Boogietown is back on Saturday 11 July for its fifth birthday, and it’s not doing anything by halves. This one-day festival of disco, soul, funk and feel-good dancing takes over Surrey’s Apps Court Farm once again, this time with its biggest lineup yet and a site that’s grown to a full five stages. If the South East has a more essential summer party, we haven’t found it! The weather forecast looks like it’s going to be perfect too.

The setting helps. Apps Court Farm sits on scenic riverside grounds just outside London, so you get legendary live sets, iconic DJs and a proper open-air atmosphere without straying far from the capital. It pulls a lovely mix of crowd, too: grown-up groove lovers who’ve been at this for decades, and younger ears hunting down the most authentic sounds across the board.

New for 2026, the site expands to five stages for the first time, which means more music, more variety and more of those happy accidents where you wander into a set you didn’t know you needed. And when hunger strikes, a dedicated Food Village lines up a curated cast of street food traders all day.
Who’s playing. The Main Stage is stacked with some of the biggest names in global soul and disco, led by Gloria Gaynor, who played the very first Boogietown back in the day and returns as an outright fan favourite. She’s joined by Shalamar, Gabrielle, Earth, Wind & Fire by Al McKay and Soul II Soul, with Jonny Meah and Nick Coulson on hosting duties.

Over in the Big Love Tent, expect crossover classics and full-throttle sets from Maxi Priest, Heather Small, Aswad, Sonique, Baby D, K-Klass and Gok Wan. The Love Train keeps disco front and centre from open to close with Brutus Gold Love Train, Boney M, Odyssey and Heatwave.
The Funk & Soul Club gathers the tastemakers: Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club, Norman Jay, Dave Lee (JN), Jazzie B on a DJ set, Alison Limerick and the Soul Boutique Collective. And the Boogie Bus rolls out a disco and disco-house soundtrack from Sophie Warner, Gary Warner, Seb G and Thom Pepper.
Since launching in 2021, Boogietown has grown a little bigger every year into a proper fixture of the UK summer calendar, all sunny daytime energy and a crowd that spans generations. Five years in, this is the one to catch.

The details:
Saturday 11 July 2026
Apps Court Farm, Surrey