Important Information

GALA takes place on 22-24 May 2026.

Friday 2PM-10.30PM
Saturday 12PM-10.30PM
Sunday  12PM-10.30PM

Peckham Rye Park
Straker’s Road
London
SE15 3UA

(Entrance is at the bottom of the park, opposite Colyton Road: What Three Words: option.lost.plants)

Please ensure the name on your ticket matches your ID. We will check this on the door. Tickets brought from third party sites will not be accepted. Only tickets bought directly from RA or DICE will be accepted.

If you can no longer attend the festival, you are able to place your ticket in the resale by logging into your Resident Advisor account. The RA resale service provides the opportunity to receive the full amount you paid for a ticket minus the booking fee.

The resale service ensures you will be protected from fraudsters, and will only pay face value for a GALA‘26 ticket. This is the only official channel to resell tickets.

Please resist the temptation to buy from anyone claiming to have a legitimate ticket. We have already had numerous reports of scammers successfully taking advantage of the demand.

More information on the RA resale can be found here.

• Last entry for general tickets is on the Friday is 6pm
• Last entry for general tickets on Saturday and Sunday is 5pm
• For resident tickets, entry is pre-3.30pm on Friday and pre-2pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Please adhere to the entry time stated on your ticket. The different entry times helps our team manage people flow and queues on the day.

We cannot guarantee entry if you arrive later than your ticket time or after the last entry. We cannot make case by case exceptions.

We cannot swap tickets to different days or ticket types.

The festival entrance is opposite Colyton Road on the South side of the Park (What Three Words: option.lost.plants) and the nearest train stations are Peckham Rye (1 mile / 20 minute walk) and Honor Oak Park (1.1 miles / 22 minute walk).

If you plan to travel by Lime Bike or Forest Bike, there is a designated parking zone within Peckham Rye Park & Common – opposite the Clockhouse Pub, just off Peckham Rye. Here you can finish your ride without incurring a fine. You will not be able to end your ride in any other location within the park/common or on roads surrounding it – this geofence will be visible on your e-bike app when you get closer to the event. The parking zone will be marked with signage and barriers.

If you are planning on coming from abroad please drop us an email at [email protected], we’d be happy to help where we can.

Taxi & pick-up is now located on East Dulwich Road (SE22 9BD) (Tesco Express forecourt parking area)

There is no car parking available near the site. We encourage you to please take bus, train or other public transport to get to the festival.

Due to multiple roadworks in place in Peckham (at the same time), we advise that your journey time may take longer than usual. Please avoid using taxis to journey to the festival as they’ll be contributing to the congestion in Peckham.

GALA is an 18+ only licensed event – no children are permitted on site. We will be operating a Challenge 25 policy at the gates so please ensure you bring a valid, in date and physical form of ID.

Please ensure the name on your ticket matches your ID.

Here is a list of prohibited items for GALA ’26:

• Please don’t bring large bags (bags bigger than an A4 piece of paper will not be permitted), we want to get you in quickly and safely without prolonged search times.
• Controlled & psychoactive substances, other than prescription drugs (matching ID is required to bring inside).
• Animals (with the exception of assistance dogs – see our Accessibility page for more information).
• Folding chairs / selfie sticks/ golf umbrellas 
• Glass/ aerosols/ gas canisters/ BBQs/ weapons/ sharp objects
• Pyrotechnics/ flares/ fireworks/ lasers/ laser pens
• Bikes/ skateboards/ scooters
• Megaphones/ large amplification equipment/ klaxons/ air horns
• Food and Drink (there are water points inside if you bring an empty bottle)
• Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Professional camera/ filming equipment (hand held personal cameras are permitted)
• Make-up and Sunscreen are permitted, you may be asked to test on yourself.

Your full GALA’26 set times can be found here.

Yes! We have plenty of water points across the site, you will be permitted entry with an empty re-fillable water bottle which you can refill at the festival for free.

Temperatures are set to be hot, so make sure you stay hydrated throughout your weekend and look out for one another.

Unfortunately not – please pack light!

Please make use of the RA Resale tool to sell your tickets on. This is the only official channel to buy and sell tickets on.

Saturday has now sold out and the RA Resale is active.

Once your ticket has been scanned, you cannot leave and re-enter. Please remember all you will need throughout your day with us.

We only accept card payments at GALA. No cash can be used anywhere on site.

Lost Property will be located at the Welfare tent. After 22:00 when the south side of the site starts to be cleared, it’ll be relocated to the Cornerstone stage.

Lost property: [email protected]

On site accessibility information will be sent via email to all ticket holders with a companion ticket. You can also access this guide through the QR codes that will be provided to security and to the welfare services. If you have any questions during the day about accessibility please go to your nearest security who will help or direct you to the Welfare Services. 

More information here.

GALA and Don’t Be A Creep have a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment, assault, and abuse of any kind. To uphold this we have developed a wellbeing strategy to both safeguard our audience and deal with individuals who go against our policy. 

We have a welfare area and safe space on site which is run by trained professionals. They work together with a specialist security response team who are radioed if an incident is reported.

Read our Wellbeing Strategy here.

For a fifth year in a row we will be fundraising for Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers (SDCAS), a local charity who have supported over 25,000 clients in their 25 years of operation. They are a small organisation who are wholly dependent on volunteers, donations and fundraising.  When you see someone in a hi-vis jacket representing the charity at GALA, please give what you can.

General enquiries: [email protected]
Sponsorship: [email protected]
Press: [email protected]
Accessibility: [email protected]
Lost property: [email protected]