Street Eat N Beats Festival

About Street Eat N Beats Festival

Central Park, Chelmsford, is the site for Street Eat N Beats Festival 2027, an EDM, house and electronic music festival in CM2 0RW. Founder Jules Pinkney created Street Eats 'n' Beats in 2015, with the first edition run on zero budget and minimal infrastructure. The capacity is 5,000.

The festival says it now welcomes 5,000 attendees after ten years. It won Community Event of the Year in 2024 and the PANIC AWARDS Event of the Year in 2025. In 2026, the official site announced a fallow year for the main festival.

Lineup and Programme

The bill leans into disco house, EDM, electronic, house, soulful house, DnB, reggae and funk. DJ sets and live PA performances are listed. Stages named in the programme include Main Stage, Disco Soul, Tropical Soul Sound System and Silent Disco.

Beyond the arena programming, the site includes street food and drinks, youth-focused Silent Disco/Future DJs activity, DJ taster lessons, arts and craft areas, a doodle wall, dodgems and fairground-style fun. The frame is daytime to evening.

Who Is It For?

The audience is described as family-friendly and all-ages, with strong appeal to families, foodies and EDM fans. Under-18s must be accompanied by an adult. The festival is also listed as dog-friendly.

Youth programming includes a Silent Disco area and under-18 DJ opportunities. Local-community and charity links sit in the festival's grassroots story. The age policy is adult accompaniment for under-18s.

The Venue and Site

Central Park is an outdoors city-centre park venue in Chelmsford. The listed capacity is 5,000. Chelmsford railway station is the nearest rail station.

Facilities named for the site include a VIP Lounge with private bar, seating and exclusive facilities, plus street food traders and pop-up boutique bars. Culture Corner covers interactive arts, while Safer Spaces is the wellbeing and safeguarding area. The Silent Disco Future DJs area is also listed.

Travel

Central Park sits in Chelmsford, Essex. London is about 30 miles south-west of Chelmsford, with Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon and Harlow also listed within regional distance data.

• Rail: Chelmsford railway station is listed as the nearest station.
• Road: access routes include A1060 Parkway, A1114 Essex Yeomanry Way / Army and Navy junction, and A12 Junction 15 at Webb's Farm interchange.
• Parking: Q-Park Meadows has discounted parking for Street Eats 'n' Beats attendees a short walk from Central Park, with public car parking nearby.
• Nearby cities: Colchester is about 21 miles north-east of Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea about 17 miles south-east and Basildon about 12 miles south.