Join us for a festival of outdoor activities, camping, courses, live music, films, talks and more. Our not-for-profit festival with all proceeds going to Alpkit Foundation. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏

Every order opens the outdoors for someone new

Join us for the best outdoor weekend of the year. Big Shakeout Festival, 25 - 27 September 2026. A festival of outdoor activities, camping, courses, live music, films, talks. And, of course, delicious food and drinks with your favourite people. Tickets are live online now. All proceeds go to the Alpkit Foundation.
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Start planning your festival weekend Most festival-goers attend 2 - 3 School of Adventure courses over the weekend. There's plenty of activities to choose from. Find your own adventure, and keep an eye on the SofA page for updates - more courses will be added in early April.
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Opening the outdoors
The Alpkit Foundation helps remove barriers to the outdoors - funding grassroots initiatives that bring adventure, learning, and wellbeing to those who need it most. Big Shakeout is a not-for-profit festival where all proceeds go directly to Alpkit Foundation. Every ticket helps open the outdoors for someone new.
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Setting seeds for local outdoor discovery "Alpkit Foundation grants towards first aid training and equipment allow us to continue running outdoor activity sessions through the winter. Over the last 5 years this support has helped me deliver over 550 run/walk/cycle activities face to face to over 5,000 participants and growing!" Learn how Running Seeds are helping people discover local green spaces.
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Our Founding Principles
Outdoor Brand Of The Year 2026 TGO Magazine