better than ever!

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In the meantime we are going to be offering other fringe events and are very excited to announce that the Forest Ukulele Retreat returns next summer (29th - 31st August 2025) as well as a very special first ever Christmas Forest Ukulele Retreat December this year (9 - 11th December 2024).

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Thanks for all your friendship and support. I couldn't do it without you!

Matt Stead - Director