Essex Pop Fest

Essex Pop Fest is tbc for 2025.

Essex Pop Fest takes place in Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 1JU. The best entrance to enter the event site is via the Hornchurch Road or Abbs Cross Lane entrance.

This year, Essex Pop Fest are taking you back to the 00s with some of your favourite acts of the decade, the Festival stage will feature headline performances from Atomic Kitten, Gareth Gates, East 17, Big Brovaz and Booty Luv!

It will be hosted by the DJing duo ‘He Knows, She Knows’, who will be playing all the top hits of the 90s and 00s!

The gates open at 5pm. The concert is due to finish at 10:15pm. The bar shuts and site closes at 10:30pm.

The Essex Pop Fest is an over 18s-only event. You will require ID.

No alcohol is permitted to be taken into the event. Security will check your bags on entry.  There is an onsite bar serving a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at reasonable prices. All money raised on the bar goes to the mental health charity Mind in Havering, Barking and Dagenham.

You are not permitted to take food or soft drinks into the Essex Pop Fest. There will be a wide variety of food and drink stalls inside the festival, serving up organic, vegetarian and vegan options. Each attendee is permitted to have one 500ml sealed bottle of water.

Unfortunately, there is no access to running water at the event. There will be free cups of water available at the bar and bottles of water to purchase.

Yes! You can also take picnic blankets. There will be an area close to the stage which will be marked off as a ‘dancing area’. Please do not place any blankets or chairs in this area.

Yes, you can. Please ask the security at the entrance/exit gate for a wristband.

The event takes place in Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 1JU. The site is close to Hornchurch Town Centre and near 2 underground stations – Hornchurch and Elm Park which are on the District Line. The site is also accessed by the following bus routes: 193, 248, 165, 372 and 252.

There is a small public carpark inside the park close to the event site, which is free. However, we strongly advise you to take public transport.

The event takes place in a public park close to Hornchurch Town Centre so a range of taxi companies and Uber drivers can easily access it.

This is a fundraising event in aid of Mind in Havering, Barking & Dagenham and thus there are no concessions.

All ticket sales are final and non-refundable unless the Essex Fest is cancelled by the organiser.