RecoverFest

RecoverFest is set to return in 2026 bigger and better than ever, with the free, community-led festival taking place at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Sunday 6 September 2026. Get your free tickets now!
Backed by Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, the event is organised and delivered by STaRS (Staffordshire Treatment and Recovery System), a partnership of leading recovery organisations including MPFT Inclusion, BAC O’Connor, Betterway Recovery and Chase Recovery.
Other organisations involved in supporting the initiative include Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol Service (CDAS), delivered in partnership by WithYou and BAC O’Connor, and Stoke Recovery Service (SRS), delivered by The O’Connor Gateway Trust.
The festival aims to reduce stigma around substance dependency and recovery, while celebrating the positive, aspirational aspects of sober and substance-free living. Programming will span wellness and movement, creative arts, family-friendly activities, live music and powerful storytelling from individuals with lived experience.