{"id":144774,"date":"2025-05-30T18:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/144774\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:29:15","slug":"london-day-festival-dos-and-donts-and-what-not-to-wear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/144774\/","title":{"rendered":"London day festival dos and don\u2019ts and what (not) to wear"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"STYLE\"<\/p>\n

Day festival season has started in London<\/a> with a bang! No, seriously, the residents of Brockwell Park<\/a> are banging on the fences trying to get us all to shut up, but we can\u2019t hear them, we\u2019re too busy having a good time. <\/p>\n

That being said \u2014 partying in London\u2019s parks does come with some unwritten rules. I\u2019m not here to tell you about where to put your litter, or why you shouldn\u2019t have sex in a portaloo, you should have the wherewithal to know that yourself. I\u2019m here to tell you what not to wear, say, and do, for the good of yourself and other festival-goers. <\/p>\n

From football shirts to phone bans, here are some of the biggest dos and don\u2019ts for London day festivals<\/a> in 2025. <\/p>\n

DON\u2019T: Bring a backpack, grandad!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crossbody bags exist for a reason, and festivals are that reason. They tuck nicely into the crook of your snatched little waist, instead of jutting out for a Hunchback of Notre Dame effect, and getting in everyone else\u2019s face. Plus, it\u2019s a literal day festival, why the hell do you have a backpack? Did you hike to Brockwell Park? What\u2019s even in there? Bricks?<\/p>\n

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Samuel Regan Asante<\/p>\n

DO: Pack a little supply of loo roll before you leave the house<\/strong><\/p>\n

I rarely do things that benefit Future Me\u2122, usually it\u2019s more a case of Past Me\u2122 acting as a direct antagonist to Future Me\u2122, no matter how much Past Me\u2122 should know better. But one thing I will do for my future self is steal loo roll from the last non-portaloo toilet I use before entering the festival, whether that be a pub, my own house, or whatever pre-party I\u2019m at, like a squirrel storing nuts for winter. <\/p>\n

You will thank yourself so much when the day festival toilet roll supply inevitably runs out around 8pm. Yeah, you could also buy a packet of tissues, but thieving is easy. <\/p>\n

DON\u2019T: Spend loads of time on your devices like an iPad baby<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m still reeling from the news that came out of last year\u2019s All Points East<\/a>, where young Mitski fans were pictured watching Netflix on their phones while they sat at the barrier for their beloved headliner. This is ejection-worthy, in my opinion. <\/p>\n

Why deny yourself an expanded mind? A new experience? Same goes for any kind of phone usage at festivals, whether it be filming or excessive texting to try and meet up with mates. Let the wind take you where it takes you. <\/p>\n

There is no law that prohibits drinking on London\u2019s streets generally. So, I want you to make like Diane Abbott and whack that G&T can out in public! I want you to be so fiscally responsible that it would make Martin Lewis proud! Pints at day festivals are expensive, even more than regular London pints, and it\u2019s very preferable to only buy a few, so you need to prep. That means you\u2019ve got to be can-in-hand from the moment you leave your house to the moment where security has to pry the can out of your little, claw-like hands. <\/p>\n

DON\u2019T: Wear an unbranded football shirt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not to sound like a \u201cname five Led Zeppelin songs\u201d kinda guy but if you don\u2019t like football enough to have an actual team, maybe football shirts just aren\u2019t for you! Also, chances are, twenty other people in the crowd have that ASOS own brand football top. I\u2019m saving you from yourself. <\/p>\n

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Kaytranada at All Points East<\/p>\n

Sharon Lopez<\/p>\n

DO: Take a disposable camera <\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone knows that people look hotter on film, so really it\u2019s just common courtesy for at least one member of the group to bring a film or disposable camera instead of taking iPhone pics. Even at your messiest, you somehow end up looking a little chic. <\/p>\n

DON\u2019T: Be afraid to talk to strangers<\/strong><\/p>\n

London is facing a dwindling sense of community, and we need all the positive interactions with strangers we can get. Talk to people in queues, ask to borrow peoples\u2019 lighters and rizlas and filters, buy pints for people you barely know, give back.<\/p>\n

One of the best parts about day festivals in London is stumbling about with your mates afterwards, trying to put enough distance between yourself and the festival that you can successfully get on a non-rammed bus, or call an Uber. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re feeling strong and uh\u2026 jovial\u2026 enough, try and go the whole distance and walk home. It\u2019s good for the environment, good for the soul, and you wont have to listen to any d**kheads pick apart the headliner\u2019s setlist on the bus. <\/p>\n

Equally, you save the eardrums of some poor people just trying to get home. That\u2019s one less festival-goer they have to listen to. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day festival season has started in London with a bang! No, seriously, the residents of Brockwell Park are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[62437,748,23074,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-144774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-all-points-east","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-brockwell-park","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114598206925838507","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}