Frequently Asked Questions

Dress Code

We are proud to be the UK’s only Black-Tie music and arts festival, and we ask all visitors to embrace our dress code. Please note that casualwear, which includes denim and leather clothing, trainers, flip flops and informal footwear, is not permitted and you will be refused entry to the enclosure. Playdate, our children’s daytime festival, has no dress code.

Further details on our dress code

Age Limits

• Wed–Sat evenings: 16+ (under 18s must be with an adult). No under 16s (including babies).
• Sunday – evening: 12+ (under 18s must be with an adult). No under 12s (including babies).
• Playdate @ Henley Festival – (Sunday morning): No age limit, children under 3yrs and babies have free entry.

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Box Office Timings

• Telephone:  01491 843404
• Monday to Thursday 10,00am – 5.00pm 
• NB. We will be open on Friday 20th February & Friday  27th February – 10.00am – 5.00pm 
• Closed to in person visitors

Festival Timings

• Wednesday 8th July – 5.00pm to 12.00am
• Thursday 9th July – 5.00pm to 12.00am
• Friday 10th July – 5.00pm to 1.00am
• Saturday 11th July – 5.00pm to 1.00am
• Sunday 12th July – Playdate @ Henley Festival (family event) – 10.00am to 1.30pm
• Sunday 12th July – 5.00pm to 11.30pm

For full details about daily event timings, including our fireworks displays, please follow the individual link for the day/s you are visiting us.

Memberships: We depend on committed audience members to help us to continue to grow the festival. Become a ‘Friend’ of Henley Festival 2026, starting from just £60.00.

You can access priority ticket bookings, a friend’s 20% discount drinks card for use during festival dates, plus further exclusive benefits depending on membership level. Friend’s Memberships are non-transferable. They are not to be shared and are only made available for the sole use of the named ‘Friend’.

Full details about Friend’s Memberships at Henley Festival

All tickets initially go on sale to our Patrons and Friends Membership groups, in order of priority booking. After which, available tickets are offered for public sale.

On sale dates:

• Patrons – Monday 16th February 2026, 10am
• Platinum Friends – Thursday 19th February 2026, 10am
• Gold Friends – Friday 20th February 2026, 10am
• Silver Friends – Monday 23rd February 2026, 10am
• Bronze Friends – Tuesday 24th February 2026, 10am
• General Public – Thursday 26th February 2026, 10am

Ticket Types: We offer various evening ticket options for you to experience at Henley Festival:

• General Admission – Soak up everything the festival has to offer, including Pure Heaven, comedy and jazz in the Paradiso, art, restaurants, the funfair and more. The ticket does not include a seat for the Floating Stage performance. General Admission tickets are £80.
• Lawn – Includes full access to the festival site, plus a reserved seat on the lawn in front of the Floating Stage. Lawn tickets start from £70.
• Grandstand – Includes full access to the festival site, plus a covered, tiered Grandstand seat for the Floating Stage performance. Grandstand tickets start from £80.

Join us on Sunday 12th July (10.00am – 1.30pm) as the site transforms into a vibrant, family-friendly wonderland with children’s entertainers, live performances, face-painting, and activities.

Playdate can be enjoyed by all ages but the programmed shows are aimed between 3 and 12 years.

• Group Saver – 2 adults and up to 3 children – £50
• Adult (18+) – £15 
• Child ticket (4-17 yrs) – £12.50 
• Under 3 yrs – Free Entry 

More details for Playdate @ Henley Festival

All Access tickets initially go on sale to our Patrons and Friends Membership groups, in order of priority booking. After which, all available Access tickets are offered for public sale.

We want our Accessibility guests to enjoy Henley Festival to the full and we offer a variety of Accessible tickets.

For all Accessibility & wheelchair bookings, please call us directly on 01491 843 404 or email access@henley-festival.co.uk.

Full details about Accessibility at Henley Festival

Please note, you must have a festival entry ticket to access any of our restaurants, bars, or food concessions.

Restaurants: We have three pre-bookable restaurants, Riverside Dining, Riverside Feasting & Terrace Restaurant.

Crooked Billet: No booking required, walk-in only.

Concessions/Bars: Within the enclosure, we have a wonderful variety of hand-picked food concessions and a selection of festival bars – all open from 5pm onwards.

Pavilion picnics: You are welcome to picnic in our car parks, but no food/drink can be brought into the festival enclosure.

View the restaurant FAQ

Car Parks: Open daily at 4pm

Blue Badge Parking: See Accessibility

Playdate @ Henley Festival parking: Sunday 12th July – open between 9.30am and 2pm

Further details about Parking at Henley Festival

Travelling by boat? Moorings within the Henley Festival enclosure are available to purchase (all subject to availability) and are for the exclusive use of festival visitors.

All guests on board must be in possession of a Henley Festival entry ticket and must also abide by the black-tie dress code.

Further details about Moorings

Henley Festival site address: Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2LP.

Henley on Thames Railway Station: Approximately 15 min walk.

Town Centre to Henley Festival entrance gates: Approximately 15 min walk.

Further details about traveling to and from Henley Festival