Parklife Festival

It’s the big one, at least for the under-25s amongst us. Parklife is a huge two-day music festival held every June at Heaton Park. Featuring top artists across the worlds of electronic, dance, rap and pop, it brings a massive number of music fans to the city in all their neon-wearing, glitter-loving glory.

There’s no camping (imagine the carnage) so festival goers with weekend tickets need to book accommodation if they don’t live locally. (Heaton Park is easy to get to from the city centre by Metrolink, and you can buy a travel pass with your festival ticket.)

The festival itself features multiple stages (six at the last count), plus all the bars, food stalls, and merch markets you’d expect. Notable headliners in the past include Frank Ocean, Liam Gallagher, The Streets, Megan Thee Stallion, The XX, Mark Ronson, 50 Cent and loads more.

Parklife Festival 2026

This year’s festival takes place on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June. Acts include Calvin Harris, Sammy Virji, Skepta, Zara Larsson, Chris Stussy, Kettama, Ewan McVicar, Marlon Hoffstadt, Mall Grab, Cloonee, SOSA, Rossi, East End Dubs, Bou, Dimension, Kanine, Nia Archives, Rudimental, Armand Van Helden, Andy C, Shy FX, Clementine Douglas and many more.

Full Parklife 2026 Lineup.

Day tickets start from £101.50, weekend tickets from £163.00.