The Garden Party

The Garden Party will be open from 12pm to 10pm each day, with Last Entry at 6pm

The Garden Party is a Cashless Festival. Credit card, debit card and mobile payment methods are accepted site wide.

Your tickets will be scanned using the QR code, so you can use your phone or print them out - its up to you!

Medication will be permitted to The Garden Party, providing there is a prescription label on the medication with the name of the person the medication is for.

If you have a dietary requirement, you will be permitted to bring food into the festival as long as you can bring proof (GP Records) of any tolerances etc. Please note vegetarian/vegan will not be classed as a dietary requirement. Options for vegan/vegetarians will be available from food vendors both days of the festival.

You can bring plastic water bottle that must be sealed or an empty re-fillable plastic water bottle that must be empty on entrance to the festival.

If you can't find your ticket confirmation, you can contact us at hello@gardenparty.live, but don't worry, we will have a box office at the festival where you can confirm your tickets on the days of the festival.

Camping chairs, similar seating and inflatables will not be permitted on site. There will be plenty of seating areas at the event.

Items that you should NOT bring to The Garden Party Festival are Bad attitude – antisocial, drunken or aggressive behaviour will result in refusal at the entrance or ejection from the event site WITHOUT REFUND. Please enjoy yourself but make sure those around you can still do so too. Bags bigger than an A4 piece of paper/laptop size/small handbags (there is no cloakroom).Alcohol – you may not bring alcohol on site. We are a licensed premise so it’s against the law. Glass bottles, plastic bottles or cans (only unopened, sealed bottles of water will be allowed on site.) Umbrellas, Thermos or Hip flasks, Professional cameras or drones, Dogs or other pets (except assistance dogs), Flares/fireworks or Illegal drugs/legal highs. The above is not an exhaustive list – please be sensible about what you bring with you. Bags will be searched, and you may be patted down.

To report lost property please speak to a member of the Garden Party Festival Team or Security on site. All found items will be stored securely. After the event, all unclaimed items will be handed to Police Scotland.

Your safety is our priority and we’ve put in place all necessary measures to maximise public safety, Working closely with local authorities at the highest level. We ask that you also play a part in keeping The Garden Party Festival safe and secure, so please take note of our messages below. Pack Accordingly and stay strong together. All festival goers will be subject to extra searches of their bags and their person. Please be patient if there are longer queues than normal. We request that you cooperate with any security requests and searches. Please pack light! We strongly advise that you do not bring a bag to The Garden Party Festival as there will be long queues while all bags are searched. If you do wish to bring a bag into The Garden Party Festival please ensure it is no bigger than A4 sized 8.27” x 11.69”. There is a limit to one A4 sized bag per person permitted to the festival.

A valid form of ID may be required upon entry and throughout The Garden Party Festival. We have a challenge 25 policy on site, and the following are accepted as ID on site for the Bar: Passport, Full Driving Licence Or Provisional Licence, A Proof of Age Card Bearing a PASS hologram, A National identity card issued by an EU member state, A Ministry of Defence identity card, a Young Scot Card.

The Festival is being held at The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Newbridge EH28 8NB.

Under 5's go FREE but you still need to get them a ticket through our ticket system.

Carer tickets will made available through request to hello@thegardenparty.live

There are NO pass outs for The Garden Party. If you choose to leave the festival at any point, you will not be able to gain re-entry. There will be more than enough food, drinks and amenities inside to keep you going all day!

This event is accessible friendly with all activities linked by tarmac paths. Should you need assistance please find a member of staff.

Tickets are only available online at www.gardenparty.live/tickets in partnership with Skiddle

Bus Travel

Lothian Buses Service 98 goes between Edinburgh City Centre and the Royal Highland Centre.

Lothian Buses Service 97 goes between Edinburgh Park Station, Edinburgh Gateway Station, and the Royal Highland Centre.

There is a bus stop at the top of Ingliston Road that services the below buses –

Citylink - 900

McGill's Scotland East – 18, 20, 63, X24, X25, X38

Stagecoach – 747

Lothian Buses - X18


Tram Travel

The closest tram stop to the Royal Highland Centre is Ingliston Park and Ride. It is a 10-15 minute walk to the main entrance.

Parking will be in the West Car Park, just off the A8, with tickets being charged at £10 per vehicle per day.

There are no refunds for this event. Re-sale options will become available once all tickets have sold out.

Only assistance dogs are permitted

Food and Drink is not permitted into the main event area. No glass or sharp items are permitted.

No alcohol or drinks are permitted to be carried into the event.