MUSIC FESTIVALS IN 2026

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Music festivals in 2026

Planning your year around live music? This is your starting point. We've pulled together our favourite music festivals for 2026 - from huge, multi-stage monsters to intimate weekenders with brilliant line-ups. Filter by vibe, size and month to find something that actually fits your life, not just your FOMO.

Fezzy covers over 400 music festival events across the UK in 2026, running from May through to late September at every scale from stadium-sized headliners to intimate boutique weekenders. Download at Donington Park and Reading and Leeds anchor the rock and mainstream end of the summer. Parklife in Manchester, Creamfields in Cheshire and Boardmasters in Cornwall lead the dance and lifestyle end of the calendar. WOMAD in Wiltshire and Tramlines in Sheffield represent the mid-size specialist circuit. Use the genre, size and month filters to find the right weekend for you.

516 festivalsJuly to September 2026Biggest: Notting Hill Carnival (2,000,000 cap)Electronic · Rock · Folk · Indie
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13-16 Nov 2026

Bangface Weekender

Skegness
Festival

Bangface Weekender 2026 - hard dance and rave at Butlin's Skegness. Drum & bass, jungle, breakbeat. 13-16 Nov. Accommodation pack...

HardcoreBreakcore
Tickets
13-15 Nov 2026

Shiiine On Weekender

Minehead
Festival6,000 cap

Shiiine On Weekender 2026: 13-15 Nov, Butlin's Minehead. Happy Mondays, Feeder, Inspiral Carpets, 808 State, The Bluetones. 80 ac...

IndieBritpop
Tickets
Hidden Gem
Hidden gem1,000 cap

UK's largest new music festival. Huddersfield, 20-29 Nov 2026. Riot Ensemble, Nik Bärtsch & Ensemble Resonanz. Tickets on sale now.

Classical/Contemporary
Tickets
27-30 May 2027

Ascendancy Festival

UK
Festival

A four-day music festival with a campsite included in four-day ticket options.

23-25 Jul 2027

ButeFest

UK
Festival

A community-focused island music festival with live bands, workshops, wellness sessions and activities for families.

2-5 Jul 2027

Camp and Dance

UK
Festival

An adults-only social dance weekender with modern jive, West Coast swing, tango, blues fusion, line dancing, Pilates, camping and...

Social dance
13-16 Aug 2027

Camp Kindling

UK
Festival

A family adventure camp in Kent with outdoor activities, live music, theatre, comedy and camping options.

25-27 Jun 2027

Campfest

UK
Festival

Family festival at Driffield Showground offering three days of music, entertainment and camping.

Music and camping festival
28 May - 1 Jun 2027

ClubFest

UK
Festival

Music and outdoor festival at Sandringham Estate with activities, touring and tent pitches, and furnished bell-tent glamping.

Music and outdoor festival
18-19 Sept 2027

Country Boots Festival

UK
Festival

A country music weekend at Driffield Showground, combining live music, rodeo entertainment and public camping.

7-8 Nov 2026

Damnation Festival

Manchester
Festival

Europe's largest indoor extreme music festival. 2026: Nov 7-8, BEC Arena, Manchester. Lineup TBA.

MetalDeath Metal
Tickets
27 Jul - 7 Aug 2027

Dance Camp Wales

UK
Festival

A ten-day community dance camp in a field, with dance workshops, yoga, arts and crafts, music, performances, camping circles and...

Dance, music and community
13-22 Nov 2026

EFG London Jazz Festival

London
Festival

EFG London Jazz Festival 2026: 13-22 Nov, 30+ London venues. Goldie, Samara Joy, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Ben Folds, Kronos Quartet.

JazzContemporary Jazz
Tickets
9-10 Jul 2027

Fi.Fest

UK
Festival

Family-friendly music festival with live performances and activities.

Family music festival👨‍👩‍👧
27-29 Aug 2027

Free Fest UK

UK
Festival

Three-day community festival with live music, family entertainment, food, stalls and camping.

Community music and family festival👨‍👩‍👧
23-24 Jul 2027

Gadabout Festival

UK
Festival

A family music festival at High Hall Farm, with a weekend of live performances and multi-night camping.

17-20 Jun 2027

GemFest

UK
Festival

Four-day dance music festival with camping and a multi-genre programme.

Dance music festival
23-27 Jun 2027

Glastonbury Festival

UK
Festival

Multi-day music and arts festival at Worthy Farm, with public camping included in the full-weekend ticket.

Music, arts and performing arts festival
27-29 Aug 2027

Goatfest

UK
Festival

Live music festival in Codicote, Hertfordshire.

Live music festival
11-13 Jun 2027

Gower Folk Festival

UK
Festival

A folk music weekend at Weobley Castle Farm, with live performances, family activities and on-site camping.

25-27 Jun 2027

Heartland Festival

UK
Festival

A Perthshire music festival featuring more than 40 artists, with family activities, on-site camping and a glamping village.

Festival

A country, bluegrass and Americana festival in the Cumbrian countryside, with tent camping, glamping and live-in vehicle options.

28-30 May 2027

Kindred Spirits Festival

UK
Festival

Family-friendly music festival with weekend camping tickets.

Family music festival👨‍👩‍👧
23-25 Jul 2027

Lazydays Festival

UK
Festival

A summer music festival in Southend’s Priory Park, bringing live performances and a relaxed park setting to the Essex coast.

