Local Community
GALA will return in 2026 on the following dates:
Friday 22nd May
Saturday 23rd May
Sunday 24th May
In addition, the following event days are also planned to be hosted on the event site in 2026:
Bank Holiday Monday 25th May – On the Rye Festival – a free to attend, community event
*subject to licence
ScrollResident Tickets
Resident tickets for GALA are now sold out.
Friday tickets were offered on a first-come, first-served basis, open since January. The ballot for Saturday and Sunday resident tickets has now closed. Successful applicants were notified on Wednesday 28 January 2026 and sent ticket purchase links via email.
You can request to be added to our mailing list for future updates by contacting [email protected] with your full address and proof of residence.
*subject to licence
Local Resident Communications
You can get in touch with us via [email protected]. For resident ticket enquiries, please email [email protected].
Work at GALA
Security & Stewarding
SIA Officer & Event Steward roles are available to apply for with Alliance Events. Please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] stating which role you are applying for. Please include in your email that you saw the job listing on the GALA website.
Bar Staff
Bar Staff roles are available to apply for with One Circle Events. Apply now by sending your CV to staffing @brightsparks.co with the subject line ‘GALA Bar Staff’. Please include in your email that you saw the job listing on the GALA website. The deadline for applications is Friday 8th May.
Charity & Community Partners
Partners
GALA has raised over £37,000 for Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers. We look forward every year to increasing the fundraising for this much needed cause. This is the only charity we raise money for, however we also collaborate and sponsor community arts installations. Previous partners have been Peckham Platform, South London Gallery, SAGE Flowers, and gIRLS aBOUT pECKHAM.
Charity Tickets
As always, we will have an allocation of free tickets for local charities and community focused organisations. More information will be available in March 2026.
Volunteering
All staff working on our sites are paid, the only volunteering available is to work with Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers and the GALA team to raise money and awareness for the Day Centre. More information on how to apply will be available soon.
Waste Management
A dedicated waste management team will manage the onsite and offsite litter created by the event. Their main responsibility will be litter collection in the areas surrounding the park, including roads and pavements. We will also provide external toilet facilities for festival goers in suitable locations on key access and egress routes.
A separate internal team is in place to keep the festival site clean during the festival and after the event. There will be no loading or unloading of onsite skips between 20:00 – 08:00 to minimise disruption to local residents.
If you see a build-up of litter due to the event, please feel free to contact us. We will action this as soon as possible.
Noise Management
A reputable noise monitoring team will be present during the live event days. They have produced a noise management plan for the event that has been agreed with the local authority.
Sustainability
For further information please see our 2024 sustainability report here.
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