About Poole Harbour Festival
Across three days at Baiter Park, Poole, Poole Harbour Festival 2027 brings a harbourfront music bill to Catalina Drive. The 2027 edition runs from 30 July to 1 August 2027, with the official homepage advertising 60 live music acts across the weekend.
The festival dates back to 2016, inferred from Poole Tourism billing 2026 as its 10th anniversary. It was named Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s Event of the Year winner in 2024.
Lineup and Programme
The published genre spread runs from rock and pop to dance, garage and indie.
Family programming is split across Family Entertainment – Big Top, Family Entertainment – Arena, Storyteller Cove, Walkabout Performers and All Day Family Entertainment. The wider programme includes live music, children’s entertainment and stalls browsing.
Who Is It For?
The audience is a family-oriented live music crowd, with children’s entertainment running across the weekend. Under-18s are welcome only with a responsible parent or guardian aged 18 or over.
Ages 16–17 may only enter with a parent or guardian. The festival applies a maximum ratio of three under-18s per adult, and Challenge 25 applies for alcohol purchases.
The Venue and Site
Baiter Park sits on the Poole Harbour waterfront at Catalina Drive, Poole BH15 1TQ. A third-party festival listing reports a 15,000 daily capacity.
Camping runs offsite at Bere Farm, Lytchett Matravers, about a 15-minute drive from the festival site. The campsite has toilets, hot showers and water/waste services for campervans, with a free shuttle bus to Baiter Park.
On-site WiFi and recharge lockers are listed, alongside accessible toilets and an accessible viewing platform with wristband access. Water refill stations are on the main bars, and food and beverage stalls operate on site.
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