Music festivals month by month

October

7 festivals
1-4 OctOsberton International Horse TrialsWorksop · Equestrian
3-4 OctDirt Fest Off Road FestivalWetherby · Off-road running & gravel cycling
3-7 OctLittle Downham Horse TrialsEly · Equestrian
9-11 OctOrion Sphere Event 16 - DominoAshby de la Zouch · LARP
24-25 OctTetworth Horse TrialsSandy, Cambridgeshire · Equestrian

November

5 festivals
7-8 NovDamnation FestivalManchester · Metal
13-16 NovBangface WeekenderSkegness · Hardcore
13-22 NovEFG London Jazz FestivalLondon · Jazz
13-15 NovShiiine On WeekenderMinehead · Indie
20-29 NovHuddersfield Contemporary Music FestivalHuddersfield · Classical/Contemporary

January

2 festivals · already run for 2026
15 Jan - 1 FebCeltic ConnectionsGlasgow · Folk
21-26 JanMicroBurnWales · Burning Man–style community

February

1 festival · already run for 2026
13-17 FebHastings Fat TuesdayHastings · Multi-genre

March

4 festivals · already run for 2026
13-15 MarC2C: Country to CountryLondon · Folk
13-15 MarSouthport WeekenderBognor Regis · Soul
20-22 MarLincolnshire Horse TrialsLincoln · Equestrian
27-29 MarUKLTA Recon 2026Coventry · LARP

April

12 festivals · already run for 2026
2-6 AprNantwich Jazz FestivalNantwich · Jazz / blues
3-5 AprManchester Punk FestivalManchester · Punk
4-4 AprStockton CallingStockton-on-Tees · Indie
11-12 AprVintage Weekend, Gloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayToddington · Steam & Vintage
18-19 AprBTCC Donington Park April 2026Derby · Motorsport
18-19 AprTerminal VGlasgow · Electronic
18-18 AprYork Blues FestivalYork · Blues
+4 more in April → all April festivals

May

84 festivals · already run for 2026
1-4 MayAbbey Hill Steam RallyYeovil · Steam & Vintage
1-3 MayBonfestKirriemuir · Rock
1-4 MayCrossover FestivalCalverton, Nottinghamshire · Folk
1-4 MayLorien Trust Spring MootSpondon, Derby · LARP
1-3 MayTeddy Rocks FestivalBlandford · Rock / pop
2-2 MayIncineration FestivalCamden, London · Metal
2-3 MayLiverpool Sound CityLiverpool · Indie
+76 more in May → all May festivals

June

76 festivals · already run for 2026
1-28 JunGlasgow West End FestivalGlasgow · Music
3-7 JunHidden Door FestivalEdinburgh · Arts
4-7 JunForbidden ForestGrantham · Electronic/Dance
4-6 JunRoyal Cornwall ShowWadebridge · County Show
5-9 JunAn Experience FestivalAbbots Ripton · Electronic
5-7 JunCurious Pastimes Event 2Shifnal · LARP
5-6 JunLive on the WyeWales · Community music & outdoor fun
5-7 JunTangled Roots FestivalSouth West · Folk & world music (in woodland)
+68 more in June → all June festivals

July

146 festivals · already run for 2026
12-12 JulFunk Up The FarmBude · Bass music
1-5 JulLytham FestivalLytham · Multi-genre concerts
1-5 JulNew Forest Folk FestivalSouth East · Folk and acoustic music
2-5 JulBritish F1 GPSilverstone · Motorsport
2-6 JulElementary FestivalA transformative gathering with workshops, DJs, live acts and woodland camping at Braziers Park. · World Music
2-5 JulFolk In A FieldSwaffham · Folk
2-5 JulFormula 1 Pirelli British Grand PrixSilverstone · Motorsport
2-5 JulGate to Southwell FestivalEast Midlands · Roots
+138 more in July → all July festivals

August

102 festivals · already run for 2026
31 Jul - 9 AugSpirit of AwenNorth Nibley · Folk
1-2 AugCambridge Folk FestivalCambridge · Folk
5-9 AugBoardmastersNewquay · Surf & music
5-8 AugEquifestGrantham · Equestrian
5-9 AugLakefestEastnor · Family-friendly multi-genre music festival
6-9 AugBack2 FestivalEast Midlands · pop, dance, club classics
6-9 AugBloodstockWalton-on-Trent · Metal
6-9 AugBrecon Jazz FestivalBrecon · Jazz
+94 more in August → all August festivals

September

50 festivals · already run for 2026
2-13 SeptAll England September TourHickstead · Equestrian
3-6 SeptBellingham All AcousticBellingham · Acoustic / folk
3-6 SeptBurghley Horse TrialsStamford · Equestrian
3-6 SeptEnd Of The RoadSouth West · Multi-genre
3-5 SeptLindisfarne FestivalBerwick-upon-Tweed · Independent music & arts
4-6 SeptBunkFestWallingford · Rock
4-6 SeptDidmarton Bluegrass FestivalCirencester · Bluegrass
4-6 SeptEdgeFestScotland · Rock
+42 more in September → all September festivals

FAQs

When are the next music festivals?

The next music festivals are Wilde Realms Event 4: The Sacrifices We Make (23-25 Oct), Tetworth Horse Trials (24-25 Oct), Damnation Festival (7-8 Nov).

What is the biggest of the music festivals?

Notting Hill Carnival is the biggest of the music festivals in our directory, with a capacity of around 2,000,000.

How many music festivals are happening in 2026?

Fezzy lists 516 music festivals for 2026, running July to September 2026. New events are added as they are announced.