Festivals 2016

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Welcome to the biggest 2016 festival guide! Find the latest summer festival lineups, news, tickets and information; use our festival search to find your perfect festival! We've got some fantastic festival competitions and of course get the cheapest music festival tickets!

Fancy a big festival such as Reading or Leeds with something for everyone or do you prefer a dance festival like Creamfields, South West Four or Time Warp? We've got 100s of festivals in Europe to pick from.

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Boutique / Grassroots festivals

These small festival gems are the hidden wonders of the festivals world. Just big enough to satisfy your musical needs without being over commercial. (view more)

Family Friendly festivals

Kids are welcome at these festivals, and they often provide entertainment areas for the young ones. (view more)

Rock / Metal / Indie Music festivals

Festivals that mainly feature Rock/Metal/Indie music artists. Highlights include Leeds and Reading festivals and Download. (view more)

Dance Music festivals

Festivals that mainly feature dance music artists. Whether you're into House music, Drum + Bass, EDM or Trance, Dance Music festivals often have a wide range of music genres with major headline acts. (view more)

Mainstream / Pop Music festivals

Festivals that feature a wide variety of pop music artists - expect well known names from the charts and radio. (view more)

Budget festivals

Tickets for these festivals are £100 or less - ideal if you're on a budget! (view more)

Overseas festivals

Looking for sunnier weather? These overseas festivals should suit the bill with their sunnier climates. (view more)

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About the Skiddle Festival Guide 2016

Skiddle are the UK's biggest events guide, with 1000's of events to pick from. Our festival tickets guide is available all year round, featuring the best music festivals in the UK and Europe. Check out lineups, festival ticket info, travel details from our up-to-date guide, maintained by a team of in-house editors.

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