yes, it's back!
HOPESTOCK 2025
2 days of live bands and DJs
Kids activities: bouncy castle, magician, glitter bar, balloon animals, CIRCUS SKILLS, face painting & more
All-inclusive drinks option: hand-pull real ale, cocktail bar, prosecco, craft beer, spirits, cider
Private, invite-only friends event: a safe environment for kids to run free
Camping & glamping
£120 Adults / £50 kids / £35 per day All-inclusive booze pass
hopestock
What's the craic?!
Hopestock is a private, invite-only festival presenting a unique environment to both party with mates and have a great family experience, all rolled in one awesome event! With the general challenges of life in and around work and parenting I don’t see most of my friends as often as I’d like and group get-togethers feel like a rarity these days. Imagine a weekend where kids and adults alike can spend quality time together, where we can let our hair down, get trousered and have a dance to some awesome music…. well here it is!!
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else.
Nanea Hoffman
Camping
All-inclusive drinks
Food Trucks
Free Parking
2 days of fun!
back by popular demand
Following the success of Hopestock 2023 we are back by popular demand in August 2025 with an incredible line up of bands across two days, Leeds’ finest DJs and even more fun crammed in for the kids! If you attended in 2023, the format is by and large the same. We’ll be at the same site located near Almscliffe Cragg, between Leeds and Harrogate – a perfectly sized field in a very picturesque spot. There’s loads of space for camping so bring your own tent / campervan or treat yourself to a glamping bell tent. If camping isn’t your thing there are local BnBs, hotels in nearby Harrogate and the site is close enough to Leeds to day trip it by taxi.
interested?
tell me more
The event will be a small festival with all that you’d expect from that. We will have large marquee tents to provide cover for both the bar and our seating area, a festival stage, kids tent, festoon lighting to light up the festival area and of course conveniences like toilets.
All tickets include free soft drinks. The all-inclusive booze passes give you unlimited access to anything you could want. We’ll have a manned bar serving up quality cocktails, premium-brand spirits & mixers, wine and fizz. There’ll be self-serve hand pull real ale from our friends at Ilkley Brewery and cold boxes full of lagers, craft beers and ciders.
Taking place on the last weekend (for most!) of the school holidays, it’s the perfect way to see out the end of summer and there’s a training day or two to recover before school resumes. It’s a 2 day event with entertainment kicking off at midday on the Friday with kids’ fun and an afternoon of live music before our DJs take over. Saturday is a full day affair with kids’ activities in the morning before another afternoon and evening of live music and culminating in our ‘Rave In A Field’ party. Once again we’ll have our fire-pit area set up for an acoustic carry-on hosted by Gav into the early hours for those who want to. The What’s On page will be updated as acts and activities are confirmed.
see you there!
Hopie
WANNA FREE TICKET?
EVENT TEAM
We are looking for an event team of 12 people to help run the event in exchange for an adult ticket + full weekend all-inclusive booze pass. (Value £190)
As a team member across the weekend you will be asked to:
Team members must be 14 or older with parental consent to prepare alcoholic drinks
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Do 5 x 1 hour bar shifts (2-3 people on the bar at any given time)
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Check the 10 bins on site on 2 occasions to see if they need emptying into the skip
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Help with one of: Friday welcome or Sunday clean up / break down till 1pm
If you wish to join the event team, please select that option when completing the sign up form!
it's a team effort
PERFORM / ENTERTAIN THE KIDS
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KIDS ENTERTAINMENT
Could you do any of the following for an hour or two: Face painting, Glitter tattoos, Hair braiding, Bracelet making, Treasure hunt, Races / obstacle course, Musical entertainment, Slime making, Something else?
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Other contributors
We're pretty sorted for DJs and live acts (though don't let that stop you contacting me!) but I am inviting suggestions for other ideas / activities. In past years for example we've had whisky tasting and cocktail making which was hugely popular. Hit me with your ideas!
Contributors / performers get a half price adult weekend ticket + a one-day all-inclusive booze pass (value £95)
Please speak to John to outline what you’d like to propose before completing the sign-up form.