Rock Regeneration

Teddy Rocks, the music festival fighting children’s cancer, has announced the total raised as this year’s festival which took place at Charisworth Farm, Blandford, in May. The multi-award winning charitable music festival has raised an incredible £164,233. All funds raised are directed towards five children’s cancer charities, helping children and families who are going through treatment, and to support research into childhood cancer. 2025’s festival headliners included Punk Rock Factory, B*Witched, Peter Andre, and Portuguese-based Linkin Park tribute act Hybrid Theory.

The volunteer-led team running the festival are immensely grateful to those who turn out in their thousands each year to support the event. 2025 was the first time ever tickets have sold out, a huge achievement in a climate where festivals are struggling and regularly shutting up shop.

Festival founder, Tom Newton, commented: “2025 was a very special year for Teddy Rocks. It was the first year to sell out and was at a level we never thought possible when this all started back in a pub almost 15 years ago.”

Tickets are already on sale for the 2026 festival over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend and sales are up 60 percent on where they were this time last year. Campervan tickets are already 50 percent sold out.

Tom continued: “The festival is growing and we’re looking forward to planning bigger and better things each year. A huge thanks goes out to all the supporters, sponsors, artists, and volunteers who make this remarkable and special weekend happen every year.” During 2024, Teddy Rocks won the award for ‘Best Festival for Families’ at the UK Festival Awards. This was reflected in ticket sales for 2025, where family attendance was up by 30 percent.

Tom also commented: “We will never stop fighting to help the children that need our support. By supporting Teddy Rocks you are contributing to the most amazing charities enabling them to do crucial work. This is so much more than a music festival, it’s a real family.”

The five charities that benefit from the festival are Teddy20, Young Lives vs. Cancer, Bone Cancer Research Trust, George’s Rockstars, and Alfie’s Wish.

Tickets for the 2026 festival, taking place between Friday 1st and Sunday 3rd May 2026, are available now at teddyrocks.co.uk from £22.20 for children (aged 5 to 15) and £44.40 for adults.

Get 2026 tickets here.

Links
https://teddyrocks.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/TeddyRocksFestival