"For its 11th edition, GALA has submitted an application to Southwark Council to run on not one but two weekends in May 2026. In a consultation document, the organisers said the first three days over bank holiday May 22-24 will follow 'exactly the same format' as previous years, using multiple stages to hosts DJs and musicians and food stalls across the site and catering up to, very specifically, 9,999 guests."
"They're hoping to run an Afrobeats Festival on Friday May 29, a Mahrajan day celebrating the full spectrum of Arab music - the 'first of its kind' - including up and coming artists the following day. On the last day, Sunday, a 'concert show' will be held. These events will be on a slightly smaller site that can host 8,000 people but still finish at the same time of 10:30pm."
"Like last year, GALA will also run a free 'On The Rye' festival for the community on Monday, May 25, as a thank you for letting them use the park. There will be activities for kids including face painting and bouncy castles. In 2025, around 2,300 children went to the event. Maps show that on the second weekend the site will be tweaked slightly."
GALA submitted an application to Southwark Council to run two weekends in May 2026 for its 11th edition. The first three days, bank holiday May 22–24, will follow the same format as previous years with multiple stages, DJs, musicians, food stalls and capacity for 9,999 guests. A free 'On The Rye' community festival on Monday May 25 will include kids' activities such as face painting and bouncy castles; about 2,300 children attended in 2025. A second weekend (May 29–31) will add an Afrobeats Festival, a Mahrajan day celebrating Arab music, and a Sunday concert show on a slightly smaller site for 8,000, ending at 10:30pm. Site layout will be tweaked with fewer stalls and some stages removed, and programming details will be revealed during virtual engagement sessions.
Read at Time Out London
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