Festival Style in United Kingdom

Outfit guides for 27 British festivals, from We Are FSTVL to Lost Village.

27Festivals
22Cities
May–AugustSeason

United Kingdom has 27 festivals in this guide, spread across 22 cities. They run in May, June, July and August, and festival-day temperatures range from 18°C (64°F) to 23°C (73°F), with nights down to 10°C (50°F). That range is the reason there is no single "United Kingdom festival outfit". The answer changes by month and by site.

13 carry a high rain risk, which makes waterproof footwear a requirement rather than a precaution.

The ground matters as much as the sky. You will find open field, city park, industrial site, forest, city streets, mountain and beach, which puts waterproof boots at the top of the list for most of these events. 18 of the 27 have camping on site, so outfits have to survive living in a bag on the ground for several days.

Stylistically the crowd here leans camping, costume, boho and indie. Notting Hill Carnival is the largest of them at around 1,000,000 people, and it sets the tone the smaller ones react to. None of that is a dress code. It is what you will see, which is worth knowing if you would rather blend in or deliberately not.

27 festivals

All festivals in United Kingdom

Festival dressing in United Kingdom: FAQ

It depends on which one and when. Festival days in United Kingdom range from 18°C (64°F) to 23°C (73°F), with nights down to 10°C (50°F), so a light base plus one carryable warm layer covers most of them. 13 of these festivals have a high rain risk, so add a packable shell and waterproof footwear for those.

The festivals in this guide run in May, June, July and August. Exact dates are set by the organisers each year. Check the official site of the festival you are going to before booking travel.

Down to about 10°C (50°F) at the coldest of these festivals. That is cold enough that a jacket you can carry all day is worth the inconvenience.

18 of the 27 festivals listed here have camping on site: Glastonbury Festival, Download Festival, Isle of Wight Festival, Latitude Festival, Secret Garden Party, Kendal Calling, 2000trees, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival, Creamfields, Boomtown Fair, Green Man Festival, End of the Road Festival, Wilderness Festival, Shambala Festival, Boardmasters, Bloodstock Open Air, Lost Village. Camping changes what you pack. Outfits in sealed sets, separate sleep clothes, and a second pair of dry shoes.

Waterproof boots for the field sites, and never anything new. You will walk 15.000 to 30.000 steps a day, and footwear is the only garment that can end your weekend early.