Wet Leg, The Maccabees and The Streets join Alexandra Palace summer programme
The 2026 summer programme at Alexandra Palace includes open-air music, Kaleidoscope Festival, the Red Bull Soapbox Race and activities across the park and Palace.
Alexandra Palace has announced its 2026 summer season, with outdoor concerts, festivals and family events taking place across the Palace and its 196-acre park from May to August.
The programme begins with the Red Bull Soapbox Race on 20 June, followed in July by a run of open-air concerts. The Maccabees will perform on 9 July with White Lies and Westside Cowboy, while Wet Leg will play their largest headline show to date on 10 July, supported by English Teacher and Los Bitchos.
Kaleidoscope Festival follows on 11 July, with Rudimental, Groove Armada, Roni Size, MJ Cole and Wookie among the music line-up. Super Furry Animals will appear on 12 July with The Beta Band and Badly Drawn Boy, before The Streets perform A Grand Don’t Come for Free in full on 16 and 18 July. Richard Ashcroft plays on 17 July, joined by The Lathums and Cast.
The season concludes on 30 August with Norman Jay MBE’s Good Times Soundsystem on the South Terrace. Other summer activities include boating-lake pedalos, Alexandra Palace’s permanent ice rink and SUMMIT, a guided rooftop walk 130 metres above sea level.
Alexandra Palace’s summer programme runs across Alexandra Palace and Alexandra Park, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY. Dates, ticket prices and booking information vary by event.
Information and tickets: https://www.alexandrapalace.com/
Elena Leo is the Culture & Lifestyle Editor of Ikon London Magazine.
