Waterworks Festival

About Waterworks Festival

After planning permission delays moved it from Gunnersbury Park to The Cause, Waterworks Festival 2026 runs in London as an electronic music event. The first edition took place in 2021. Waterworks published its first standalone impact report for the 2023 event.

Lineup and Programme

Waterworks says it uses no traditional headliner structure. For 2026, the programme is framed around house and techno on Saturday, then sound-system music on Sunday.

Seven spaces are listed for The Cause: Outdoor spaces, Warehouse, Brut, Hothouse, Gallery, Boilerroom and Loft. The format is a 36-hour continuous marathon, with extended DJ/live sets and movement between indoor and outdoor areas.

Who Is It For?

The audience is strictly 18+, with photographic ID required on entry. It is aimed at an adult underground-electronic-music crowd, with Waterworks stating that it invests in the local electronic music scene. It is not a family event under the listed age rule.

The Venue and Site

The Cause sits at 60 Dock Rd, London E16 1YZ. For Waterworks Extended, the site runs across seven indoor and outdoor spaces, outdoors by day and indoors by night.

There is no camping. Facilities include food vendors, cloakroom, lockers, free drinking water, accessible toilets, and a welfare and medical area.

Travel to Waterworks Festival

The Cause is on Dock Road in London E16, with DLR, Elizabeth line and Jubilee line connections within walking distance.

• West Silvertown DLR: around 5–10 minutes’ walk.
• Royal Victoria DLR: around 10 minutes’ walk.
• Custom House: Elizabeth line and DLR, around 15–20 minutes’ walk.
• Canning Town: Jubilee line and DLR, around 25 minutes’ walk; nearest 24-hour Tube station.
• Road access: via Dock Road.
• Parking: no general customer parking at The Cause or on Dock Road. Very limited accessible parking is available for Blue Badge holders by advance arrangement.