Radical Bakers Summer Gathering 2025

Tickets are sold out for Summer Gathering 2025! You can get tickets for our 11-14th September Harvest Camp HERE.

Thursday 3rd July until Sunday 6th July 2025, at Crabapple Community near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, one of the UK’s oldest housing co-ops. Summer Gathering is a weekend filled with focused activities, along with professional bands on the Green Dragon Solar Stage. The Baker’s Arms café bar offers a delicious fully catered option. We keep our gatherings small and friendly and sell no more than 100 adult tickets. Workshops are taught by experienced and knowledgeable people and all courses are included in the ticket price.

Our workshops cover a wide range of sustainable living topics, with an emphasis on practical skills. There are around 130 hours of workshops at Summer Gathering. Streams include Green Technology, Textiles, Crafts and Nature, Self-Care and Community.

Textile Area

Sustainable Living Courses and Workshops in 2025

These are all the confirmed workshops for 2025. You can download this year’s Timetable HERE

A detailed timetable is available before the event, with an updated version posted on the chalkboard outside the Café. Some things fill up very quickly and only have limited spaces, our only advice is get here early! You can arrive from Thursday midday. The Gathering Introduction is Thursday at 8pm with live music, a bar and a relaxed atmosphere where you can meet people and unwind ready for the focused workshops. We really like people to come to this and stay for the weekend. The workshops begin on Friday 11am, with live music from 9pm. Saturday workshops start at 9am and run until 4pm. In the evening, test your animal knowledge with an Animal Quiz, followed by live music, a bar until midnight and a communal fire with acoustic tunes until 1am. Sunday workshops start at 10am, finishing at 5pm. Wind down with pizza from 6-8pm and the RB Cabaret and Open-mic on Sunday evening. You’re welcome to stay until 2pm on Monday.

Alongside scheduled workshops, enjoy the Baking Area, Camp Market, Bands, the Animal Quiz and tours of Crabapple. We also offer two daily sessions of organised children’s activities with Alicia, a Kid’s Baking Session with Jinny, and the Camp Games, including the Lemon Jousting Tournament and Rocket Stove Race. Don’t miss the popular Radical Bake-Off competition for the best sweet treats!

Our workshops involve practical skills and provide useful information to enhance your life and the lives of those around you. The Radical Bakers Workshops Archive offers a glimpse into past workshops with photos and links.

Music at Radical Bakers Summer Gathering 2025

On the Green Dragon Stage, we are delighted to host talented musicians and entertainers who bring their professional skills and passionate performances to our event. Radical Bakers features quality live music in the evenings and we would love it if you could make it to these chances to meet everyone.