Short answer: Boardmasters 2027 runs Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 August 2027 in Newquay. Super Early Bird tickets have been on sale, but no acts are announced yet. The music site overlooks Watergate Bay and surf events use Fistral. GWR runs bookable shuttle buses from Newquay station. Book beds early, and check the official site for current ticket prices.
Boardmasters is Newquay's biggest week of the year, a five-day music and surf festival that takes over the town and the coast around it. The 2027 dates are out and early tickets are on sale, but the line-up is not, so this is the time to plan travel and beds rather than to pick acts.
Boardmasters 2027 runs from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 August 2027. Both the efestivals listing and a report on the 2026 festival give those dates. The festival director, Rob Spring, has called 2027 "what's shaping up to be our biggest year yet".
The 2026 festival drew a combined 158,000 people over its five days, so expect Newquay to be at full stretch for the whole of that week, not just the weekend.
The music festival sits on a cliff-top site overlooking Watergate Bay, a few miles up the coast from Newquay town. In 2026 the Boardmasters Open surf competition ran separately at Fistral Beach, which Google rates 4.7 from 1,492 Google reviews. The efestivals page for 2027 mentions the same two-site set-up, but confirm the 2027 arrangements on the official Boardmasters website before you book anything.
Official camping is very close to the Watergate Bay site, and the shuttle and coach options below are built around that.
Super Early Bird tickets have already been on sale, and the festival sends general-sale access through its newsletter. The efestivals page shows a price table with five-day camping at £275, four-day at £265, three-day at £255, children aged 6 to 12 at £45 and weekend parking at £50, plus fees. That page mixes 2026 and 2027 details, so treat those figures as a rough guide and check the official ticket page before you buy.
If you only want one or two days, look at the day-by-day options once the line-up is announced. Not every ticket type is released at once.
No acts have been announced for 2027 yet. We will update this page when the first names are released. Newquay's other big summer draw, the surf record attempt, is covered in our Earthwave Newquay guide.
The nearest station is Newquay railway station, on the branch line from Par. GWR runs shuttle buses from the station car park to the festival and says reservations are mandatory, so book them in advance.
Our Newquay without a car guide covers local buses and getting around once you are there.
Festival parking is sold separately and, going by the efestivals table, was £50 for the weekend in the latest listing we saw. In town, car parks fill early in peak August even without a festival. Read our Newquay parking guide and the Newquay park and ride guide before you arrive, and our beach parking guide if you are heading to Fistral.
Plenty of people are. Prices for rooms and food go up, roads are slower, and the beaches are busy. Locals tend to head to the quieter beaches north and south of the town. Our quiet beaches guide and Mawgan Porth beach guide are good starting points, and our Newquay town page lists more to do.
The 2027 rules have not been published, so these come from the 2026 essential info page, which is the latest we could read. Check the official site before you buy.
Proof of identity and age may be asked for at the gates, and the name on the ticket must match the holder's ID. Accepted ID includes a passport, driving licence (including provisional) or a PASS hologram proof of age card. Photocopies, photos and expired ID are not accepted. Anyone who looks under 25 should carry ID, as alcohol service follows the Challenge 25 rule.
An older 2024 FAQ used a slightly different split, with children aged 8 and under needing a kids ticket and ages 9 to 15 needing an adult aged 21 or over, so the cut-offs have changed before. Treat the exact age bands for 2027 as unconfirmed. Families should also remember that this is a late-night music festival site on a clifftop, and the weather can change quickly.
No. The festival's 2024 information said: "No pets or animals are allowed at Boardmasters, with the exception of assistance dogs." We have not seen a 2027 policy, but there is no sign of the rule loosening. Plan for dog care at home or in Newquay, and see our dog-friendly beaches guide for the days either side.
Other points from that 2024 page:
In campervan fields, tents, roof tents, trailer tents and awnings not attached to a campervan were not allowed. These rules can change each year, and the 2026 page we read did not cover dogs, prohibited items or payment, so check the full 2027 terms when tickets go on sale.
Boardmasters runs an access process, and you need to apply in advance. This is based on the festival's current accessibility page, which refers to applications being reviewed from March 2026, so confirm the 2027 timings.
Shuttles into Newquay are wheelchair accessible and stop in the town centre, about a 15 to 20 minute walk from Fistral Beach. There is no buggy service on site.
Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 August 2027, according to the efestivals listing and a report on the 2026 festival.
No acts had been announced when we checked. The line-up will appear on the official Boardmasters website.
Take a train to Newquay station, where GWR runs shuttle buses to the festival. Reservations are mandatory, so book ahead.
Not on long-distance trains, according to GWR. They are allowed on the Night Riviera Sleeper and local services, so hiring one locally is easier.
An efestivals price table lists £50 for the weekend, but it mixes 2026 and 2027 details. Check the official ticket page.
Yes. In 2026, children aged 0 to 5 needed no ticket, ages 6 to 12 needed a child ticket and ages 13 to 15 a teen ticket, all with an adult aged 21 or over. Check the 2027 rules when tickets go on sale.
No. The festival's 2024 information said no pets or animals are allowed except assistance dogs.
Yes, according to the festival's accessibility page, there are platforms at the Main Stage, Unleashed and Mordros, reserved for approved access customers and one essential companion.
In 2024 you could, but you were searched each time, and re-entry by vehicle cost £50. Check the 2027 terms.
Times, prices and dates are the businesses' and organisers' to change, so check before you travel. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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