The Faber Alt. & BBC Introducing Stage
The stage opens on Thursday with the acclaimed Neil Cowley Trio, who famously led the UK’s ‘post-jazz’ movement, followed by My Precious Bunny, the solo project of Penelope Isles’ Lily Wolter, and Wyldest, the project of London singer-songwriter-producer Zoe Mead. Thursday night brings the world premiere of the Instant DubScorechestra, led by dub pioneer Dennis Bovell MBE and his star-studded Dub Band, Grammy-winning filmmaker and DJ Don Letts with a late-night DJ set, and East London twin sisters My Bad Sister closing the night with their high-energy CabaRave show.
On Friday we welcome the 60-strong, award-winning London Bulgarian Choir, followed by Faber Alt. artists Matt Carmichael, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Tessa Rose Jackson and Mesadorm. BBC Introducing brings MABS, i.am.afiya, Josh Tenor, LFay, Native James and a DJ set from L U, before Hidden Orchestra and a late-night set from MAFRO take the stage into the early hours.
Saturday sees Lavish Lounge host Les Trunkwell open with A Whole Lorra Les, his gloriously unpredictable journey through pop and rock’s best forgotten gems, followed by Faber Alt. artists JAKL, Eleni Drake and Grammy-winning soul artist Sam Wills. BBC Introducing takes over the evening with Leo Lore, Ayo, PleasureInc, Mama Oh No, Gabby Rivers and a DJ set from MUCKANIKS, before a BBC Introducing Special Guest, who will be announced on the day, and a closing DJ set from Bristol’s Ishmael Ensemble.
The final day features Faber Alt. artists Poppy Ackroyd, Seckou Keita and Anna Phoebe, followed by the winner of the Faber Alt. Tiny Stage Award. BBC Introducing closes out its programme with Áine Deane, Declan J Donovan, Holybones, Nadia Kadek, Ruti and Clamber, before storytelling ensemble Pandvani 108 bring music, myth and fairytale for grown-ups. A final late-night celebration comes from young DJ and producer J Is Here, and the DeadBeat DJs and Total F**kin Disco brings the 20th edition of the Lavish Lounge to a close.
Back by popular demand, BBC Introducing’s regional programme is hosted by Angelle Joseph and Matt Plumb, with two live radio broadcasts across the weekend. Throughout the festival, host Les Trunkwell welcomes the Faber Alt. team for A Quick Cuppa with Faber Alt., a daily on-stage chat about the artists on that day’s programme.
Throughout the Lavish Lounge Arena
The Tiny Stage returns with a mix of daily Open Mic slots and a line-up of student bands including Three Hares, Sons of Saints Collective, Cardinal Trade and Jodel Collective on Friday, and Nancy Bix, Big Thursday and the Tiny Stage House Band on Saturday. For 2026, the Faber Alt. Tiny Stage Award will be chosen by the Faber Alt. team from standout performances across the weekend, with the winner announced on Sunday and performing that afternoon.
Lavish Lounge icon Les Trunkwell returns with daily performances from his newly upgraded home. Previously confined to his glitteringly small shed, Les has for 2026 been officially upgraded to Les Shed et Petit Jardin, a semi-contained garden micro-empire promising more Les than ever before.
Open daily from Friday to Sunday, the Pamper Street Collective returns: Jonlève with fabulous festival hair, braiding and make-up; the Bearded Barber, a true Latitude institution returning with gentleman’s hair styling and undercuts for all; Still Groovy, the Lavish Glitter Goddess, with eco-conscious, plastic-free glitter and body-pigment designs; the Dress Me Up Booth with Annabel, a playful mix of wardrobe, installation and transformation space; new tarot and palm reader Earth Angel Alchemy; and henna artist Mango Blossom, offering organic, hand-drawn designs.
Each morning from Friday to Sunday, the Lavish Gong Goddess Mimi returns with her Lavish Sound Baths, a live, multi-instrument sound journey in the woodland glade before the main festival programme begins, with intimate 30-minute Gong Showers later in the day. At the Shrines of Hope & Courage, daily clay token-making workshops run by a small collective of female artists invite festivalgoers to create and place their own small figure on the shrines, setting an intention for a loved one, for themselves, or for the wider world.
The Wildwood hosts the Latitude Women’s Contemporary Art 2026 Solo Exhibition, ‘I Am Here 1965 ongoing…’, nine works by Turner Prize nominee Delaine Le Bas, alongside the Museum of Memory, the continually building immersive sound and art installation by Ami Cadillac and composer Dom Jones featuring contributions from Don Letts, Glen Matlock, Steven Mallinder, Keaton Henson and many others, where visitors can add a memory of their own.
The Goddess Path by Mimi Banks accompanies the Wildwood Path with six archetypal feminine forms, while Brooklyn-based, Emmy award-winning artist Marlene Weisman returns as the Lavish Lounge’s official Artist-in-Residence with a bold new wraparound mural celebrating the 20th anniversary. Lakeside, Latitude’s iconic Woollen Deities return, and Picture Me returns for its fifth year in partnership with Festival Republic, providing a documentary photography apprenticeship for four aspiring female photographers onsite at the festival.
