Dot to Dot Festival 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

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Dot to Dot Festival

Nottingham, South West

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Fest TimelineUpdated: 2 Apr 2026

Today

1 Dec 2025

1st wave announced

9 Dec 2025

1st wave announced

20 Feb 2026

2nd wave announced

26 Mar 2026

Lineup announced

23–24 May

Dot to Dot Festival 🎉

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About

Dot to Dot is a multi-venue urban festival for music fans who want to catch emerging acts across city-centre venues in Bristol and Nottingham over the May bank holiday weekend. One wristband gets you into all participating venues, and the full lineup…

Website

dottodotfestival.co.uk

Genres

ElectronicIndie

Date

23 - 24 May, 2026

Location

Nottingham, South West

Size

Small · 1k-5k

Established

2005, Running 21 years

Vibe

You spend the day on your feet, bouncing between proper venues across the city centre with one wristband, constantly stumbling into packed rooms for bands you've never heard of and then telling strangers outside about them , it's more like a really good day out in the city than a traditional festival, with the energy building through the afternoon into a late-night finish.