Womad Festival 2026 – New site announcement!

The World of Music, Arts and Dance – Womad Festival has announced a new venue for its coming festival in 2026.

WOMAD is a festival that has been established for a long time and has been running for more than forty years and had been held at the Charlton Park, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire since 2006.
The festival that was co-founded by musician Peter Gabriel mentioned on Thursday that next year’s event would take place at the Neston Park Estate, close to Corsham.

The WOMAD festival, which attracts about 40,000 visitors annually, and in their announcement, said that the event would be “truly independent” after not hosting a festival in 2025, and hinted at an “exciting future“.

A few words from our founder, Peter Gabriel:

“Well, here we are again!

I’m delighted to say that WOMAD is officially back.

We’re back and in a beautiful new home; Neston Park near our own base in Real World Studios. We have looked at many wonderful sites around the country, but when we learned that Sir James and Lady Venetia Fuller were keen to open up their beautiful estate and host WOMAD, it immediately felt to us like a warm and welcoming home into which we could sink our roots.

While we’ve been away, all the team have been working away regenerating our beloved festival and poring over your extensive feedback – and finding so many great suggestions. Its brilliant to have an audience that cares so much about what WOMAD is, could be, and stands for.

In a world in which many bad actors seem to be achieving power by fanning the flames of hatred, racism and division, a meeting place for all the world’s cultures and dreams, built on mutual respect, seems all the more precious.

Thankyou for being there.

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Festival director, Chris Smith, said WOMAD’s “commitment to discovering and sharing the richness of global culture is stronger than ever”.

“We are building on our incredible legacy with a clear vision for the next 40 years,” he added.

WOMAD Festival will be held between 23-26 July 2026. Tickets go on sale on 13 November.