Creamfields 2026: Dates, Lineup, Tickets & Travel Guide for Cheshire Festival

Creamfields, the annual dance music festival, returns to Daresbury Estate in Cheshire this week for its 20th anniversary, running from Thursday, August 27, through Sunday, August 30. Organizers expect approximately 80,000 attendees over four days, with over 250 artists scheduled to perform across multiple stages.

The lineup features some of the most prominent names in electronic music, including Calvin Harris, Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, and Sonny Fodera. Other notable acts include Faithless, Underworld, Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, and Disclosure, which will perform as part of Amelie Lens’s AURA stage. Beyond the main music stages, the festival will introduce expanded wellness and fitness offerings in the Downtown Village, including pilates, yoga, meditation, and sound bath sessions. New additions include two padel courts and a quiet sensory corner with activities such as jigsaws and coloring.

Festival-goers arriving by coach can use Big Green Coach’s carbon-neutral service, with pick-up locations across the UK. Additional transportation options include shuttle buses from Liverpool, Manchester, Warrington, Runcorn, and Widnes. The nearest train stations—Runcorn, Warrington Central, Warrington Bank Quay, and Liverpool Lime Street—will have shuttle services to the festival site. Attendees driving can use on-site parking, and taxi drop-off and pick-up zones are available.

Cheshire Police will increase patrols during the event, working with festival security to ensure public safety and minimize disruption to local residents. A dedicated team of community officers will address specific concerns related to the festival, according to a police spokesperson.

“Our main priorities are to ensure the safety of festival-goers and to minimise disruption for residents during the event, as well as deal with any crime or disorder associated with the festival,” the spokesperson said. “As with any large-scale event, we anticipate some level of disruption for residents, particularly on roads in the local area. We want to reassure residents that we will be doing all we can to minimise any impact.”