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Yes! RISE is Henley Festival’s charitable programme, created in 2022 to champion up-and-coming creatives in visual arts, music and backstage, and provide opportunities where they’re increasingly hard to find.
RISE supports talented musicians and visual artists at the heart of the festival, while giving future backstage professionals paid, hands-on experience with internationally renowned lighting and sound companies.
Memberships: We depend on committed audience members to help us to continue to grow the festival. Become a ‘Friend’ of Henley Festival 2027, 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’.
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.
Ticket Types: We offer various evening ticket options for you to experience at Henley Festival:
Join us on Sunday morning of the festival 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.
More details for Playdate @ Henley Festival
We welcome working guide dogs and Accessibility assistance dogs to Playdate. For the comfort of our younger audience, we are unable to accept non-working dogs into the festival enclosure.
No outside food or drink is allowed to be brought into the festival enclosure.
Please note, you must have a festival entry ticket to access any of our restaurants, bars, or food concessions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We have medical facilities available close to the festival entrance gates. Wheelchairs are not available for hire from Henley Festival. If you require the use of a wheelchair, please hire one in advance of your visit.
Smoking (including e-cigarettes and vaping) is not permitted within our restaurants, the Grandstand and Lawn areas of the Floating Stage or any other covered enclosure venue. This policy is in place for the comfort of all ticket holders and to maintain a clean and enjoyable atmosphere. Smoking is permitted in all other uncovered areas of the festival enclosure.
