The Arena

Campsite opening hours:
• Early Bird Ticket holders: 12:00 Noon on Wednesday 26th August 2026
• Weekend Ticket holders: 03:00 on Thursday 27th August 2026

After which the campsite is open 24 Hours, individuals can arrive at any time.
‍
Campsites close at 12:00 Noon on Monday 31st August 2026 for all ticket holders.

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

All times are subject to change.

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

With a weekend camping ticket, you can leave and re-enter the arena and campsites.

There are several bars in the Arena.

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

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

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

For food and drink trader enquires, 2026 applications have now closed.

There are tested drinking water points throughout the Arena which are free to use. If you notice any issue with our water points, let a member of staff know so that they can get it fixed.

We don’t have any official meeting points onsite, so when you do arrive arrange some key meeting points for if you happen to get lost. Try to choose locations that will not get too crowded and are easily located – day or night.

There is an Information Tent located in The Arena which can act as an excellent location and provide help locating any other areas.

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.

‍

Pepsi MAX presents 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.