We’ve put together this FAQ section to answer all your burning questions about Y Not Festival — from ticket types and general info to facilities, prohibited items, and more.
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Y Not 2027 will take place from Thursday 31th July – Sunday 1st August 2027 in Pikehall Debryshire
All ages are welcome at Y Not. You must ensure you have the correct ticket type for your age. We do have a few rules other than bear in mind:
Anyone 16 or over is welcome to attend the festival without an adult and but will need the relevant Youth ticket.
Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian (21+)
We operate a challenge 25 policy and so it is advised to bring proof of age for the purchase of alcohol.
YES – We strongly advise you to pre-book your parking before your arrival at Y Not Festival. On the day parking passes are much more expensive, so please book in advance to save your money and secure your parking spot at the festival.
Parking Passes grant you access to the car park from Friday to Monday morning, unless you have purchased a Thursday Entry Upgrade. One parking pass required per vehicle.
All tickets are e-tickets apart from parking and live-in vehicles, which are sent out in the post. E-tickets will be sent out via email a week or two before the show.
We accept the following forms of ID:
We do not accept any other forms of ID or expired ID.
Please note: photocopies or photos are not accepted.
ADULT WEEKEND
This Ticket allows those aged 18 and above access to Y Not Festival from Friday – Sunday.
YOUTH WEEKEND
This Ticket allows those aged 13-17 access to Y Not Festival from Friday – Sunday.
ADULT FAMILY WEEKEND
This Ticket allows those aged 18 and above access to Y Not Festival from Friday – Sunday in the Family Camping field.
YOUTH FAMILY WEEKEND
This Ticket allows those aged 13-17 access to Y Not Festival from Friday – Sunday in the Family Camping field.
CHILD WEEKEND (6-12)
This Ticket allows those aged 6-12 access to Y Not Festival from Friday – Sunday.
CHILD WEEKEND (5 & UNDER)
This Ticket allows those aged 5 & under access to Y Not Festival from Friday – Sunday.
Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult (21+) at all times.
Child weekend tickets have access to General Camping, Family camping & Glamping, in line with their accompanying adult.
THURSDAY ENTRY
Start the party a day earlier and secure your camping spot with our Thursday Entry! Thursday Upgrade must be bought in conjunction with an Adult / Youth / Family or Child Camping ticket.
Y Not prides itself on being an inclusive event, Access facilities, PA Tickets are available via application on our dedicate access page.
We will be offering a limited number of tickets to those within the local area. Resident Applications will open in January 207.
For all info regarding Residents tickets please head to our Residents page.
The ticket tiers are simply different prices and they do not get you any different access. The only tickets that get you upgraded access are the upgrade tickets.
With the incredible demand for Tickets in recent years, we introduced Tiered Ticketing to ensure a fair opportunity for everyone to buy at a reasonable price. Tiered tickets are simply tickets at different prices which allows us to offer our Super Early bird and Early Bird tickets to reward those who purchase early.
Yes — you can can either visit the ticket page and select the ‘Already Ordered Tickets?’ option and log in with your order details to add to your existing order. Or log into their order via the Customer Service page and add to your tickets that way.
Our car parks are a short walk from the campsites. We encourage customers to share vehicles where possible to reduce the impact of vehicles on our site, we have a charge for parking.
Parking passes in advance are £30+bf and on the day parking passes will be much more expensive. We strongly advise you pre-book your parking before your arrival at Y Not Festival to save money and secure your spot. One Parking Pass per vehicle is required.
Parking Passes for 2027 are available to buy now.
There is a pick up and drop off area. This will be clearly signposted as you enter the festival. This will be a track matted area that is easy to drive on & off. Please do not use the side of the roads/lanes as a pickup and drop off point, this will not only cause issues with traffic but also is considered very unsafe.
Looking for the easiest way to travel to YNot Festival? Book with Big Green Coach, our official travel partner! Find your nearest pickup location and secure your return travel from just £45 here.
Our nearest train stations are:
Buxton: approx 20 mins away by car/bus
Matlock: Approx 17 mins away by car/bus
Please direct Taxis to the Pick Up and Drop Off location. If you need to pre-book a taxi, we recommend that you do this as soon as possible. While we don’t have an official taxi partner, we can recommend the following taxi firms:
Ashbourne Taxis
Cross Dales Taxis
Allied Taxis
A2Z Cars Buxton
Cross Dales Taxis
Mr T Taxis
Yes! We’ve partnered with Tixel to provide safe fan-to-fan resale! If you have excess tickets or tickets you no longer need, please do list them here via our official resale page!
Alcohol brought to the festival must comply with event regulations, anyone aged 18 and over can bring in limited amounts and types of alcohol. You may be asked for proof of age. Strictly no glass is permitted.
Alcohol will only be permitted on first entry to the main gates. Please note, you will not be allowed to re-enter the site with alcohol once you’ve got your wristband. If you plan to make multiple trips to your vehicle upon arrival, we recommend bringing your alcohol through the gates on your first trip.
