Tickets
We welcome all ages to the festival. However, there are entry restrictions for under 16s and we do advise not bringing young children. Anyone 15 and under must be accompanied by a ticket holder over 18 years old at all times. Children under 13 years are admitted free. ID may be required upon entry to the event.
For information purposes only, age checks will also be carried out on the entrance gates.
Please note our policy has changed from Challenge 21 > Challenge 25.
Please bring ID if you look under 25 years old and remember that legally there is no automatic right to be served alcohol. Service is always at the discretion of the licensee for whatever reason they decide, and the licensee is under no obligation to explain the reason.
The following forms of identification are accepted:
- A Passport (Not a photocopy)
- Full Driving Licence or Provisional Licence
- A Proof of Age Card bearing a PASS hologram
- A Ministry of Defence identity card
- A National identity card issued by an EU member state
- Please bring the original document as you won’t be able to use a photocopied version. If you don’t have any of these, or don’t want to lose valuable documents on site, we suggest that you apply for a PASS approved ID, some of which are free to get.
We do not accept any parental or supervisory duty of care or liability for any under 18’s on site.
Young Children
Whilst we do allow under 13s to attend for free, we do suggest that this event is not suitable for young children. If you do want to bring children along we advise camping in the White Campsite which is expected to be our quietest campsite.
On entering the event, children will be given Tyvek wristbands which have space for you to write your telephone number (as a parent or guardian). We can use this as a primary contact to reunite you. Replacements can be picked up at the Wellbeing Tent.
Weekend tickets allow access to campsites from Thursday, 27th August 2026 until close of campsite on Monday, 31st August 2026 – and access to the Arena on all show days. Weekend Tickets will be swapped for a wristband that allows for unlimited re-entry to and from the site for the weekend wristband holder
There will be no individual early entry passes sold for Pepsi MAX presents Reading Festival 2026 and you will not be able to upgrade at a later date.
If you want early access to the festival, you must purchase the “Weekend Ticket Plus Early Entry Pass 2026” ticket type. There will be no refunds given for this ticket type if you arrive later than 8am on Thursday 27/08/26.
Access the arena for all three days of music, Friday - Sunday. You will not be able to leave and re-enter throughout the day with this ticket type.
Access the arena for both either Friday 28th August and Saturday 29th August or Saturday 29th August and Sunday 30th August. You will not be able to access the campsite or stages within the campsite with this ticket.
Access the arena for a single day. You will not be able to access the campsite or stages within the campsite with this ticket.
Upgrade your festival experience and get out of the crowds for a breather with access to the Lounge. It's a great place to hang out with friends and relax over a beer. You will be able to enjoy a drink at the dedicated lounge bar and take advantage of the fully serviced luxury restroom facilities.
The Lounge upgrade includes:
- Chill out area and casual seating
- Dedicated bar selling soft drinks, cocktails, beer, wine & spirits*
- Pamper area with mirrors
- Lounge cloakroom facilities*
- Phone charging*
- Luxury restrooms
- Commemorative wristband
*at additional cost
Please note, there are no views of the main stage from the Lounge. This upgrade does not include a festival ticket, price displayed is per person. Under 13s (12 years and under) are admitted free but must be accompanied by a paying ticket-holder over 18 at all times.
Boutique Camping includes:
-24hr Staffed Reception
-24hr Security
-Premium & Toilets & showers housed beneath elegant stretch tents
-Pamper area with blow dryers, straighteners mirrors & more
-Food & Drink options* with chill out area & campsite DJs
-Phone charging *
*at extra cost
Price displayed is per accommodation not per person, each person staying in your accommodation must have a weekend camping ticket booked separately.
Choose from Luxury Bells, Classic Bells & Pre-Pitched Tents (coming soon).
Premium Camping includes:
-24hr Staffed Reception
-24hr Security
-Premium showers housed beneath elegant stretch tents
-Premium toilets
-Pamper area with blow dryers, straighteners mirrors & more
-Food & Drink options* with chill out area & campsite DJs
-Phone charging *
*at extra cost
BYOT Upgrade allows each person to stay in their own tent in Premium Camping.
Price displayed is per person, each person staying in Premium Camping must have BOTH a Bring Your Own Tent Upgrade and a Weekend Camping Festival Ticket. If you are part of a group, each person staying in the tent must have their own BYOT Upgrade to enter the campsite & stay in the tent.
All tickets must be exchanged for a wristband on first entry. Wristbands are not transferable between people and are void if cut, removed or tampered with.
Want to upgrade your ticket from Day to Weekend? Fill out the form below
Please complete this form only if you have purchased tickets for Pepsi MAX presents Reading Festival and wish to exchange or upgrade your ticket(s) to a different day or from single-day to weekend tickets.
TRUSTED TICKET PARTNERS
The only authorised sellers for Pepsi MAX presents Reading Festival are:
- Ticketmaster (the primary agent)
- No other agents are authorised to sell and any listing on unauthorised site cannot be guaranteed to gain entry to the events.
Please click here for a list of unauthorised ticket agents. We recommend you do not use any of these sites to purchase Pepsi MAX presents Reading Festival tickets.
Beware of unauthorised ticket agencies and listings (including Viagogo, TicketSwap, Tixel, Stubhub, eBay, Gumtree and social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram or TikTok). Action Fraud have some good advice on how to spot a fraudulent ticket and how to report it. We do not sell tickets at the event site and do not buy from ticket touts as you are unlikely to get in with whatever they sell you.
If you have been the victim of a ticket scam please report your case to Action Fraud.
We have compiled a guide to avoiding touts and unauthorised websites and agents. We recommend you DO NOT BUY from these sites. We the promoter (Festival Republic) have not supplied any of these sites with any festival tickets and cannot guarantee the authenticity of any tickets they may be offering for sale. For more information see our guide here.
If you would like confirmation that a website is authorised or not, please reach out to info@readingfestival.com.
We monitor the internet and do what we can to prevent fraudulent activity but the best way to prevent fraud is to not risk buying from unauthorised sources.
For more information and advice on unauthorised ticket agents please click here.
