Author: Jack Needham

The festival is set to take place 3-6 September in Dorset.

The festival association has said that 20 UK festivals have been cancelled, postponed or taken a fallow year so far in 2026.

The festival was set to take place 3-4 July at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park for its inaugural year.

This year’s event, powered by Festival Insights, will take place on 1 December at Manchester’s DIECAST – and festivals can enter now.

This year’s multi-venue festival is guest curated by Squid, Shabaka and Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller.

Co-founder Matt Thomas and trustee Claire Haffenden on the vital need for music industry support.

The free community festival takes place on 18-19 July at the St Osyth Priory, Clacton-on-Sea.

More than 260 new additions have been unveiled for the Northamptonshire festival.

More than 30 acts have been added to the festival’s 2026 line-up.

The festival from the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and The National Lottery will host more than 2,000 artists across over 400 grassroots venues, it says.