The Warm Up

THE WARM-UP — Free Alcohol-Free Community Festival
Join us on Saturday 25th July 2026, 10am–6pm at Flowerpot Playing Fields, Exeter for The Warm-Up — a free community festival bringing together music, arts, football, workshops, wellbeing, food and family-friendly activities.
This is an alcohol-free event created by Our Pitch CIC, where football, the arts and wellbeing meet on common ground. Our Pitch exists to make inclusive, free community events that bring people together and open up routes into sport, creativity, volunteering and local opportunities.
Expect a full day of live music and performance, including:
Free Minds Collective
Tin Sandwich Seb
Drums4Health
Shumba Arts
Well Raver
Altered Earl
Jess McAllister
Mad Robin Band
Juliet Dubieniec
Sam & Alex — MIDI DJs
There will also be:
Open mic
Jamming space
Acro-yoga
Macramé with Denia
Craft workshops
Baby massage
Plant ID workshops
Casual football games
Kids activities
Flower crown workshops
Circus and street performers
BBQ
And more to be announced
The day is about bringing people together in a welcoming, creative and safe space — whether you come for the music, the football, the workshops, the community, or just to enjoy a free day out in the park.
Free entry
Alcohol-free
Family-friendly
Everyone welcome
With thanks to our partners, collaborators and supporters:
Music in Devon Initiative
The Source / The Source Studio
Exeter College
Exeter City Community Trust
University of Exeter
Shumba Arts
Showbitz
First Aid 4 Sport
For more info or to get involved, contact:
[email protected]