When: Late June (Wednesday to Sunday), most years, with a fallow year roughly every five to give the land a rest.
Tickets: Ticketed (register first) — Tickets are sold only through the official seller, and only to people who registered in advance. They sell out almost immediately; a coach-travel-plus-ticket option and an April resale of returned tickets are the backups. The lineup isn't announced until after tickets sell.
What it is
Five days of music across dozens of stages plus theatre, circus and late-night fields on a Somerset farm. The tickets are famously scarce.
How to get started
- Register on the official site well in advance — you cannot buy a ticket without a registration and photo.
- Mark the on-sale date: tickets go on sale months ahead (usually the previous autumn) and sell out within the hour.
- Be online and ready the moment sales open, with a coach-plus-ticket option as a second chance, plus the spring resale.
Tickets & where to buy
Tickets are sold only through the official seller, and only to people who registered in advance. They sell out almost immediately; a coach-travel-plus-ticket option and an April resale of returned tickets are the backups. The lineup isn't announced until after tickets sell.
- Where to stay
- Almost everyone camps on-site; bring proper gear for mud and rain.
- First-timer tips
- You buy blind — the lineup comes later. Register early and treat the on-sale like a race.
- Watch out
- Somerset in June means mud and rain are likely; pack wellies and a real tent.
Several of these festivals are tied to Easter or a lunar calendar, so the exact dates shift each year. Confirm the current year's dates and ticket on-sale times from the official source before you book flights.