Local Community
Thank you to all who came to join us at GALA ’26 and On the Rye Festival. GALA plans to return to Peckham Rye Park in 2027. As always, we are looking to maintain our connection to the local community and make sure that the event takes place with minimal disruption to park users, local residents and businesses alike.
GALA will return in 2027 on the following dates: 28th-30th May 2027.
Bank Holiday Monday 31st May – On the Rye Festival – a free to attend, community event
*all subject to licence
Resident Tickets
As always GALA will make an allocation of heavily discounted tickets available for the local community.
Information on Resident Tickets for GALA’27 will be available on this page soon.
You can check your eligibility and request to be added to our mailing list for updates, by contacting [email protected] with your full address and proof of residence.
Local Resident Communications
You can get in touch with us via [email protected]. For resident ticket enquiries, please email [email protected].
Work at GALA
Information about working at GALA’27 will be available on this page soon.
Charity & Community Partners
Partners
GALA has raised over £52,522 for Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers since 2021. 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 soon.
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 for 2027 will be available soon.
Noise & Waste 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.
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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 take action as soon as possible.
Supporting Academia
GALA has been supporting academic research into safety, and security at music events for the last four years. Most recently we have been engaged with research into Gender Based Violence at events and consulting with the researcher on optimal systems for processes for raising organisational awareness of assault, harassment and abuse and responding to them on site.
Sustainability
For further information please see our 2025 sustainability report here.
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