UK Music Festivals 2026: What are your alternatives next season as Glastonbury takes a fallow year?

• In the absence of Glastonbury in 2026, several UK music festivals are preparing to step up with their line-ups next season.
• But what is taking place and when, among the numerous festivals that are scheduled to take place so far?
• Here’s our guide to what’s ahead for your 2026 festival season, and the list will no doubt continue to grow.

You might find yourself slightly flush with a bit more money ahead of the 2026 music festival season, since there, sadly, won't be a Glastonbury next year.

The Somerset behemoth is taking its mandated (and well-deserved) fallow year, leaving a gaping hole in the summer calendar and, more importantly, freeing up a significant amount of disposable income for hundreds of thousands of people.

But rather than seeing this as a lost summer, we see it as an unprecedented opportunity.

The absence of Glastonbury means the competition for ticket sales is fiercer than ever, pushing the UK's other festivals to deliver their best, most diverse, and most ambitious line-ups to date.

This guide is your essential, and ongoing, roadmap to the 2026 festival season. We've vetted the entire UK festival landscape, compiling a definitive list essential festivals and concert series—from the intimate, strategically important local gems like Moovin Festival to the global megastar platforms like BST Hyde Park.

We've broken down every event by season, providing confirmed acts, dates, and ticket status, ensuring you know exactly where to reinvest that Glastonbury budget - and with more announcements to come and a few new festivals popping up, bookmark this page as there will be updates throughout the year.

Here is your ultimate guide to the 2026 UK festival season.

UK Music Festivals in 2026 - current events announced

January - March

Rockaway Beach Festival

• Dates: January 2 - 5
• Location: Butlins Resort, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
• Confirmed Acts: Soft Play, Public Image Ltd, Dry Cleaning, Idlewild, Inspiral Carpets, Antony Szmierek and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Passes are available to purchase today.

Celtic Connections

• Dates: January 15 - February 1
• Location: Various venues, Glasgow, Scotland
• Confirmed Acts: Skerryvore, Rokia Koné, Sharon Shannon, Buena Vista All Stars, Fantastic Negrito, Grant-Lee Phillips and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Bookings are currently open to the range of events taking place in 2026.

Beat the Streets

• Dates: January 25
• Location: Various venues, Nottingham, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

C2C: Country to Country

• Dates: March 13 - 15
• Location: London The O2, Glasgow SSE Hydro, and the SSE Arena Belfast, UK & Ireland
• Confirmed Acts: Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn, Zach Top, Scotty McCreery, Russell Dickerson, Drake Milligan and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival

• Dates: March 25 - 28 (tentative)
• Location: O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Ritual Union Bristol

• Dates: March 28
• Location: Various venues, Bristol (Electric Bristol, Rough Trade, Strange Brew), England
• Confirmed Acts: KEO, Ninajirachi (Afterglow), KAVARI, Ain't, Brian Nasty and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

April - May

London International Ska Festival

• Dates: April 2- 4
• Location: Various venues, Camden, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: Misty In Roots, The Cimarons (Celebrating Rock Against Racism 50th Anniversary) and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Manchester Punk Festival (MPF)

• Dates: April 3 - 5
• Location: Various venues, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
• Confirmed Acts: Dead To Me, Strike Anywhere, Lightyear, Chewie, Dave Hause and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Terminal V Festival

• Dates: April 18 and 19
• Location: Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Confirmed Acts: Sara Landry, Klangkuenstler, Restricted Mall Grab, Anetha x DJ Gigola, Clara Cuvé, East End Dubs, Somewhen x Otta, Paige Tomlinson and more
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Ticketing sign-ups are currently taking place.

Cheltenham Jazz Festival

• Dates: April 29 - May 4
• Location: Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Liverpool Sound City

• Dates: May 2 and 3
• Location: Various venues, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
• Confirmed Acts: Jalen Ngonda and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Mint Festival

• Dates: May 2 and 3
• Location: Newsam Green Farm, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Ewan McVicar, Enzo Siragusa, Shanti Celeste, Max Dean, Silva Bumpa and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Pre-sale tickets currently availalbe.

