South East festivals in 2026

Reading and Leeds Festival is the UK's premier twin festival experience, taking place simultaneously across two iconic locations....

Huge immersive festival built like a living city with countless venues and multi-genre programming.

Rock festival at Portsmouth waterfront (August 28-30, 2026). Headliners across three days plus afternoon special guests including...

The Human League, Kim Wilde, Soul II Soul & The Proclaimers headline Rewind South. 80s fancy-dress camping at Henley, 21-23 Aug....

Boogietown is returning in 2026. More details to be announced soon.

FeastyFest 2026 lineup: Ellie Sax, The Dunwells, Beatles Dub Club, Forever Jackson & Jodie Yang Cooper. Street food, demos, live...

Jazz, soul and funk weekender with world-class artists and relaxed camping in the Sussex countryside.

Focus, Gong & Curved Air headline. Progressive rock, jazz and world music at Mount Ephraim Gardens, Canterbury, 21-23 Aug 2026.

A beautiful one day folk celebration at Hatfield House featuring world class traditional and contemporary folk artists in a relax...

Step into an enchanted world at the New Forest Fairy Festival, where magic comes alive in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Th...

Intimate family camping festival at Great Higham Farm, Sussex. Music, storytelling and arts for children and parents over the May...

Summer evening festival with tribute acts and family entertainment by the coast.

Nature-rooted spiritual and wellbeing festival with workshops, live music and family activities.

Hampshire

The UK's vegan family camping festival, 3,000 capacity in Hampshire. Plant-based food, forest school activities and live music ov...

Volunteer-run village festival in Clifton with folk, blues and country on outdoor stages raising money for local causes.

World music and transformational gathering at Braziers Park featuring Aboriginal performances, African drumming, South American c...

Alcohol-free camping festival in Kent celebrating conscious community, plant-based food and self-expression. Five days of rejuven...

Berkshire

Reggae Land is a reggae festival scheduled for 2026. Details about location, dates, and lineup are yet to be announced.

Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris & The Cure headlined 2026. Britain's oldest rock festival at Newport, Isle of Wight.

Arts and music festival at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire; July 30 - August 2 with Annie Lennox curating Sisters takeover benefiting...

Oxfordshire

Boutique Americana, country & roots festival at Eridge Park, Kent. On hiatus since 2024 - no 2025 or 2026 event. Watch their site...

Indie and alternative rock festival held at Hill Farm, Oxfordshire from July 23-26, 2026. Established platform for emerging and e...

Woodland festival mixing electronic acts with family-friendly activities and lakeside vibes.

High-energy house and electronic day festival in Surrey.

Dr. Feelgood, Skinny Lister & The Delicate Sound of Pink Floyd. Free 3-day community festival on the Thames, Wallingford, 4-6 Sep...

Uriah Heep, Saxon and The Wildhearts top 40 bands at this 5,000-cap classic rock weekender in Maidstone's Mote Park. Family campi...

Ms Dynamite, Orbital and Gentleman's Dub Club headline this 2,500-cap ecology and wellness festival in Ashdown Forest. Wild swims...

A prestigious six-day international showjumping and showing event at Hickstead, West Sussex, confirmed for 21-26 July 2026 with a...

Premier equestrian showjumping event at Hickstead All England Jumping Course, West Sussex. British Derby, Nations Cup and interna...

National showjumping championship at Hickstead, West Sussex, across two weeks in September 2026. Free entry to grounds.

Lauren Daigle, For King & Country and CeCe Winans headline the UK's biggest Christian music festival at Wiston Estate, South Down...

Four-day CCI4* international eventing competition at Blenheim Palace grounds, featuring dressage, cross country and showjumping....

HNB Heavy Horses, Viking Reenactors & BBMF Flypast at this two-day steam and country fair. Smiths Fields, Bloxham, Banbury, 27-28...

Two-day electronic music festival at Stanmer Park; Friday September 26 features house and techno; Saturday September 27 is bass-h...

