Taking place again at Thornbridge Outdoors in Derbyshire, tickets are now up for Worker Co-op Weekend 2026!
workers.coop members get £10 off event tickets.
We expect the programme to include opportunity for business networking, peer learning, regional and sector meet-ups, alongside open space and the chance for co-op development advisors to connect.
Attendees will be able to catch up with where the federation is at, meet its new members and connect with individuals from the 5 forming worker co-ops on the new worker co-op accelerator programme, Own The Future @evag. More on that soon.
We expect sessions on the history and future of the worker co-op movement, international solidarity, and how worker co-ops connect with wider social, environmental and political movements. For Own The Future participants, there’ll be additional sessions.
There will be time for relaxing, with movement-based activities, music and campfires, and opportunities to explore the site’s beautiful natural setting or go wild swimming.
We’ll be building on what we’ve done to make the Worker Co-op Weekend accessible, we expect bursaries, there will be childcare and we hope another minibus service. Get in touch if you can help out with driving from London or Glasgow/Edinburgh.
Help organise the Worker Co-op Weekend
Events group - if you’d like to help shape and deliver the Worker Co-op Weekend, come along to the next organising meeting on 30th March 11am-12pm. Looking for member support particularly around programme formation and content.
Volunteers during weekend - looking for a group of 6 dedicated volunteers to help with tasks (set up, pack down, general support, also facilitation and photography). If you can commit to a few hours during the event, sign up here.
And as always, pitch in during the event – in the DIY spirit of the Worker Co-op Weekend, there’ll be a sign-up sheet for tasks at the welcome tent.
Can your co-op…
Donate food and drink
Sponsor the bar
Sponsor the kid’s programme
Get in touch with solidarity@workers.coop