Sounds From The Other City

• Dates: May 3
• Location: Multiple locations in Salford, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Focus Wales

• Dates: Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th May 2026
• Location: Various venues, Wrexham, Wales
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Are You Listening?

• Dates: May 7 - 9
• Location: Various venues, Reading, Berkshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No - but you can sign up for the waiting list ahead of their on-sale date.

The Great Escape (TGE)

• Dates: May 13 - 16
• Location: Various venues, Brighton, East Sussex, England
• Confirmed Acts: Sistra, Madra Salach, Girl Group, Iska Benjamin, Girl Tones and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Get Together

• Dates: May 16
• Location: Kelham Island, Sheffield, England
• Confirmed Acts: Fat Dog, The Horrors, Erol Alkan, Deadletter, Lime Garden and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Bearded Theory

• Dates: May 20 - 24
• Location: Catton Park, Walton upon Trent, Derbyshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Pixies, Skunk Anansie, Garbage, CMAT, Stewart Lee, Peter Hook and the Light, Goldie and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Radio 1's Big Weekend

• Dates: May 22 - May 24
• Location: Herrington Country Park, Sunderland
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

GALA

• Dates: May 22 - 24
• Location: Peckham Rye Park, Peckham, London, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Pre-sale tickets are currently available.

Show Of Hands

• Dates: May 22 - May 24
• Location: Gilcombe Farm, Gilcombe, Bruton, England
• Confirmed Acts: Lady Wray, Submotion Orchesta, General Levy featuring TC & The Groove Family and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Love Saves The Day Festival

• Dates: May 23 and 24
• Location: Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton, Bristol, City of Bristol, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Earlybird tickets are currently availalbe through sign-up.

Slam Dunk Festival (North & South)

• Dates: May 23 (South) & May 24 (North)
• Location: Hatfield Park and Temple Newsam, Hertfordshire / Leeds, England
• Confirmed Acts: Good Charlotte, Sublime, Knocked Loose, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Dot to Dot Festival (Bristol & Nottingham)

• Dates: May 24 and 25
• Location: Various venues, Bristol and Nottingham, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Earlybird tickets currently available.

Cross The Tracks

• Dates: May 24
• Location: Brockwell Park, Brixton, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: Little Simz, Kokoroko, Channel One, Obongjayar and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

City Splash Festival

• Dates: May 25
• Location: Brockwell Park, Brixton, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Pre-sale sign-ups are currently available.

Red Rooster Festival

• Dates: May 28 - 30
• Location: Euston Hall, Thetford, Suffolk, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

AVA Festival

• Dates: May 29 and 30
• Location: Titanic Slipways, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Wychwood Festival

• Dates: May 29 - 31
• Location: Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Kaiser Chiefs - more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

The Mighty Hoopla

• Dates: May 30 and 31
• Location: Brockwell Park, London, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: Lily Allen, Scissor Sisters, Teddy Swim, Pete Tong and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets go on general sale November 14.

June - August

Forbidden Forest

• Dates: June 4 - 7
• Location: Belvoir Castle, Woolsthorpe Rd, Grantham
• Confirmed Acts: Sub Focus, Michael Bibi, MK, Girls Don't Sync, DJ EZ, Pendulum DJ, Hannah Laing, Dr Banana, Holy Priest, SHY FX, Chris Stussy and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

State Fayre

• Dates: June 26 - 28
• Location: Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex
• Confirmed Acts: Kings of Leon, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts, The Lumineers, The Black Crowes, Elvis Costello and more, with more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are set to go on pre-sale November 26 and 27, before general sales begin November 28.

