Latitude

About Latitude Festival

Latitude Festival 2027 is a four-day arts festival at Henham Park, Suffolk, running 22–25 July 2027.

2006 was the first year of Latitude Festival, founded by Festival Director Melvin Benn at Henham Park. The festival combines music, comedy, theatre, poetry, dance, literature, wellness and food, and the 2019 edition sold out with 40,000 festivalgoers.

Lineup and Programme

19 named stages and areas are listed for Latitude, including the Obelisk Arena, Second Stage, Sunrise Arena, Faber Alt. & BBC Introducing Stage, TK Maxx presents the Comedy Arena, The Theatre Arena, The Waterfront, The Apollo Stage, The Hive Kids Area and The Disco Shed.

2006 featured Snow Patrol, Anthony and the Johnsons, Mogwai and a 30-minute afternoon set from Paolo Nutini. The wider programme includes live music, comedy, theatre, cabaret, circus, poetry, literary events, podcasts, dance, lake programming and family-area activities.

Who Is It For?

Latitude has a mixed-age, family-friendly audience of music and arts fans, including families with children, comedy-goers and people interested in theatre, poetry, dance and literature.

Weekend ticket age bands are 0–4 with no ticket, 5–12 child ticket, 13–15 accompanied teen ticket and 16+ adult ticket. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+ over the weekend, and under-10s must be accompanied at all times.

The Venue and Site

Henham Park has hosted Latitude since the first edition in 2006, with the official venue contact page listing NR34 8AQ, UK.

Latitude Lake is a central site landmark used for free guided swims, paddleboarding and punts. The Theatre Arena is a blacked-out 500-capacity indoor stage in the Henham Park forest.

General and Family weekend camping are available, alongside campervan and caravan options, Latitude Luxury and Pink Moon. The Family Campsite has dedicated toilets, showers, washing-up facilities and food traders.

Travel to Latitude Festival

Henham Park is in Suffolk, with Southwold 5 miles away and Halesworth 6.1 miles away.

• Nearest station: Halesworth is listed as the most convenient station.
• London rail route: Ipswich is listed as the change point for travel from London.
• Road access: routes include the A12 northbound, A14, A140, A143, B1062, A144 and A145.
• Site gates: named access points include Purple Gate, Yellow Gate, Red Gate 2, Red Gate 3, Brown Gate 2 and Orange Gate 2.
• Drop-off and pick-up: the dedicated point is at Yellow Gate on the A12.
• Parking: car parking is included in the ticket price. The car parks are a short distance from the campsites, with traffic stewards directing arrivals.
• Coach and cycling: official coach services run via Big Green Coach, and bike racks are inside the public gates.

Sleeping, camping and fires are not allowed in the car parks.