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Henley Festival Timings
For full details about daily event timings, including our fireworks displays, please follow the individual link for the day/s you are visiting us.
Box Office Timings
Our Box Office phone lines are open between 11am and 5pm daily.
Our Site Box Office is open:
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.
Due to the increasing temperatures, whilst the dress code remains strictly black tie, dinner jackets are not required for the duration of the festival.
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 on Sunday 12th July, has no dress code.
With the temperatures rising, we want to ensure everyone remains as comfortable as possible during their Henley Festival visit.
Whilst the dress code remains strictly black tie, dinner jackets are not required for the duration of the festival.
Please come prepared for the heat by applying sun cream, using a handheld fan, and staying hydrated throughout your visit. We have a water point available between the Terrace Restaurant and Floating Stage auditorium.
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.
Restaurants: Pre-booked restaurant and Riverside Social help/enquiries/queries – contact carolyn@henley-festival.co.uk . Emails will be monitored daily until 12 noon. For urgent same day pre-booked restaurant support, please call Box Office on 01491 843 404 before 5pm.
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.
Henley Festival Car Parks: Open daily at 4pm
During festival dates – Car Park 2 passes @£40.00 can be purchased in advance online, or at the gate of Car Park 2 (card payment only). No telephone car park sales available.
Blue Badge Parking: See Accessibility
Playdate @ Henley Festival parking: Sunday 12th July – open between 9.30am and 2pm
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.
Limited Moorings are available on Wednesday/Thursday and Sunday – please contact the Box Office on 01491 843 404 for enquiries and bookings. Moorings must be booked at least 24hrs in advance.
New for 2026, we’re introducing a reusable glass scheme across the Festival.
How it works:
If you have a restaurant booking, our team will explain the process on arrival.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Henley Festival 2026 app was created to help you make the most of your festival experience.
Key Features:
Map: Navigate the festival with ease using your real-time location.
What’s On: Your guide to timings, artists, comedians, restaurants, food stalls, bars, and more.
Planner: Save your favourite acts and venues to create your own personalised itinerary.
Notifications: Stay in the know with reminders for your saved acts and important festival updates.
FAQs: All the essential information, from dress code to parking.
Whether it’s your first visit or you’re a festival regular, the app will help you discover, plan, and enjoy every moment of Henley Festival.
IT’S COMING HOME! We’ll be showing Saturday’s England v Norway Quarter-Final Match. More details to come.
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.
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.
Ticket Types: We offer various evening ticket options for you to experience at Henley Festival:
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’.
