WOOD
The award-winning family-friendly festival of music, creativity and nature
A family-friendly festival of music, creativity and nature
Year of the Lizard
15, 16 and 17 May 2026
Braziers Park, Oxfordshire
'The way festivals should be!'
Authentic Music...
.... lovingly curated by our musical family.
Feel real rhythms, not algorithms, hear music with roots and discover artists who have something to say. Experience truly unique musical performances and be a part of our music community.
Meaningful fun...
... for everyone!
Join us for a rich programme of 50+ free workshops, talks and activities for all ages taking place in the Workshop Village, Kids' Tent, the Den (just for teens) and Kindling (hosted by Hugh Warwick.)
Green to the Core
Be a part of a festival that walks the walk.
We are a multiple Greener Festival Award winner with a solar-powered wooden stage, wood-fired showers and composting loos with a view!
What people love about Wood...
Year of the Lizard and Earth Trust
For over 10 years now, Wood Festival has chosen to highlight an endangered species or creature as part of the year’s festivities, from the red kite to the damselfly. As part of this, we have tried to link up with suitable charities who can help educate us about conservation, and help to foster a continuing connection with nature.
This year, the winner was our cold-blooded friend the lizard, Wood’s first ever reptile representative! There’s already a catchy song by Nick Cope to soundtrack the partnership (“I’m a Little Lizard”, of course), but the question remained: do lizards actually live in this area?
Well, early in 2025, volunteers for local charity Earth Trust spotted four common lizards lurking on their farmland (pictured above on a log, they clearly love Wood too) - the presence of lizards here is considered an indicator of ecological health. Earth Trust is best known for their stewardship of the famous Wittenham Clumps, also the home of the fantastic Earth Trust Centre, but they also look after substantial amounts of woodland, wetlands, wildflower meadows and farmland.
For over 40 years, Earth Trust has been providing and championing accessible natural green spaces and running inspiring, award-winning programmes to help people connect with nature and the environment and we’re delighted to be supporting them.
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