Spending 3-days in a random field will always have its place. But sometimes, we all want to enjoy 12 hours of revelry while also being able to spend the Sunday curing the inevitable hangovers in our own beds in the safe knowledge that Domino’s Pizza is just a phone call away.
With that in mind, here are some of the best UK Day Festivals on offer in 2026.
Field Day
Festival: Field Day
Location: Brockwell Park, London
Dates: Saturday 23 May 2026
Acts: Floating Points, RAW SILK, Joy Orbison, Eliza Rose and more
Field Day has a long held a reputation for bringing some of the biggest names in pop, rap, electronica and more to parks and warehouse spaces all across London. Now based in Brockwell Park, South London, its 2025 edition saw the likes of Jungle, Modeselektor, James Blake, Jayda G and many more perform across multiple stages in the heart of the UK capital.
Stay tuned for line-up announcements coming soon.
Wide Awake
Festival: Wide Awake Festival
Location: Brockwell Park, London
Dates: TBC
Acts: TBC
A beacon for leftfield pop, modern indie and rock, Wide Awake has quickly become a much-loved summer staple for people with mullets who are much cooler than you. Highlights from 2025 included a stand-out headline performance from arguably the most talked about band of last year in KNEECAP, alongside slots from Irish country songstress CMAT, Canadian electroclash act Peaches and indie four-piece English Teacher.
Stay tuned for line-up announcements coming soon.
Love to be…
Festival: Love to Be…
Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire
Dates: Saturday 5 September
Acts: TBC
Love to be… has been a longstanding UK house music institution since its inception in 1994. Now, what began as a record label and party during the height of 90s dance music has grown into a brand that takes over festival stages across the UK each year. One of its events is Love to be… Harrogate, which will return in 2026 for its annual celebration of house music.
Incineration Festival
Festival: Incineration Festival
Location: Camden, London
Dates: 2 May 2026
Acts: Blood Fire Death, Grave Miasma, Fuming Mouth, Afsky and more
Set across the sprawling streets and venues of Camden, Incineration Festival is a one day honouring of all things metal. Featuring loud crowds, even louder guitars, pyro and more than a few mosh pits, Incineration Festival is a must for, as the festival describes, anyone with an ‘unpure soul’.
Slam Dunk
Festival: Slam Dunk
Location: Leeds and Hatfield
Dates: 23 May (Hatfield), 24 May (Leeds)
Acts: Good Charlotte, Knocked Loose, Sublime, Taking Back Sunday and more
Although technically set over two-days, Slam Dunk hosts the same line-up in both the north and south of England over the May bank holiday weekend. And what a line-up it is, with alt-pop icons Good Charlotte, Knocked Loose, Malevolence, Dashboard Confessional and many more playing this absolute must visit festival for the emo and pop punk faithful.
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