Three iconic sporting venues, four local charities, one night to stand alongside people facing homelessness.
The Northampton Hope Centre has today announced the Big Sleep Out 2027, a county-wide night of fundraising and awareness for people experiencing homelessness and hardship across Northamptonshire. The event is being delivered in partnership with Northampton Saints Foundation, Steelbacks Foundation and Northampton Town FC Community Trust
On Friday 5 March 2027, participants will bed down for the night at one of three of the county’s best-known sporting venues:
• Sixfields Stadium, home of Northampton Town Football Club
• DPD Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, home of Northampton Saints
• The County Ground, home of Northamptonshire Steelbacks
The Hope Centre is calling on residents, businesses, schools, community groups and sports fans to take part. For one night, participants will gain a small insight into the reality of sleeping rough, while raising vital funds to keep essential support running throughout the year.
The campaign was officially launched at DPD Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens at 10am on Monday 9 November 2026. Partners and supporters heard first-hand why the event matters, the impact homelessness is having on communities across the county, and how everyone can get involved.
Brandon Eldred, organiser of the Big Sleep Out, said
“The Big Sleep Out is about bringing Northamptonshire together to stand alongside those facing homelessness and poverty. By uniting the county’s leading sporting foundations and community organisations, we can make a real difference to the people who need support the most.
We want individuals, families, businesses and community groups from every corner of Northamptonshire to join us on 5 March 2027 and help us create the biggest Big Sleep Out our county has ever seen."
Money raised will be shared between all four partner organisations.
Northampton Saints Foundation, Steelbacks Foundation and Northampton Town FC Community Trust will each use their share to support the work they deliver in communities across Northamptonshire, making the Big Sleep Out a shared effort for the whole county.
Representatives from all four organisations spoke at the launch, setting out their support for the campaign and how their communities can help make it a success.
Event Details
Date: Friday 5 March 2027
Time: Arrival from 6pm to set up, sleep out from 8pm to 8am on Saturday 6 March.
Venues: Sixfields Stadium, DPD Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens or The County Ground.
To sign up to the Big Sleepout and to support NTFC Community Trust by sleeping out at Sixfields, visit https://northamptonhopecentre.org.uk/big-sleepout-2027/ and select Sixfields Stadium as your chosen stadium.