Sheep shearing, vegetable sculptures, afro punk bands and, er, a Wall of Death. It's a lineup so eclectic, it can only mean one thing: Lambeth Country Show is back.
The annual two-dayer pitches up for its 51st year in its usual Brockwell Park location on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025. In the region of 120,000 people are expected to show up.
What are they all here for? Anything and everything. For those unfamiliar with Lambeth Country Show, it's more or less south London sticking a cornstalk in its mouth, adopting a West Country brogue and channelling seriously rural vibes. There is livestock. There are beekeepers. There's an out-of-this-world vegetable sculpture contest.
BUT. You can't take the south London out of, well, south London — and every Lambeth Country Show is also packed with goodies that you won't find at your average pastoral get-together. Included on the 2025 line-up are:
- Live music galore on various stages, inc. gospel choirs, brass bands, orchestras, soul outfits and roots. 2025's main stage headliners include Loose Ends, YolanDa Brown and Steam Down (Sat) and Aswad and Johnny Osbourne (Sun)
- Workshops, inc. coding, dancing, Zumba and drumming
- Family fun, inc. a planetarium and Diggerland
- Animal hijinks, inc. sheep shows, beekeeping and birds of prey
- Jousting and other equestrian stunts from Les Amis d'Onno Equine
- The Original Wall of Death, in which fearless bikers race around a drum, inches away from onlookers
- The famous vegetable sculpture contest (some entrants are REALLY good)
- Bars and food stalls aplenty
That's just the tip of the iceberg. You could keep yourself entertained for two full afternoons/evenings, and not spend a penny (you can bring in your own food and non-alcoholic drinks).
While traditionally, the Lambeth Country Show has taken place in August, these days it's in early June. Tight council budgets mean it's cheaper to share infrastructure with the clutch of music festivals happening in Brockwell Park at that time (which not all locals are happy about).
Lambeth Country Show, Brockwell Park, 7-8 June 2025, 1pm-9pm free entry