Four-day boutique electronic and house festival at Walkern Hall, East Hertfordshire, one hour north of London. Now in its ninth y...

Soul, funk and jazz camping festival at Ardington and Lockinge Sports Club, near Wantage, Oxfordshire. Bank Holiday weekend, 28-3...

Curious Pastimes Event 1 is a multi-day LARP event held over the May Bank Holiday weekend at Paccar Scout Camp, Chalfont St Peter...

Curious Pastimes Event 3 is a 3-day high fantasy LARP event running 17-19 July 2026 at Paccar Scout Camp, Chalfont St Peter, Buck...

Mythical and faerie-themed arts and music festival at Alfriston Campsite in East Sussex; celebration of pagan culture and folk tr...

Richard Thompson, Soft Machine and Turin Brakes join Fairport Convention in Cropredy for three days, one stage, and camping in th...

Not-for-profit folk, Americana and roots weekend at Claydon Estate, Buckinghamshire. 2,000 capacity with camping included, late A...

The Goodwood Festival of Speed runs 9-12 July 2026 at Goodwood House near Chichester, confirmed live with days already sold out....

Goodwood Revival is a three-day historic motorsport event held at Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, celebrating racing cars...

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Proclaimers & Kula Shaker headline. Two-day music festival at Stoke Park, Guildford, 4-5 Jul 2026.

Republica, The Brass Funkeys & Saidi Kanda headlined 2026. UK's largest Mardi Gras: 350 gigs across 30 venues in Hastings each Fe...

Open-water swim weekend on the Thames with lakeside music, yoga and family activities in Henley-on-Thames.

A six-day international dressage competition (CDI/CPEDI) at Hickstead's All England Jumping Course featuring elite competitors, O...

Iron Maiden headline a curated five-band rock festival on July 11, 2026 at Knebworth Park, with camping from July 10-12 and volun...

Jack Up The Summer is a two-day music festival held at Retro Staycations glamping site in Ryde, Isle of Wight, featuring live ban...

Three-day agricultural county show at the Kent Showground in Detling, Maidstone, running 3-5 July 2026. A large-scale event with...

Marvellous Festivals is a family-friendly tribute music festival held at Dinton Pastures Country Park near Reading, running 17-19...

Menhirs Fate Event 2 is a high-fantasy festival LARP running Friday to Sunday at Dadford Road Campsite near Silverstone, Buckingh...

Intimate electronic music and wellness festival at Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Low-impact camping and sustainability focus, 23-25...

Multi-day folk and acoustic music festival at Powells Farm near Romsey; July 1-5 with 20+ traditional and contemporary folk acts.

Royal Windsor Horse Show is a major annual international equestrian event held in the grounds of Windsor Castle, running for four...

Vieux Farka Toure, Zawose Queens & Heliocentrics headline 4 nights camping in woodland near Deal, Kent. Global beats and alt-folk...

We Have Ways Fest is the UK's leading Second World War history festival, hosted by historians James Holland and Al Murray, featur...

A two-day outdoor steam and vintage show at Shores Green, Witney, running 18-19 July 2026. Attendee camping is available at £35 p...

Wickham Festival is a four-day music and arts festival running 30 July to 2 August 2026 near Wickham, Hampshire, with on-site cam...

Wilde Realms is an active Dark Fantasy LARP system running weekend events at Rosswood Scout Camp, Herne Bay, Kent. Event 2 "Oil a...

A weekend dark fantasy LARP at Rosswood Scout camp in Herne Bay, Kent, running 18-20 September 2026 with on-site camping and a de...

A dark fantasy LARP weekend running October 23-25 2026 at Rosswood Scout Camp in Herne Bay, with participants camping on site and...

20th anniversary two-day open-air music festival at The Leys Recreation Ground featuring multiple stages and a diverse lineup spa...

The Woodcote Rally is a two-day steam, vintage and veteran transport show celebrating its 60th edition on 11-12 July 2026 in Wood...