Hardwick Festival will not go ahead next year as bosses says they are "unable to bring everything together" for 2026. Organisers, who posted the sad update on social media on Friday, November 7, have said they will be back when the time is right.

Over the years the festival, which takes place in the stunning surroundings of Hardwick Hall, in Sedgefield , has seen acts such as Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, Nile Rogers & Chic, Becky Hill and Rag'N'Bone Man take to the stage. Festival-goers flock from across the region and further afield.

But organisers say it's been "tough" to get ticket sales where they need to be and sales haven't matched the team's ambitions. Since its humble beginnings 12 years ago, Hardwick Live has grown from a one-day event to a three day festival.

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