Skiddle's big fat festival guide: UK edition - September
Emo, soul, indie, DnB, punk, dance, pop, metal, house, jazz, psytrance, UKG, and more - fest season isn't over yet! Here are the best September festivals in the UK.
Last updated: 26th Aug 2026
Originally published: 12th Aug 2026
Festival season isn't over just yet!
While August, arguably the most popular month for UK fests, has passed, there are still some stunners to come.
For our final Big Fat Festival Guides (check out our European one too!), we've got rundowns of the best festivals in September for you.
Among the best in the UK, we've got emo havens, indie paradises, hard techno chaos, a multi-venue jazz takeover, small and trippy vibes, house music at a castle, gatherings with nostalgic artists, wonderfully strange independents, and more.
For one last hurrah, one last chance to discover your new favourite artists, and one last dance, mosh, rave, or crowdsurf, check out the best UK festivals in September below - and remember, there's still some tickets left!
When: Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th September 2026
Where: multiple venues in Torquay, England
Big names: Vukovi, Drug Church, Speed (no barrier set), Stick To Your Guns, Locked Shut, As It Is, The Meffs, Pintglass, unpeople, Defiance, Meryl Streek
Award-winning multi-venue fest Burn It Down is one for all the emo, hardcore, metal, alt, and rock fans. Famous for booking smaller acts who blow up shortly after, alumni include Static Dress, Boby Vylan, Deaf Havana, Guilt Trip, Nova Twins, Wargasm, Loathe, Being As An Ocean, Panic Shack, and more. If you want to get destroyed in the pit, surrounded by lovely, friendly people, get to Burn It Down - easily one of the best September festivals!
Find tickets for Burn It Down Festival
When: Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th September 2026
Where: Beal Farm in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Big names: Faithless, Razorlight, The Proclaimers, Soul II Soul, Elvana, Utah Saints, Professor Green, Heather Small, Tide Lines
Find tickets for Lindisfarne Festival
End Of The Road
When: Thursday 3rd - Sunday 6th September 2026
Where: Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset, England
Big names: Pulp, CMAT, Mac DeMarco, Super Furry Animals, Fat Dog, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Beverly Glenn-Copeland
When: Thursday 3rd - Sunday 6th September 2026
Where: Charlton Park in Malmesbury, England
Big names: Act One, Neutron, Dr Fractal, 4D, Green Nuns of the Revolution, Trypnautic, 1200 Micrograms, Nikki S
Originally scheduled to happen in June this year, we're buzzing that Existance is back! An intimate gathering, around 2,000 people are expected to hit up the psytrance fest over the weekend. Now in its fourth year, you can expect fractal decor, loads of friendly faces in the crowd, incredible sound systems, the genre’s best DJs from the UK and Europe, a selection of arts and crafts, food and drink stalls, and pure psytrance bliss.
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When: Saturday 5th September 2026
Where: Croydon Road Recreation Ground in Beckenham, London, England
Big names: The Commodores, Wet Wet Wet, The Spinners, Sugarhill Gang (ft. Melle Mel & Scorpio Furious 5), Eternal, Kenny Thomas, Odyssey
Find tickets for Soul Town Festival
Psych Fest - Brighton, Manchester, Edinburgh
When: Friday 4th / Saturday 5th / Sunday 6th September 2026
Where: multiple venues in Brighton, England / Manchester, England / Edinburgh, Scotland
Big names (Manchester): The Beta Band, Stereolab, Ty Segall, Angine De Poitrine, Working Men's Club, Billy Nomates, Model/Actriz, Anna Von Hausswolff, Allah-Las, Bdrmm
Psych Fest is a multi-venue day festival that started in Manchester. Expanding to include Edinburgh and Brighton, the festival boasts music often from the weirder side of things at some of the best venues in each city, plus films, art, talks and workshops, and food stalls. It's easily one of the best festivals in September, with many loyal fans counting down the days until its return.
Find tickets for Manchester Psych Fest
When: Saturday 5th September 2026
Where: multiple Hackney Wick venues in London, England
Big names: D Double E ft. Zenel (jazz x grime set), The Mouse Outfit, Constance Power, Jas Kayer (tribute to Tony Allen), Esa Williams, James Massiah, Ego Ella May, Eliane Correa, Tara Lily, Ziggy Zeitgeist Trio
When: Saturday 5th September 2026
Where: Lumley Castle in Chester-le-Street, near Durham
Big names: Groove Armada (DJ), Eats Everything, Sam Divine, Todd Terry, Alison Limerick (live), Danny Howard
When: Thursday 10th - Saturday 12th September 2026
Where: Vicarage Farm in Winchester, England
Big names: Goldie (live), David Rodigan, Dub Pistols, Gentleman's Dub Club, Dutty Moonshine Big Band, Roni Size, Children of Zeus
Find tickets for Mucky Weekender
Run Away presents OUT RUN FESTIVAL
When: Saturday 12th September 2026
Where: Kent County Showground in Maidstone, England
Big names: TeeDee, Dr Banana, Oden & Fatzo, Sammy Porter, Tommy Phillips, Kepler, Izzy
Find tickets for Run Away presents OUT RUN FESTIVAL
When: Saturday 12th September 2026
Where: Sherdley Park in St Helens, England
Big names: Basshunter, Julie McKnight, K-Klass, Blackout Crew, Dream Frequency, Vengaboys, Baby D, Andy Whitby
Find tickets for Reminisce Festival
When: Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th September 2026
Where: Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland
Big names: Franky Rizardo, Sammy Virji, Luke Dean, Interplanetary Criminal, Kerri Chandler (live), Omar+, Chaos in the CBD, Obskur B2B Alisha
Find tickets for FLY Festival Edinburgh
When: Thursday 17th - Monday 21st September 2026
Where: Scholey Park in Coningsby, England
Big names: Nicky Blackmarket, Dreadzone DJs, Blyth Power, Inner Terrestrials, The Orb, Ozric Tentacles, Heist, Kenny Ken, IC3, Taxman
All about celebrating music and art, Equinox boasts over 100 artists spanning all sorts of genres, including punk, folk, DnB, psytrance, and more. For the people and not the profit, the end-of-season party will see fire shows, six stages of music, workshops, healing areas, and so much more, uniting the Equinox family once again.
Float Along Festival
When: Saturday 26th September 2026
Where: multiple venues in Sheffield, England
Big names: White Lies, Sprints, Warmduscher, Opus Kink, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, TTSSFU, Grandmas House, Nuha Ruby Ra, Gia Ford, Spanish Horses
Second Speed Accelerate Festival
When: Saturday 26th September 2026
Where: Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead, England
Big names: DJ 2QWIK2GRUV, Vieze Asbak B2B KLOFAMA, Kobosil, Onlynumbers, Jowi B2B Yoshiko, Winson, Nikolina, Datsko
Find tickets for Second Speed Accelerate Festival
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