Taking place from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 2026, this year's Creamfields festival is particularly significant as Creamfields celebrates 20 years at its Daresbury home.

The four-day Bank Holiday weekend brings together a huge line-up spanning house, techno, trance, drum and bass, hard dance and mainstream electronic music, with Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Tiësto, Becky Hill, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, Fisher, Martin Garrix and Fatboy Slim among the artists appearing.

Creamfields celebrates 20 years at Daresbury

Creamfields first moved to its current Daresbury home in Cheshire in 2006, making the 2026 edition an important milestone for the festival.

Over the past two decades, the site has developed into one of the biggest electronic music festival destinations in Europe, with large-scale outdoor stages, arena structures and immersive production spread across the festival weekend.

Creamfields is marking the anniversary with four days of performances and a line-up featuring many of the biggest names in international electronic music.

Who is playing Creamfields 2026?

The programme starts on Thursday 27 August, with the opening night featuring artists including Laidback Luke, Vikkstar, Ferreck Dawn, Matt Sassari, Richard Durand and Shugz across the festival's opening arenas.

Friday significantly increases the scale of the programme.

Disclosure Live headline the Arc Stage, while Fisher and special guest Eric Prydz appear at Apex.

Elsewhere, Carl Cox, Franky Wah, Ben Nicky, Darren Styles, Lilly Palmer, I Hate Models, Shy FX and Paul Oakenfold are among the many artists performing throughout the day.

Calvin Harris leads a huge Saturday

Saturday 29 August features one of the biggest Creamfields line-ups of the weekend.

Calvin Harris headlines Arc, while the wider Saturday programme includes:

Martin Garrix

Armin van Buuren

Alesso

Ben Hemsley

Dimitri Vegas

MK

Underworld Live

Amelie Lens

CamelPhat

Dom Dolla

Eli Brown

Pete Tong

Andy C

Hedex

Hybrid Minds

The variety of artists makes Saturday particularly strong for anyone wanting to move between mainstream dance, house, techno, trance and drum and bass throughout the day.

Swedish House Mafia close out Sunday

Sunday brings another huge collection of electronic music names to Daresbury.

Swedish House Mafia perform on the Apex Stage, while Sonny Fodera and Becky Hill are among the major artists appearing on Arc.

The Steel Yard features Tiësto and Faithless Live, while elsewhere festivalgoers can catch Gorgon City, Prospa, Fatboy Slim, Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila, Sickmode, Armand van Helden and Duke Dumont.

With so many major names appearing across different stages, clashes are likely to be one of the biggest problems facing festivalgoers this weekend.

Creamfields 2026 set times are live

Anyone heading to Daresbury should download the official Creamfields app before entering the festival.

Creamfields confirmed that the 2026 set times are now live, with the app providing personalised schedules alongside stage information and maps.

Festivalgoers can favourite artists and set reminders, making it easier to keep track of performances across such a large site.

The app also includes useful tools such as Find My Tent and Find My Car, which allow users to mark locations and find them again later in the weekend.

Are Creamfields 2026 tickets still available?

Some ticket categories have already sold out.

For example, the festival's official ticket page currently lists standard Friday day tickets as sold out.

Availability varies depending on the day, ticket level and camping option, so anyone considering a last-minute trip should check the official Creamfields ticket page rather than relying on third-party listings.

When is Creamfields 2026?

Creamfields takes place at Daresbury, Cheshire, across the August Bank Holiday weekend:

Thursday 27 August – Sunday 30 August 2026

The 2026 edition marks 20 years of Creamfields at Daresbury, giving this year's festival an extra reason to celebrate.

With Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, Tiësto, Carl Cox, Becky Hill, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren and hundreds more appearing across four days, Creamfields 2026 looks set to provide another enormous finish to the UK summer festival season.

Keep checking UK Festival Guides for the latest Creamfields news, line-up announcements and Creamfields 2027 updates.