A List of the Best UK Family Festivals in 2024
Joanna Armah-Kinson 
An (almost) comprehensive list of the best UK family festivals in 2024. Use this list to find the perfect childrens festivals for your kids.
A Comprehensive List of UK Family Festivals in 2024
Can you take kids to festivals? Of Course, you can!
I love taking my kids to festivals, but I also understand that not all festivals love them being there.
And I know that some festivals cater for kids better than others.
This comprehensive list contains all of the best UK family festivals in 2024. I've only included festivals that embrace, rather than just tolerate kids. And if you are worried you'll find it overwhelming or meaningless because you have no idea of which festival you should go to, I can help you out there too. I've got a great FREE download that will help you work out what your family wants from a festival and to discover which festivals offer it.
Ready?
If you already know when you want to go to a festival, use these links to jump straight to that month:
I'll be regularly updating this list so if you have any comments or festivals you'd like including, add a comment below or drop me an email, joanna@familyfestivalplanner.com.
Child Friendly Festivals in May 2024
3-5th Teddy Rocks, Dorset
10-11th Highest Point, Lancaster
17-19th Mountain Festival, Keswick
19th Totfest, Yorkshire
23-26th Bearded Theory, Catton Park, Derbyshire.
23-26th Shindig, Somerset.
23-26th Knockengorrah, South West Scotland.
24-26th In it Together, Port Talbot.
24-26th Devauden Festival, Monmouthshire.
24-27th Elderflower Fields, Sussex.
30-1st Red Rooster, Suffolk.
30-2nd Wavelength Spring Classic, Devon
31-1st ShyneFest, Surrey
31-2nd Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham.
31-2nd The Great Estate, Cornwall.
Family Friendly Festivals in June 2024
7-9th Kite Festival, Oxford.
9th Totfest, Suffolk
13-16th Beardy Folk, Hopton Court Shropshire.
13-16th Eden Festival, Lockerbie.
14-16th Solas Festival, Perthshire.
20-21 Isle of Wight Festival, Isle of Wight.
21-22 Morley Festival, Norfolk.
21-23 Goldcoast Oceanfest, North Devon.
21-23 Vanlife Fest @The Hall, North Yorkshire.
22-23rd Africa Oye, Liverpool.
22-23rd First Light Festival, Lowestoft.
23rd Totfest, Berkshire
26-30th Glastonbury, Somerset.
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Family Festivals in July 2024
4-7th Gate to Southwell, Nottingham.
5-6th Alderfest, Shropshire.
5-7th Camper Jam, Weston Park.
5-7th Timber, Feanedock, The National Forest.
5-7th Nibley, Cotswolds.
5-7th Love Supreme, East Sussex.
5-7th Staxtonbury Family Music Festival, Scarborough.
5-7th Sign of the Times Festival, Hertfordshire.
6th Totfest, Hertfordshire.
10-13th 2000 Trees, Cheltenham.
12-14th Jurassic Fields, Dorset.
12-14th Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival, Birmingham.
13th Kaleidoscope Festival, London.
14-16th Also Festival, Warwickshire.
18-21st Nozstock, Herefordshire.
21st Totfest, Cheshire.
25-27th Belladrum, Tartan Heart Festival, Inverness-shire.
25-28th Camp Bestival, Dorset
25-28th Latitude, Suffolk.
25-28th Womad, Charlton Park..
25-28th Harlequin Fayre, East Anglia.
26-28th Poole Harbour Festival, Poole.
26-29th Deershed, N. Yorkshire.
26-29th Home of the Drum, Llanfyllin.
Kids Festivals in August 2024
1-4th Wilderness, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire.
1-4th Kendal Calling, The Lake District.
1-4th Wickham Festival, Hampshire.
1-4th ValleyFest, Bristol
1-4th Green Gathering, Chepstow.
2-4th Good Vibrations Society, East Grinstead.
5-11th The Wild Meadows (from The Secret Garden Party), Huntingdon.
7-11th Lakefest, Ledbury Herefordshire.
8-11th Deva Fest, Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire.
15-18th Camp Bestival, Shropshire.
15-18th Greenman, Crickhowell.
15-18th Purbeck Valley Folk Festival, Dorset.
16-18th Just So, Rode Hall, Cheshire.
16-18th Camp Kindling, Sevenoaks Kent.
16-18th Stowaway Festival, Buckinghamshire.
16-18th Gloworm, Newark.
22-25th Greenbelt, Boughton House.
22-25th Solfest, Cumbria.
22-25th Shamabala, Market Harborough.
22-25th Sunshine Festival, Worcester.
22-25th Gone Wild Festival, Devon.
22-26th Into the Wild, Chiddinglye Estate, Sussex.
23-25th Carfest, Hampshire.
23-25th Camper Calling, Ragley Hall.
23-25th The Big Feastival, The Cotswolds.
23-25th Between the Trees, Bridgend, South Wales.
23-25th Victorious, Southsea.
23-25th Goatfest, Hertfordshire.
23-25th Maui Waui Festival, Norfolk.
23-25th Krakenhaus Festival, Cumbria.
23-26th Geronimo, Arley Hall, Northwich.
23-26th Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shropshire.
23-26th Towersey Festival, Buckinghamshire.
23-26th WizzaFest, Coleshill, West Midlands.
29-1st End of the Road, Dorset.
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Child friendly festivals in September 2024
6-8th Into the Trees, Sussex.
13-15th The Little Orchard Festival, Cornwall.
19-24th Equinox Festival, Lincolnshire.
Festivals for Kids In October 2024
26th Winter Droving, Penrith.
And that's your Lot for 2024!
There are so many kids' festivals popping up and burning out all the time, it's hard to ensure this list is fully up to date. We'll do everything we can to check we are giving out accurate information, but please always check the festival's official website for the latest.
We've visited many of these festivals with kids, but we definitely haven't been to all of them. So if we've got something wrong, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Are you Struggling to Choose which Festival to Go to?
If you want a fabulous weekend spent making amazing memories, choosing the right festival to take your family to is vital.
But when there are at least 39 UK family friendly festivals on, on August Bank Holiday weekend alone, making sure you know all of your options can be tough.
And that's made even more difficult in the current climate with old favourites folding and new festivals popping up all of the time.
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Plus festivals aren't cheap, and if you choose the wrong one, they can be downright stressful.
As a busy parent, you want to give your family the best experience possible, so we've developed a must-have guide to help you do just that!
With it, picking the perfect festival for your kids is a total doddle.
You can download the guide for FREE right now.
Used together with this list, it'll help you take the first step in discovering the amazing family adventure that is going to a weekend family festival.
You can download it here
So, even if you're a total novice at taking your kids to festivals, armed with this list and our free download you'll be able to choose the right one for your family.
(Full disclosure: if I know that festivals try to pay performers with "tickets" or "exposure" I won't include them in this list. Everyone deserves a living wage and performers are no different).
Let me know which one you Choose!
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Written by Joanna Armah-Kinson (Owner, The Fantabulous Family)
Joanna is the wife of a festival performer, who is lucky enough to spend the majority of her summer weekends at festivals entertaining her (now 11-year-old) son. As a mum who juggles a part-time job and managing two businesses, she knows the importance of good planning, and the need for flexibility and good grace when plans fall through! A lifelong adventure lover, travel, photography and spending time outdoors have always been Joanna's passions.
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