Rock & metal festivals in 2026
If your perfect weekend involves riffs instead of radios, you're in the right place. This collection rounds up rock and metal festivals for 2026 - from big-name headliners to heavier, niche gatherings. Use the filters to dial in the size, camping options and time of year that work for you, then start planning the road trip.
Download Festival
Castle DoningtonThe UK's premier rock festival returns to its legendary home at Donington Park for five days of heavy music. With 90+ artists ann...
Victorious Festival
South EastBloodstock
Catton ParkThe UK’s biggest independent metal festival, famous for huge production, legendary lineups and a fiercely dedicated community of...
2000 Trees
South WestUpcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Stendhal Festival
LimavadyA beloved independent Northern Irish festival blending live music, arts, workshops and a family-friendly atmosphere in a beautifu...
Blackthorn Music Festival
StockportA vibrant festival celebrating indie rock, breakthrough artists and Greater Manchester’s live music heritage.
Wildfire Festival
GirvanA fiercely independent Scottish rock and metal festival championing underground artists with a loyal grassroots community vibe.
EdgeFest
ScotlandBST Hyde Park
LondonNot a camping festival but a run of single-day headline shows in Hyde Park across three summer weekends, each built around one ma...
Isle of Wight Festival
NewportThe modern revival of the event that hosted Dylan and Hendrix in the late sixties, now a four-day fixture at Seaclose Park on the...
TRNSMT
GlasgowScotland's biggest city festival, filling Glasgow Green for three days each June since it stepped into the space T in the Park le...
LeeStock Music Festival
East of EnglandMaid of Stone Festival
MaidstoneA 5,000 capacity classic rock weekender in Maidstone's Mote Park, stacking around 40 bands over three days. The 2026 bill leans i...
Banff Castle Rocks
ScotlandEy Up Me Duck Festival
YorkshireFloat Along Festival
YorkshireMinety Music Festival
MinetyCharity-run festival with tribute acts and local bands in Wiltshire countryside.
Northern Kin
North EastRadar Festival
ManchesterAn indoor weekend of progressive and heavy music at Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse, curated for players as much as fans. The...
Slam Dunk Festival North
LeedsThe Leeds leg of Slam Dunk, staged at Temple Newsam the day after the Hatfield site with the same bill. Its roots are in Leeds, w...
Slam Dunk Festival South
HatfieldThe southern leg of the UK's biggest pop-punk and alternative day festival, held in the grounds of Hatfield Park the day before i...