With festival season upon us, the UK is once again set for a summer filled with music across parks, warehouses, forests and city spaces. From long-standing favourites to new kids on the block carving out their own space, there’s plenty happening around the country.
Here’s our top picks for UK festivals in summer 2025.
Parklife
June 14-15 | Heaton Park, Manchester
One of the UK’s biggest metropolitan festivals celebrates 15 years in the city of Manchester with another merger of chart-topping headliners and club royalty. 2025 welcomes Peggy Gou, Bicep, Confidence Man, Skream & Benga, Mau P and many more.
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Hidden Festival
July 12 | Secret Location, Central Milton Keynes
Hidden Festival marks a new era with a 10,000-capacity site in Milton Keynes, featuring three stages curated by Hospitality, Abode, and Selecta. The lineup includes Eats Everything, High Contrast, Solardo, Oppidan, and P Money, offering a mix of drum & bass, house, tech house, garage, and bass.
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Beat-Herder Festival
July 17–20 | Dockber Farm, Sawley, Lancashire
Beat-Herder Festival returns to the Ribble Valley for a weekend of eclectic music and immersive experiences. With stages like Toil Trees and The Fortress, the festival offers a diverse lineup spanning electronic, dub, reggae, and more.
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Junction 2
July 25–27 | Boston Manor Park, London
One of London’s leading electronic festivals, Junction 2 is back at Boston Manor Park with a heavyweight lineup. Highlights for 2025 include Above & Beyond, Helena Hauff b2b Dax J, Deadmau5, 2ManyDJs b2b Palms Trax, and live sets from Mount Kimbie and Reinier Zonneveld. With its iconic industrial-meets-nature setting under the M4, it’s a three-day celebration of underground house and techno at its best.
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Paradise In The City
August 2 | Boston Manor Park, London
Jamie Jones brings his iconic Paradise brand to London for an all-day summer session in Boston Manor Park. The event features JJ himself alongside Hot Since 82, ALISHA, Franky Wah and East End Dubs, plus special guests still to be announced. Expect sun-soaked grooves, Funktion-One sound, and a strong community vibe.
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Teletech Festival
August 3 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre
Teletech Festival returns to its Manchester roots for an 18-hour techno marathon, showcasing a lineup that blends industry mainstays and rising stars. Attendees can expect high-octane sets from artists like blk., Basswell, and ALT8, alongside dynamic B2B performances such as Alex Farell B2B SIKOTI and Princess Elf Bar B2B Leaha Raxeller.
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Boomtown Fair
August 6-10 | Winchester
More than a festival, Boomtown is a fully immersive town with its own story and districts. Musically, you’ll find everything from jungle and reggae to techno and dubstep, with standout sets from Chase & Status, Flowdan, and SHERELLE.
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Houghton Festival
August 7-10 | Houghton Hall, Norfolk
Curated by Craig Richards, Houghton is a music purist’s dream. Known for its 24-hour music licence and carefully programmed sets, the 2025 edition includes Helena Hauff, Ben UFO, Shanti Celeste, and Nicolas Lutz across a weekend of deep, hypnotic grooves.
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We Out Here
August 14-17 | Wimborne St Giles, Dorset
A celebration of UK jazz, soul, broken beat and dance curated by Giles Peterson. Expect live performances from 4am Kru, KOKOROKO as well as DJ sets from Josey Rebelle and Antal. Plus, there’s yoga, wellness, talks and late-night sound systems.
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Creamfields North
August 21–24 | Daresbury, Cheshire
The UK’s flagship dance music festival returns with an unbeatable lineup for big-room fans. Headliners include Fisher, Eric Prydz, CamelPhat, and Miss Monique amongst many many more, all backed by colossal stage production and pumping sound systems.
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Lost Village
August 21–24 | Lincolnshire
An immersive experience that fuses music, art, theatre and gastronomy. Set in an abandoned woodland village, the 2025 edition features Four Tet, HAAi, Dixon, and Honey Dijon, with surprise sets and secret stages scattered throughout the trees.
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