Roundhay Festival

• Dates: July 3 and 4
• Location: Roundhay Park, Mansion Lane, Leeds, England
• Confirmed Acts: Pitbull, Kesha (July 3), Lewis Capaldi (July 4)
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

TK Maxx Presents Lytham Festival

• Dates: July 1 - 5
• Location: Lytham Green, Lytham, Lancashire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Pet Shop Boys, Pitbull, Teddy Swims, Lil Jon, Lauren Spencer Smith and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Belsonic

• Dates: June 1 - 30
• Location: Ormeau Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Confirmed Acts: Def Leppard, The Cure, Pitbull, Teddy Swims, Sonny Fodera, Lil Jon, Extreme.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Splendour 2026

• Dates: July 18 and 19
• Location: Wollaton Hall & Deer Park Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
• Confirmed Acts: The Wombats, Snow Patrol and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

LIDO Festival

• Dates: June 20
• Location: Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: Maribou State, Kelis, Folamour, Theo Parrish B2B Moodymann and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Hampton Court Palace Festival

• Dates: June 10 - 21
• Location: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
• Confirmed Acts: OMD, Pete Tong Ibiza Classics, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are now available.

Download Festival

• Dates: June 10 - 14
• Location: Donington Park, Derbyshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, Linkin Park, Architects, Bad Omens, Cypress Hill and more
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Meltdown

• Dates: June 2026
• Location: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: Curator TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Moovin Festival

• Dates: June 12 - 14
• Location: Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Forest Live 2026

• Dates: June 17 - June 27
• Location: Delamere Forest/ High Lodge, Thetford Forest/ Westonbirt Arboretum/Cannock Chase
• Confirmed Acts: Billy Ocean, Garbage, Skunk Anansie, Deacon Blue, McFly, Ricky Astley and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are set to go on sale on November 14

Margate Summer Series

• Dates: June 26 - July 17
• Location: Dreamland, Margate, Kent, England
• Confirmed Acts: The Streets, The Human League, Bananarama
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Isle of Wight Festival

• Dates: June 18 - 21
• Location: Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England
• Confirmed Acts: Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris, The Cure, Wet Leg, The Last Dinner Party, Sex Pistols ft. Frank Carter and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Africa Oye Festival

• Dates: June 20 and 21
• Location: Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Earlybird tickets are currently available.

Parklife Weekender

• Dates: June 20 and 21
• Location: Heaton Park, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

BST Hyde Park

• Dates: June 20 - 16 July
• Location: Hyde Park, Park Lane, Kensington & Chelsea, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: Lewis Capaldi, Pitbull, Kesha, Garth Brooks, Maroon 5 and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Bristol Sounds

• Dates: June 23 - 28
• Location: Bristol Harbourside, Canons Marsh Amphitheatre, Bristol, England
• Confirmed Acts: The Kooks, OMD, The Streets and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available for The Kooks and OMD.

Outbreak Festival

• Dates: June 26 - 28
• Location: B.E.C Arena, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
• Confirmed Acts: Alexisonfire, Basement, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed, Converge and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Blenheim Palace Festival

• Dates: June 27 - July 1
• Location: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1UL
• Confirmed Acts: Katy Perry, Teddy Swims, Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics, Neil Young and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale?: Tickets are now on sale.

Glasgow Summer Sessions

• Dates: June 28 - July 4
• Location: Bellahouston Park, Paisley Road West, Glasgow, Scotland
• Confirmed Acts: Pitbull, Teddy Swims, My Chemical Romance.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

New Forest Folk Festival

• Dates: July 1 - 5
• Location: Powells Farm, Plaitford, Nr Romsey, Hampshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Skerryvore, Fisherman’s Friends, Seth Lakeman Band, Merry Hell, Steve Knightley and the Winter Yards Band and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

2000trees

• Dates: July 8 - 11
• Location: Upcote Farm, Withington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Alkaline Trio, PUP, Cancer Bats, Glassjaw, Lambrini Girls and more (including to be announced).
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

TRNSMT Festival

• Dates: June 19 - 21
• Location: Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland
• Confirmed Acts: Lewis Capaldi, Kasabian, Richard Ashcroft, CMAT and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: General ticket sales to commence November 14.