Quantity Per Person
Up to 24 cans of beer/ lager/ cider or alcopops (a mixture is fine)
Or
1 Bottle of Spirit (70cl Max – must be decanted. NO GLASS)
Or
2 Bottles of Wine (75cl Max – must be decanted. NO GLASS)
Y Not is entirely cashless, accepting all major debit and credit cards alongside contactless payments including Apple Pay and Google Pay. We have made this move in an effort to provide a safer environment for all.
Yes – if you wish to purchase alcohol you will need to show valid proof of age. If you are 16 or over and looking to attend the event without an adult, please check age restrictions and ID requirements.
Tickets for Y Not are currently only on sale via See Tickets and Big Green Coach
You can leave and re-enter the site as you wish throughout the weekend, please keep your wristband on. Please note you will NOT be allowed to re-enter the site with alcohol once you have been issued your wristband.
No, we don’t offer a local shuttle bus service. Our official coach partner, Big Green Coach, operate a Thursday arrival/Monday departure coach service that will operate along local routes. For more information please visit the Big Green Coach website HERE.
| ITEM | ARENA | CAMPSITE | EXTRA INFO |
| Aerosol over 250g (including deodorants, antiperspirants, hairspray, dry shampoo, suntan lotion or skin moisturiser); | N | N | |
| Airhorns | N | N | |
| Alcohol – Excessive Amounts | N | N | * Alchohol – Except on first entry to the festival where you can bring up to 24 cans of beer/lager/ cider or alcopops (a mixture is fine) Or 1 Bottle of Spirit (70cl Max – must be decanted. NO GLASS) Or 2 Bottles of Wine (75cl Max – must be decanted. NO GLASS) |
| Animals | N | N* | Except Assistance Dogs |
| Any Goods for unauthorised trading | N | N | |
| Any Goods with unauthorised festival logos | N | N | |
| Any items which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon | N | N | |
| Any items which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon | N | N | |
| Bikes | N | N | |
| Cable Ties | N | N | |
| Camping Equipment | N | Y | |
| Candles | N | N | |
| Chains and Padlocks | N | N | |
| Chairs | N | Y | |
| Chemical Toilets | N | N | |
| Deodorant Roll On | Y | Y | |
| Drones or Unmanned Aerial vehicles | N | N | |
| Excessive Cigarettes | N | N | |
| Fires | N | N | |
| Fireworks | N | N | |
| Flags – with poles | N | N | |
| Flags without poles | Y | Y | |
| Flares | N | N | |
| Food | N* | Y | Unless for specific dietry requirements |
| Gazebos | N | N | |
| Generators | N | N | |
| Glass | N | N | |
| Glitter – Non biodegradable | N | N | |
| Golf Umbrellas | N | Y | |
| Hi Vis Jackets | N | N | |
| Illegal Substances | N | N | |
| Kites | N | N | |
| Klaxons | N | N | |
| Knives | N | N | |
| Lasers – Portable and Pens | N | N | |
| Balaclava Style Masks | N | N | |
| Medication (if accompanied by a doctors note / prescription or if it is recognisable) | Y | Y | |
| Megaphones | N | N | |
| New Psycoactive substances | N | N | |
| Nitrus Oxide and/or Whippets and affiliated equipment | N | N | |
| Paper Lanterns or Sky lanterns | N | N | |
| Paraffin Lamps | N | N | |
| Picnic Blankets | Y | Y | |
| Professtional cameras and video , inc SLR with detachable lens | N | Y | |
| Pyrotechnics | N | N | |
| Scooters | N | N | |
| Selfie Sticks | N | N | |
| Sharp Objects | N | N | |
| Skateboards | N | N | |
| N | N | ||
| Smoke Bombs | N | N | |
| Sound Systems / Large Amplification / Drums | N | N | |
| Spray Cans | N | N | |
| Water / Plastic Bottles | Y* | Y* | Must be emptry entering arena, can be filled up inside |
| BBQS & STOVES | |||
| Disposable BBQ | N | N | Please note – all stoves marked Y must be raised off the ground and fuel limited to maximum of 1L per stove and only gas canisters of 250mls or less.) |
| Firelighter stoves and Firelighters | N | N | |
| Gel Stoves and gel fuel (e.g the Greenheat Base Camp Cooker) | N | Y* | |
| Solid fuel stoves and solid fuel (e.g briquettes, or biofuel pellets, not firewood) | N | N | |
| Fire wood | N | N | |
| Methylated spirit stoves, and methylated spirits | N | Y* | |
| Petrol, kerosene, or paraffin stoves or liquid fuel | N | N | |
| Camping Stoves with aerosol larger than 250g | N | N | |
| Camping Stoves with aerosol smaller than 250g | N | Y* | |
| Charcoal BBQs | N | N | |
| Gas Stoves with a single burner | N | Y* |