Join Take Art and the Ham Hill Rangers to celebrate Chill on the Hill’s 5th year of Creativity, Community and Celebration!
Expect a Somerset, summer celebration of creativity and feel-good arts including live performances, workshops, circus, music, local food, and fun for the whole family.
Set against the stunning backdrop of Ham Hill Country Park, the event has become a highlight of Somerset’s cultural calendar, bringing communities together to celebrate local food, wellbeing, nature and the arts.
Please note that we’re doing things a little differently this year by spreading across two sites: Ham Hill Visitors’ Centre and the Millennium Stones.
Festivities begin from 10am at Ham Hill’s new Visitors’ Centre, with creative workshops and activities whilst aerial and arco balance workshops (for children) take place at the Millennium Stones. A lively Birthday procession of music and sound will commence at 12.30pm from the Visitor’s Centre making its way through the country park to the Millennium Stones for the afternoon programme.
Visitors can enjoy:
We’ve got a jam-packed programme of performances, workshops, and creative activities throughout the day including:
Morning activity at the Ham Hill Visitors’ Centre (10am – 12pm)
Morning activity at the Millennium Stones (10am – 12pm)
Afternoon activity at the Millennium Stones (from 12pm)
You can register your attendance now by donating whatever you can (however big or small). All donations go back into bringing more to the programme and the day’s events. We are asking £1 per person or more if you are able.
Time spent in nature and the arts can do wonders for our wellbeing, helping us slow down, reconnect, and… chill! So please, donate what you can.
We will have a range of drop-in activity and creative workshops at the Visitor’s Centre between 10am – 12.30pm ahead of our Birthday procession to the Millennium Stones and then in the afternoon throughout the programme.
Workshops which are pre-bookable (with a small fee attached) are listed below. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Workshops at the Visitor’s Centre: Click to book
Bike Wheel Drum making workshop with Drum Runners: 10am – 10.30am
Bike Wheel Drum making workshop with Drum Runners: 10.45am – 11.15am
Bike Wheel Drum making workshop with Drum Runners: 11.30am – 12.00pm
Workshops at the Millennium Stones: Click to book
Aerial workshop with Cirque de Silk: 10am-11am
Aerial workshop with Cirque de Silk: 11.15am – 12.15am
Aerial workshop with Cirque de Silk: 1pm-2pm
Acrobalance workshop with Ghingo Duo: 10am – 11am
Acrobalance workshop with Ghingo Duo: 11.15am – 12.15am
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We are delighted to welcome back Somerset’s sensational circus company this year – Pirates of the Carabina, perform their brand-new show for 2026, On The Shoulders, a new outdoor aerial circus show celebrating the power of women to inspire, support and lift us up.
Beautiful, surprising and unlike anything else you'll see this summer. Three multi-skilled performers blend aerial, circus, dance, puppetry, verbatim theatre and live music, performed in, on and around a spectacular giant female puppet. On The Shoulders brings humour and beauty to the real stories of women living in the South West, exploring our collective strength and intergenerational connection.
A production by Pirates of the Carabina, the award-winning creators of Flown and Pirate Taxi. Supported by Arts Council England.
We can’t wait to see you there and be part of our BIG, BIRTHDAY BASH!
What to bring?
Keep your eye on all of our social channels for updates and information about the event day. We will also send you ‘all you need to know’ when you book your ticket for Chill on the Hill 2026 and keep you informed of any updates!
