Kaleidoscope Festival, The Maccabees, Wet Leg, Super Furry Animals, The Streets, Richard Ashcroft, Norman Jay and more… plus pedalos, rooftop adventures, beer gardens and unforgettable days out at Ally Pally.
Get ready, London. The much-loved Outdoor Summer Season at Alexandra Palace Park is back and bigger than ever.
With a packed programme of live music and Kaleidoscope Festival, alongside family adventures, spectacular views and plenty of summer fun, Ally Pally is set to be one of London’s ultimate summer destinations.
Perched on an iconic hilltop overlooking the capital, Alexandra Palace combines panoramic skyline views with the rolling green space of the award-winning Alexandra Park. Its natural amphitheatre creates one of London’s most spectacular settings for open-air live music, making it the perfect place to spend long summer days and unforgettable evenings.
The outdoor gig season begins on Thursday 9 July with The Maccabees, bringing Marks To Prove It back into the spotlight following last year’s reissue of their 2015 UK No.1 album. They’ll be joined by White Lies and Westside Cowboy.
Fresh from expanding to a five-piece, Wet Leg arrive on Friday 10 July to showcase hits from their two No.1 albums at their biggest headline show to date, with special guests English Teacher and Los Bitchos.
Returning for its sixth year, Kaleidoscope Festival takes over the “People’s Palace” on Saturday 11 July. With multiple stages and a line-up featuring Rudimental, Groove Armada, MJ Cole, Black Grape, Roni Size, Wookie, The Amy Winehouse Band and DJ Paulette, the festival once again promises a day packed with music, entertainment and discovery. But Kaleidoscope is much more than a music festival. Comedy fans can enjoy performances from Russell Kane, Olga Koch, Emmanuel Sonubi and Bella Hull, while the fun continues with Some Voices Choir, Bez’s Acid House Experience, Hip Hop Karaoke and Disco Yoga.
Families can explore a dedicated Family Fun area, featuring everything from the brilliantly eccentric Silly Science Show and Circus Sensible’s interactive mini Big Top to spectacular performances from the African Acrobatics Circus and giant bubbles from The World’s Tallest Bubbleologist. There’ll also be Family Disco Yoga, Punch & Judy shows and pop-up performances throughout the day.
Add in adventures through the Victorian basements, offbeat storytelling sessions and a special Q&A with rave culture author Kirk Field, and it’s easy to see why Kaleidoscope continues to live up to its name.
The celebrations continue on Sunday 12 July as Welsh visionaries Super Furry Animals return to Alexandra Palace Park to celebrate three decades of glorious sonic adventures and collective curiosity, joined by very special guests The Beta Band and Badly Drawn Boy.
Then it’s time for a double helping of The Streets, who will perform A Grand Don’t Come For Free in its entirety across two huge outdoor shows on Thursday 16 July and Saturday 18 July. Mike Skinner and co. will transport fans back to the era-defining album that became one of the most influential British records of the 2000s.
Between The Streets’ two huge performances, Richard Ashcroft takes to the stage on Friday 17 July. One of Britain’s most celebrated songwriters, he’ll be joined by special guests The Lathums and Cast for what promises to be a memorable summer evening against London’s iconic skyline.
Closing out a summer of outdoor fun, Norman Jay MBE returns for a fourth consecutive year on Sunday 30 August, bringing his legendary Good Times Soundsystem to the South Terrace for an open-air Bank Holiday celebration packed full of sunshine, music and good vibes.
The iconic red Routemaster bus will once again host Norman and his Carnival guests as they take audiences on a musical journey through house, rare groove, jazz, disco, hip-hop and drum’n’bass. Alongside the music, the Terrace will be buzzing with bars and street food stalls, making it the perfect way to round off the summer.
And if that’s not enough, there’s even more to discover across Alexandra Park and Palace.
Take in breathtaking views from SUMMIT, London’s newest family attraction and highest roof walk adventure, standing 130 metres above sea level. It’s the only Palace you can actually walk over.
Cool down at Alexandra Palace’s permanent ice rink, home to Olympians and two ice hockey teams, or head to the boating lake and hop aboard one of Ally Pally’s fantastically fun pedalos. Choose from swans, dragons, flamingos and even unicorns as you drift across the water on a sunny summer afternoon.
Whether you’re coming for a headline show, a festival experience, family adventures or simply to soak up the views, Alexandra Palace Park is the place to make your summer memories in 2026.
