The Arena

Arena:

• Thursday 26th August 2026: 17:00 – 00:30
• Friday 27th August 2026: 11:00 – 00:30
• Saturday 28th August 2026: 11:00 – 00:30
• Sunday 29th August 2026: 11:00 – 00:30

All times are subject to change.

With a day ticket, once you leave you cannot re-enter the arena.

With a Weekend Camping ticket, you can leave and re-enter the arena and campsites.

With a Weekend Non-Camping ticket, once you leave you cannot re-enter the arena that same day.

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Only food for personal consumption can be brought into the Arena.

We only allow sealed water under 500ml, as well as empty reusable plastic and metal bottles of any size into the Arena.

Please refill your empty bottles at the water points inside the Arena for free.

For 2027 food trader enquires, please apply HERE

For drink trader enquires, check back for 2027 applications.

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There are tested drinking water points throughout the Arena which are free to use. If you notice any issue with our water points, please let a member of staff know so that they can get it fixed.
Hot Water is available from your Campsite Manager Hub and AIR Hubs.

Entry into Campsites
We do not have bag restrictions for first time entry although, we advise packing as light as possible. Please take note of our full list of prohibited items (in ‘What You Can and Can’t Bring’ category above).

Arena
We strongly advise you do not bring a bag into the Arena as there will be long queues while all bags are searched. If you do wish to bring a bag, please ensure that it is no bigger than A4 sized 8.27”x11.69”. There is a limit of one A4 sized bag per person permitted into the Arena.

You and your bag maybe subject to a search upon entering the campsites and arena. CCTV is in operation throughout the festival site. Please be patient if there are longer queues than normal. We request that you cooperate with any security requests and searches.

Leeds Festival is a cashless festival. All food, drinks/beverages and merchandise will be cashless. Cash machines will NOT be available at this year’s festival.