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The best UK festivals in July 2026
Escape the sofa with our rapid-fire guide to the UK’s best fests this month – from palaces and parks to Lost Minds and Latitudes
Summer is short, and we’re getting you out of the house this July (even if we have to drag you). From thousands-strong singalongs to laugh-til-it-hurts live comedy, blow away the cobwebs with our quick-fire guide to 14 great UK festivals filling your weekends this month.
Blenheim Palace Festival
When is it? 27 June-4 July
Where is it? Woodstock, Oxfordshire
You don’t know the meaning of ‘atmospheric’ until you’ve experienced a show at Blenheim Palace’s Great Court. While architects John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor bring the eye-candy – check out those baroque pillars! – Katy Perry, Michael Bublé and more drop the tunes. The only way to make Blenheim more civilised is to book a Fortnum & Mason picnic hamper.
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TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival
When is it? 1-5 July
Where is it? Lytham Green, Lancashire
Who needs a hard sell when you’ve got a line-up this strong? Teddy Swims. Lauren Spencer Smith. Alanis Morissette. Skunk Anansie. Michael Bublé. Ronan Keating. We could just keep going like this. And all of it unfolding in a golden sunset on the banks of Lancashire’s picture-perfect Ribble Estuary. We can sense your hand creeping towards the booking link. Don’t fight it.
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American Express presents BST Hyde Park
When is it? 2-12 July
Where is it? Hyde Park, London
Sun’s out, big guns out at the Hyde Park summer spectacular that draws global megastars like wasps to an ice cream. This year’s galacticos might be the biggest yet, with Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, Duran Duran, Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi – twice! – all ready to flex their back catalogues. So charge up on street food, wash it down with something ice-cold, get yourself to the barrier and howl back every chorus.
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American Express presents Roundhay Festival
When is it? 3-5 July
Where is it? Roundhay, Leeds
There’s nothing better than hitting up a soon-to-be-iconic festival in its inaugural year and securing bragging rights for life. Held in the sprawling 700-acre Leeds park of the same name, Roundhay might be a newie for summer 2026, but with a solid-gold line-up topped by Pitbull, Lewis Capaldi and All Things Orchestral, you’ll never stop making your mates sick with jealousy with stories from the front row.
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Love Supreme Jazz Festival
When is it? 3-5 July
Where is it? Glynde Place, East Sussex
Saluted by The Telegraph as “the most spectacular jazz festival in the country”, Love Supreme makes you roughly 40% cooler just by stepping through the gates. This year’s jazz cats and soul sisters include Ezra Collective, Loyle Carner, De La Soul, The Temptations & The Four Tops, and Gabrielle. Meanwhile, to top up your zen there’s wellness sanctuary The Oaks – and the onsite Ottolenghi sure beats an old-school burger van.
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Kaleidoscope Festival
When is it? 11 July
Where is it? Alexandra Palace Park, London
Like an actual kaleidoscope, this North London festival is a thousand different events depending how you look at it. Maybe you’ll yuk it up with some comedy courtesy of Russell Kane. Kick back with cocktails as the kids take a circus skills workshop. Follow your nose to the award-winning street food vendors. And finally, dance in the laser lights as Rudimental top a bill including Groove Armada, MJ Cole and Black Grape.
Find Kaleidoscope Festival 2026 tickets here
Lost Minds
When is it? 11 July
Where is it? Newcastle Exhibition Park
You lot have been larging it at the North East’s biggest dance festival for five years – now Lost Minds 2026 toasts its half-decade milestone with essential sets from the world’s hottest DJs. The event’s motto is ‘forget what you know’, so whether you’re a first-timer or veteran, open your mind, then have it blown by bass-drops from headliners Holy Priest, Oliver Heldens and Ferry Corsten.
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Splendour In Nottingham
When is it? 18-19 July
Where is it? Wollaton Park, Nottingham
If being at a festival’s debut is cool, then equally brag-worthy is watching a legendary event bow out at the top of its game. Honestly, Wollaton Hall & Deer Park is so stunning that we’d go along just to feed Bambi and friends. But sealing the deal is this Nottingham fest’s typically brilliant line-up for the 2026 farewell, which includes indie royalty The Wombats, Primal Scream, Snow Patrol and Editors. Book a ticket, raise a glass.
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Cheese & Chilli Festival
When is it? 18-19 July
Where is it? Shalford Park, Guildford
You love cheese. You love chilli. And while the Cheese & Chilli Festival obviously features both of those things by the blissful mouthful, there’s plenty more besides at this family-friendly blow-out. From music, crazy golf and bubble parties to walkabout magic, cooking theatre and a mini fun fair, you’ll want to book both days just to cram it all in. Just be warned: only the most Teflon-mouthed should brave the Chilli Challenge.
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Klarna presents Latitude Festival
When is it? 23-26 July
Where is it? Henham Park, Suffolk
Can it really be 20 years since the legendary Latitude launched? Yes, it can, and there’s still no better way to spend a long weekend than ambling into Henham Park to max out on music, comedy, dance, theatre, poetry, literature, science and wellness. From Obelisk Arena giants David Byrne, Teddy Swims and Lewis Capaldi to Comedy Arena über-jesters Ross Noble and Sara Pascoe, bring your brain and dancing feet to the ultimate culture-binge.
Find tickets for Latitude 2026 here
Summer Nights
When is it? 27 July – 15 August
Where is it? Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow
Tell me more, tell me more? OK, well, Summer Nights is one of Scotland’s best-loved summer concert series, and the 2026 line-up might be the most mouthwatering in its 11-year history. Kicking off with odd-rock icons The Flaming Lips (possibly in furry rabbit suits), the full fortnight run will showcase everyone from MIKA, Suzanne Vega and OMD to Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Marti Pellow and Billy Ocean. Get yourself to Glasgow, by any means necessary.
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Audi presents Wilderness Festival
When is it? 30 July – 2 August
Where is it? Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire
You’ll definitely be tempted at Wilderness, whose four-day leisure-dump unclips your leash. For music lovers, there’s a bill headlined by Scissor Sisters, Carl Cox, The Last Dinner Party and SISTERS: curated by Annie Lennox. For foodies, there’s wine tasting, forest feasts and more. For your mind, there’s a lively programme of comedy, lectures and debates. And for your body, follow the windchimes to the Wandering Wild Sauna.
Find tickets for Wilderness 2026 here
Camp Bestival presented by Debenhams
When is it? 30 July – 2 August
Where is it? Lulworth Castle, Dorset
Would you like to watch Fatboy Slim, Bastille, Self Esteem and De La Soul in the sunkissed grounds of historic Lulworth Castle? This is a rhetorical question. You obviously want to do that. And that’s not all you’ll want to do, either, as you surf Camp Bestival’s cultural wave between yoga, meditation, trampolining, Northern Soul dance workshops and beekeeping (yes, beekeeping).
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Palace Bowl
When is it? 31 July – 16 August
Where is it? Crystal Palace Bowl, London
If you’re going to launch a brand-new London concert series, you should really do that with a bang. No worries there: Palace Bowl is ready to light the fuse on an eye-popping summer of nightly shows, kicking off with the beyond-iconic Grace Jones on 31 July, then keeping the legends coming with Tom Jones, Gary Numan, Lenny Kravitz and more.
