Lazydays Festival 2026

Lazydays is Priory Park’s resident music festival, offering a whole day of live music, family entertainment & delicious food and drink.

Expect a spectacular weekend bursting with:

• A community you keep coming back for
• Southend’s biggest cultural weekend
• Headliners to hidden gems, we’ve got it all
• Proudly independent beers, spirits and wine
• Dazzling special effects and decor
• Unforgettable memories + good vibes
• Banging local street food
• Full of fun, for kids and adults alike
• Captivating street theatre, comedy and demos

Yes, Lazydays Festival is wheelchair accessible, with carer tickets available for those who require assistance.

Carer Tickets:

• General Admission companion ticket is available free of charge (subject to capacity), to provide the support you need and additional assistance during the event. The team require evidence before issuing a Carer ticket. It is recommended you first purchase your ticket, and then complete the carer application form and then the team can add a ticket to your order.
• Complete the Carer Application Form here

Forms of accepted evidence are listed below:

• Proof of middle or higher rate Disability Living Allowance for care and/or mobility.
• Personal Independence Payments (PIP)
• Receipt of either the Severe Disablement Allowance or Attendance Allowance.
• War Pensioners’ Mobility Allowance or War or Service Disablement Pension for 80% or more disability.
• Blind or partially sighted registration certificate (BD8 or CVI Certificate) or evidence from an eye specialist, for example, an optometrist, that the individual would qualify to be registered as severely sight impaired (blind) or sight impaired (partially sighted).
• A personal letter from a GP, community nurse, social worker or consultation letter that states the individual has a long-term impairment or disability and requires assistance.

Yes - under 18s must buy a ticket alongside a responsible adult/parent/carer - and attend with them.

• No under 18s will be permitted entry without a responsible adult.
• A maximum of 2 under-18s are permitted per adult over 18.

All guests require a valid ticket, except babies-in-arms.

• All Child (1-11) and Young Adult (12-17) tickets must be booked with an Adult ticket and cannot be booked separately.

• Friday: 2pm – 11pm
• Saturday: 11am – 11pm
• Sunday: 11am – 8pm

The team recommend arriving at least 10-20 minutes before gates open each day.

The queue will open 30 minutes prior to gates opening, so you can get your bag searched & ticket scanned with plenty of time left to fall in love with Lazydays.

Yes! Lazydays Festival is home to a fantastic range of food and drink. Dine on spectacular street food or treat yourself to a tasty tipple, with alcohol-free and gluten-free options available.

• You may bring in one sealed water bottle or an empty refillable container. There are multiple water points located onsite.

Please be aware of the following:

Items permitted into the festival:

• Picnic blankets - please be mindful of others and do not obstruct walkways. 
• One sealed bottle of water per person, or an empty refillable container. 
• Please bring proof of ID, as the festival operates a Challenge 25 Policy. 

Items restricted from the festival:

• Alcohol
• Chinese lanterns/candles/paraffin lamps
• Sound systems/generators
• BBQ's
• Drones
• Laser pens/selfie sticks
• Illegal drugs
• Compressed gas containers/aerosols
• Flares/air horns/flag sticks/banners
• Animals

Prohibited items may be removed, confiscated or destroyed. 

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