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The Hope and Anchor, in Ulverston, hosted a weekend of entertainment under the global We Shall Overcome banner.
The event featured live music, DJ sets, poetry and the Daltongate pub even staged its first beer festival to help people affected by poverty.
More than 250 gigs took place across the UK, as well as in Australia, Canada and Ireland with a number of food donations received.
Organiser Joanne Steel said it was wonderful and she was grateful to all the people who supported the project. She said: “It’s important that we get the message to people who don’t understand what austerity is and to those who it may have passed by. A number of bands played for free, including the Red Shoes who are quite prolific and it was a massive success.
“It’s heartbreaking that people are starving and more definitely needs to be done about it.”
Several thousand musicians played during the three days, encouraging people to donate food for foodbanks or donate money to local homeless charities or other causes, on entry.
The line up included well-known Midlands folk veterans the Red Shoes, young indie rock band Blue Shift and classic rocker Eaten By Crocodiles.
The weekend concluded on Sunday with a handful of folk acts, poetry readings, DJ sets and the regular Bring Your Own Vinyl night.
More than 10 award-winning guest ales, lagers and ciders were brought in by the pub to mark its first beer festival and encourage further support for the event.
We Shall Overcome is led by musicians and promoters who want to do something practical to help people who are hit by poverty and homelessness.
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