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.

Skiddle Staff

Last updated: 26th 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!

Burn It Down Festival

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!

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Lindisfarne 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

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End Of The Road

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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

Existance Festival

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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Soul Town Festival

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

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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.

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Jazz on Wick

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

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Opulence

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

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Mucky Weekender

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

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Run Away presents OUT RUN FESTIVAL

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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

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Reminisce 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

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FLY Festival Edinburgh

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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

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Equinox

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.

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Float Along Festival

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