"Four events - Field Day, Cross the Tracks, City Splash and Mighty Hoopla - will take place from May 23-31. Summer Events Ltd, which runs the Brockwell Live series, submitted its first full planning application in 2025. This was the first time that planning permission had to be granted for the festivals to run in the park - until the legal battle which was won by anti-festival campaign group Protect Brockwell Park (PBP) in 2025."
"Summer Events Ltd has now been given the green light to use the park for 32 days from May 9 until June 9 2026, which will including set-up, show days and 'wet weather buffer days'. The approval comes as a relief to the festival organisers, as PBP had already sent a new objection to Lambeth Council after Summer Events applied for planning permission as was required."
"At the council meeting, Joe Elkins, event director at Brockwell Live, said: 'The events are a reflection of the diversity, creativity and spirit that makes Lambeth and London extraordinary.' However, other locals continued to oppose the festivals."
Lambeth Council unanimously granted temporary planning permission for four music festivals in Brockwell Park: Field Day, Cross the Tracks, City Splash, and Mighty Hoopla, scheduled for May 23-31, 2026. The approval allows Summer Events Ltd to use the park for 32 days from May 9 to June 9, 2026, including setup, show days, and weather buffer days. This marks the first time formal planning permission was required after a legal challenge by anti-festival campaign group Protect Brockwell Park. The decision comes despite continued local opposition. Alternative festival Wide Awake will not proceed in 2026, and the Lambeth Country Show has also been cancelled for the year.
Read at Time Out London
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