Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival & Museum

07/08/2026

The amazing Yesha blew us away at Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2026 with her voice and style, as part of The Peoples Army collective.

Yesha is putting on a Spe4k Up 4 Congo night on 17th August at The Upper Place in London N7.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speak-up-for-congo-tickets-1992702802725

A night of music, poetry and possibly dancers too, plus an open mic contest where two winners will get 3hrs of free studio time each :)

Featuring fellow Tolpuddle alumni logicarmy and plus many more great acts!

Raising awareness and money for orphan victims of the genocide in Congo.

A great night out for a worthy cause.

27/07/2026

Bristol people! Get yourselves out to watch Tolpuddle's new best friend Les Thomas at the Hen and Chicken on Tuesday 28 July.

Info below, get booking!!!

18/07/2026

17/07/2026

🚩 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭

📅 Saturday 18 July
🕧 12:45–13:45
📍 Fringe Tent — Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival & Museum
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, Dorchester Road, Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT2 7EH, GB

From Palestine to Sudan to Iran — and the list goes on — imperialism and permanent war are driving chaos across the region. Workers are paying the price: a deepening cost of living crisis, scapegoating of migrants and refugees, rising racism and fascism, climate disasters, and the state’s attacks on our movements.

But workers and communities are organising, resisting, and building solidarity across borders.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
• Hannah David (TUC SW Chair)
• Louise Regan (Palestine Solidarity Campaign Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK)
• Jamshid Ahmadi (CODIR - Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People's Rights)
• Khalid Sidahmad (MENA Solidarity Network)

17/07/2026

15/07/2026

Check this out! 👀

Brand new t-shirt collaboration from the Musicians' Union and LoveMusic HateRacism 👕

This fantastic new design by Ashton Attz celebrates working class music and community, with a big nod to Ska and Two Tone, and represents the ethos and ideals of the MU and LMHR ❤️🏁✊

The launch is on Tolpuddle weekend, and a QR code will be available at the MU stall for you to pre-order. Online sales go live on Friday at http://love-music-hate-racism-ltd.sumupstore.com

This is a strictly limited print run and they are expected to sell out very fast, so get yourselves over to the MU stall and get your orders in :)

13/07/2026

Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2026 are proud to present this year's limited edition Artists Compilation CD. Sixteen tracks donated by performers appearing at this year's festival, including some currently exclusive to this release, curated by Tolpuddle regulars, songwriters Robb Johnson (Official) & Steve White & The Protest Family, the album celebrates the solidarity unique to the festival, its performers and attendees.

Sales of the album will raise funds to support ALTafawk center 2 School in Jenin, Palestine 🇵🇸

The CD will be a limited edition of 200, minimum price £15, available from the Irregular Records stall in the Marquee on Saturday and Sunday, with a download version available for one day only, Bandcamp Friday September 4th - details from the Irregular Records stall.

Pop, politics, and practical solidarity – don’t go home without your copy! 😎

Robb, Steve, and some of the musical comrades who played on the recordings will perform two of the songs from the album live on the main stage on Sunday afternoon at 2pm when the march returns.

Our massive thanks to Beans on Toast Ms. Mohammed Calum Baird The Silver Darlings The Skimmity Hitchers Les Thomas Attila the Stockbroker The Blessed Crow Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes BatsFeet for contributing original tracks ✊❤️

12/07/2026