YOUR WEEKEND PLANS START WITH FRIGAY!

I’m so exited about our Friday night plans, I’ve had this vision in my head a few years and I cannot wait to share it with you. Partying in the woods, lights, music, nature, friends 💚
— Cindy aka Boss

From 5:00pm Coming on your own? Single & want to mingle?

Join us in the stables for a relaxed meet and greet designed to help everyone connect whether you are returning to the L Fest family or joining for the first time. Through a mix of light hearted ice breakers and small group conversations & fun activities we will celebrate old friendships and make new connections and help everyone feel part of this beautiful community 💚 No pressure just a welcoming space to meet fellow festival - goers. share stories and start the weekend together


6:30pm Opening Circle

Let’s gather in a circle of love and connection as we reunite with our L Fest tribe! Kalie will lead a heart-opening welcome circle full of gratitude, getting you ready to embrace a weekend of fun, leading into a welcome fizz toast and a bloody big cheers!


7pm An L Fest favourite since 2011, Faye Bagley returns to open the show once more. Faye was there at the VERY beginning of L Fest back in 2011. She played promo gigs for us, went on tour with the L Fest Crew, appeared in our famous tongue in cheek promo A Team Video . Its very apt that she opens the show once again

For those of you wanting to support England women v Spain in the World cup qualifiers we will be showing this in the cinema in the Stables from 8pm ⚽

8:00pm If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise!

There is a bar and toilets in the woods and assistance down there if needed

8pm First we have the kids music campfire session - bring an instrument or use one of ours

9pm Beth Prior Drumming Circle (she may even sing a song!)

9-12pm Silent disco within our open air woodland chapel with DJ Amy B & DJ Jen Bee

For those of you preferring a chill out night we will have the cinema in the Stables Friday 10pm & Saturday at 9.30pm and 5pm Sunday for those of you with the extra Sunday ticket. We are delighted that Safflicks & Lesflicks have progammed this selection of shorts for the pride film festival month and will be bringing them to l fest: back to basecamp. (we even have popcorn!)


YOUR SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE THIS!


Wellness, a collaboration with Out & Wild festival - Saturday  

10:00 Hatha Flow Yoga - Vera

11:00 Release and Gong bath - Vera & Alisha 

Vera and Alisha are partners in both life and work, they share a background in nursing and an interest for holistic wellbeing. Vera followed her passion for health early on, retraining as a nutritionist and later a yoga teacher. Her Hatha Flow offer fun, light‑hearted sequences that make movement feel joyful and accessible. Over time, her enthusiasm for wellness inspired Alisha to join her on this path. Alisha discovered her own calling through sound, training as a gong practitioner who is now dedicated to create immersive, transformative sound journeys


12:00 - Salsa with Petra.

💃🔥 Petra & Nina Return to LFest! 🔥💃

Festival favourites Petra and Nina are back! No strangers to L Fest or L Fest del Mar, they’ve brought energy, laughter and fantastic dance workshops to our festivals for years, and we're delighted to welcome them back once again.

Join Petra for a fun, friendly salsa workshop packed with great music, movement and feel-good vibes. Whether you're taking your very first dance steps or already love Latin rhythms, everyone is welcome.

Come along, learn some moves, meet new people, and get those hips moving! 💃🎶✨🕺🌴



sports and games

Keeping with the activity theme the L Fest Crew will have the volleyball, rounders and football set up for those who fancy a game anytime from 10am -2pm on Saturday and 10-12 on Sunday. Just turn up and have a go. We will start with a children’s session from 10am (whilst we are still sipping on our coffee!)

The little & big ones will not want to leave we have plenty for them to do.

kids zone in the tipi with becks tebbett

Becks Tebbett is an award-winning artist, teacher, gardener and community organiser. Founder and Chair of Nuneaton Pride, she has led creative and LGBTQ+ projects across the UK and internationally for nearly two decades.

Her workshops are all about creativity, confidence, connection and having fun—whether you're making something, growing something, or simply trying something new.

🌿 The Potting Shed 🌻
Tiny Pots, Big Dreams

Decorate a pot, plant some seeds, and take home something wonderful to grow. Choose from radishes, lettuce, or sunflowers (including a few mystery varieties), then customise your biodegradable pot with paints, pens, stickers, and gems. Perfect for all ages and experience levels. Drop in for a few minutes or stay for a chat about all things gardening. A simple, creative activity full of colour, compost, and growing magic. 🌱✨

🌈📖 L Fest Back to Basecamp Puzzle & Colouring Book 🎨🌻

Packed with colouring pages, word searches, and fun festival-themed activities inspired by Pride, music, creativity, camping, and community.Perfect for quiet moments in your tent, relaxing by the campfire, rainy-day entertainment, or a mindful break during the weekend.dxAvailable throughout the festival while stocks last. 🌻✨🌈

🎧🎶💃 *S I L E N T A D V E N T U R E S* is a unique roaming riot of revelry, transforming the sound soaked fields of Stanford into our very own DISCO PLAYGROUND !  Expect all inhibitions to evaporate away as you don our hi-tech headsets and bust some swinging grooves with our funky Silent Adventure host! Expect classic pop hits, Dance challenges & plenty of follow along dance routines...This is one for the whole family! Silent disco adventures will be taking you on a walk around the farm, complete with lots of dancing and signing 🎧🎶💃

10 - 8pm We have an inflatable disco obstacle course, soft play ball pit for the smaller ones table tennis, airhockey & table football.

2-5pm A face painter.

All of this is free and included



Our Saturday stage looks EPIC!

Hosted by Saski singer.

LGBTQ+ Specialist.Pride Host•Interviewer Podcast/Radio/Online•Life Coach & Mentor•Singer•Mum

1PM DOG SHOW

An extremly popular part of L Fest, all in good fun!

2pm Screw the DJ

Funky Vocal House, playing Uplifting Sets and specializing in Retro House
Music to make you smile and dance your little digits off!!

3pm Keddy & Gill

'Liverpool's answer to French And Saunders' 'A female Morecambe and Wise' 'They'd get where dust wouldn't.

4pm Aimee Francis

Singer-songwriter-coffee addict from Australia. A little bit of rock, a little bit of country and a whole lotta heart.

5.30pm Greymatter

🎶 All female British pop rock band 🏳️‍🌈 Festivals, Pride and private events since 2004 🔥Originals, covers & big harmonies

7pm Eva Iglesias


Little lady with a big voice, Semifinalist of Britains Got Talent and España Got Talent

8-12pm DJ Lady Heidi

International Female DJ - Lady Heidi has played in Greece, Spain & around the UK playing the most popular Dance Anthems spanning the last 5 decades.


Sunday Morning, after you have had a brew and some breakfast we will have our final workshops from our wellness collaborator Out & Wild Festival. If you haven’t been to their festival before, do look them up. Its a fantatsic Wellness Festival designed for queer, questioning and curious women and those who are non-binary. It is returning for its third year in Devon www.outandwild.co.uk

Sunday

10.00 - Intro to manifesting - Polly

11.00 - Family Friendly Minfullness - Nikita




Sunday 11:30 - Grab a coffee and join us for our last act of the weekend, the very talented Libby Gliksman. We found Libby busking about 10 years ago and took her to Spain to play L Fest del mar - she loved it and she always loves to play for ‘her lesbians’!

12 noon Closing Circle with Kalie & cindy

Lets lovingly close the space and take a moment to appreciate the magic of L Fest as we prepare to say our goodbyes, treasuring the memories made

I ended L Fest 2022 saying, It’s never goodbye, we only ever part to meet again
— Cindy aka Boss