Burn It Down Festival 2027

About Burn It Down Festival

Burn It Down Festival 2027 returns to The Foundry, Torquay, as an indoor alternative music event built around heavier adjacent scenes.

The festival started in 2018 on Torwood Street, using The Foundry, The Attic and The Apple & Parrot. Everything sits on one street. It won Best Micro Festival at the UK Festival Awards in 2023 and Best Metropolitan Festival in 2024.

Who Is It For?

Alternative, emo, hardcore punk, punk, shoegaze, rock and metal set the audience profile. The 14+ rule points it toward older teens and adults rather than a family crowd.

Under-16s must attend with an adult, and ID is requested.

The Venue and Site

The Scala building anchors the indoor harbourside site centred on The Foundry. The festival runs across The Foundry, The Attic and The Apple & Parrot, with a stated combined venue-complex capacity of 3,000.

Wristband re-entry links the rooms. Facilities include food stalls and bars serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, a cloakroom, a merch hall and an indoor skate park next to the Apple & Parrot. The festival is 100% vegan, with gluten-free options available.

A welfare and medical area, accessible toilet, accessible rear entrance and limited seating are listed at the venue.

Travel to Burn It Down Festival

Torwood Street puts the site by Torquay harbour on the south Devon coast, with Exeter about 22 miles away.

• Rail: Torre railway station is about a 21-minute walk from The Foundry, around 1,607m. Torquay railway station is listed around 0.9 miles from Torwood Street.
• Road: Access is via Torwood Street on the A379, including The Strand / Torwood Street / Victoria Parade junction at the Clock Tower roundabout and the Cary Parade / A379 approach from the seafront.
• Parking: Pay-and-display on-street parking is listed on Torwood Street and The Terrace. Harbour (Terrace) car park has access via the Torwood Street / Terrace junction and more than 300 spaces.