Neighbourhood Weekender

About Neighbourhood Weekender

At Victoria Park, Southport, Neighbourhood Weekender 2027 runs as a two-day indie rock and pop music festival across the 29–30 May bank-holiday weekend.

The reported daily capacity is 25,000. Gates open at 12:00 and the curfew is 22:30.

The inaugural edition took place in 2018. In 2021, the festival announced its first Friday night main-stage show and first three-day edition.

Lineup and Programme

The bill leans into indie rock, indie pop, rock, pop and alternative music. Announced acts include Paul Heaton, Courteeners and The Reytons.

The site runs across 3 stages. Programme activity centres on live music, with food and drink sold by on-site vendors and concessions.

VIP provision includes a bar, food vendors, dedicated toilets and a main-stage viewing platform.

Who Is It For?

All ages can attend. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+.

The audience is a broad all-ages crowd with a strong indie, rock and pop lean, plus a clear North West following. Kids tickets are available for ages 10 and under.

The Venue and Site

Victoria Park is a compact three-stage festival site. No camping operates, and the event has no affiliated accommodation sites.

Free drinking water points sit next to the toilet blocks. Facilities include accessible toilets on every toilet block, a welfare area and first aid tents run by St John Ambulance.

Vendors are card-only. VIP areas include dedicated toilets and a main-stage viewing platform.

Travel to Neighbourhood Weekender

The site uses Victoria Park, with Warrington Bank Quay and Warrington Central as the listed rail options. Both stations are about a 20-minute walk from the festival.

• Nearest stations: Warrington Bank Quay and Warrington Central, each around 20 minutes on foot.
• By train: Manchester City Centre to Warrington Central takes about 20 minutes; Liverpool City Centre to Warrington Central takes about 22 minutes.
• Other rail routes: Preston to Warrington Bank Quay takes about 22 minutes; Chester to Warrington Bank Quay takes about 26 minutes.
• Road access: Knutsford Road and Wash Lane.
• Parking: limited car park at Sir Thomas Boteler School / Grammar School, around a 15-minute walk from the site.