08/07/2026
**ACOMBFEST** - well the dust has settled and finally I've got out from the bar to see the amazing artwork for myself including this amazing piece by .......and I think the whole of Acomb is feeling pretty smug with it's recent glow up......we wanted to take this opportunity to thank some people:
Thanks to the Art Of Protest team for organising this event and bringing all the local businesses together as well as the world class artists as well as putting plenty of money behind the bar this weekend!
Thanks to RARE who organised the art exhibition that is on going until 16th August bringing some of the UK's best artists to our wall. spAm and are the brains behind the operation!
Extended thanks to aka Lofty for spinning tunes Friday and Saturday alongside a host of great guests.
Thanks to Alice from for her Saturday morning workshop.
We are a big fan of local musicians and enjoyed all of the live music Saturday including Charlie Swainston Amy & Rob Craig Long and of course what a night Saturday was with Melting Pot full house....any videos of the music please tag us in so we can share!
Thank you to Acomb artists our local talented artists who hosted Sunday morning pebble painting where we were all blown away by the amount of people that turned up for this!
Thanksto those who kept you and us fed Philly’s Wood Fired Pizza York and YUZU Street Food
Huge thanks to the staff Charlie Gray Nathan Hebblethwaite .collinson08 Olivia Carter Finley Chaplin Elliot Cole for grafting non stop all weekend especially Will who was with me to the death at 5am Monday morning!
And as ever the biggest thank you goes to you! Each person who popped in for a pint or more, brought a glass back to the bar amongst a sea of people, ate, sand and danced with us! If it was your first time or just your usual time we appreciate every single one of you and thanks to you we love what we do! For anyone who visited please check out our stories to leave feedback on the event in hope of securing funding to bring Acombfest back next year!