Wireless Festival

• Dates: July 10 - 12 (tentative)
• Location: Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters Road, London, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Love Supreme Jazz Festival

• Dates: July 3 - 5
• Location: Glynde Place, East Sussex, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

The Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival

• Dates: July 10 - 12
• Location: Moseley Park and Pool, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

In the Park Festival Newcastle

• Dates: July 10 - 12
• Location: Leazes Park, Newcastle, England
• Confirmed Acts: Paul Weller and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets for Paul Weller are currently on sale.

Kasabian @ Finsbury Park

• Dates: July 4
• Location: Finsbury Park, Endymion Rd, Haringey, Greater London, England
• Confirmed Acts: Kasabian and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Lost Minds

• Dates: July 11
• Location: Exhibition Park, Newcastle, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

HebCelt Fest

• Dates: July 15 - 18
• Location: Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Latitude Festival

• Dates: July 23 - 26
• Location: Henham Park Estate, Beccles, Suffolk, England
• Confirmed Acts: David Byrne, Lewis Capaldi, Teddy Swims, Self Esteem, The Last Dinner Party and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

WOMAD

• Dates: July 23 - 26
• Location: Neston Park, Atworth Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Bloodstock

• Dates: August 6 - 9
• Location: Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Saxon, Lamb of God, Judas Priest and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Gloworm

• Dates: August 7 - 9
• Location: Thoresby Park, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Boomtown Festival

• Dates: August 12 - 16
• Location: Matterley Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Kneecap, Madness, Scissor Sisters and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

ArcTanGent

• Dates: August 19 - 22
• Location: Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin, Somerset, England
• Confirmed Acts: Igorrr, Pertubator, Oathbreaker and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

All Points East: Outbreak Fest

• Dates: August 23
• Location: Victoria Park, London
• Confirmed Acts: Deftones, Idles, Amyl and The Sniffers, Esdeekid, JPEGMAFIA, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, Basement, Wisp, Deafheaven, Show Me The Body and more TBA.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Reading and Leeds Festival

• Dates: August 27 - 30
• Location: Little Johns Farm, Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England/Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets to Leeds and Reading are currently available.

Shambala Festival

• Dates: August 27 - 30
• Location: Secret location near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Creamfields

• Dates: August 27 - 30
• Location: Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: Faithless, Swedish House Mafia, Underworld and more to be announced.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

All Points East

• Dates: August 28 and 29
• Location: Victoria Park, London
• Confirmed Acts: Tyler, The Creator, Rex Orange County, Turnstile, Mariah The Scientist, Daniel Ceasar, Baby Keem, Dijon and more.
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Victorious Festival

• Dates: August 28 - 30
• Location: Southsea Seafront, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

September - December

End of the Road Festival

• Dates: September 3 - 6
• Location: Larmer Tree Gardens, Blandford Forum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Rock N Roll Circus

• Dates: September 4 -6
• Location: Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No

Moseley Folk & Arts Festival

• Dates: September 4 - 6
• Location: Moseley Park, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

Manchester Psych Fest

• Dates: September 5
• Location: Various venues, Manchester, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Earlybird tickets currently available.

Down at the Abbey

• Dates: September 12 and 13
• Location: Reading Abbey Ruins, Reading, Berkshire, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: No - but a waiting list is now available.

Reminisce Festival

• Dates: September 12
• Location: Sherdley Park, St Helens, Liverpool, England
• Confirmed Acts: TBA
• Are Tickets On Sale Yet?: Tickets are currently available.

All information is correct as of the time of publishing.

This list will be updated and maintained, with new festivals and announcements added periodically throughout 2025 and 2026.