Blenheim Palace to host lavish new summer festival featuring Katy Perry, Teddy Swims and Pete Tong

The new music and arts celebration launches in 2026 to promise world-class performances, regal surroundings and Fortnum hampers…

A new high-class contender is joining the UK’s festival circuit next summer, with the launch of the Blenheim Palace Festival 2026 – a celebration of music and the arts set within the stately grandeur of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock.

Promising a “premium open-air concert like no other”, organisers say the event will merge world-class performances with the elegance of one of Britain’s most famous heritage sites. First announced headliners Katy Perry, Teddy Swims and Pete Tong will bring pop, soul and Ibiza classics to the palace grounds, which will surely go down very well indeed with the 12th Duke of Marlborough, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, and his family, who will no doubt be watching from the balcony.

The festival will open on Saturday 27 June with Tong’s orchestral reimagining of club anthems, joined by DJs Sarah Story and Danny Rampling. Teddy Swims and rising star Lauren Spencer Smith take to the stage on Tuesday 30 June, before Katy Perry closes the series on Wednesday 1 July with her first UK headline performance in several years. And that’s just the first wave, with more names expected soon.

As you’d expect for such a lavish setting, the VIP options are suitably boujee, including a grand banquet dining experience with a formal drinks reception in the Long Library, a private bar in the Orangery, or just a simple Fortnum & Mason picnic hamper on the lawns.

Organisers are positioning the event as a new highlight on the summer calendar – part concert series, part cultural showcase – designed to blend music, heritage and atmosphere in an unforgettable setting. The festival’s location, a UNESCO World Heritage site with over 300 years of history, adds an extra layer of spectacle to the launch, staking a claim as Britain’s most luxurious new live event.