Full list of banned and prohibited items as Leeds Festival 2026 -including rules on camping stoves and BBQs
Fireworks, skateboards, air horns, and drones are among the banned items this year ❌
Music lovers preparing to head to Leeds Festival this week are being reminded not to bring any prohibited items with them.
With just a couple of days to go before festivalgoers flock to Bramham Park, you might be in the process of packing your bags as the excitement builds. However, festivalgoers will want to make sure they are not accidentally bringing anything from the banned list and potentially risk ruining their weekend.
Charli XCX, Dave, Chase and Status, Fontaines DC, Florence and the Machine, and Raye are the headline acts for this year’s edition of the long-running event. The main acts will be taking to the stage across Friday (August 28), Saturday (August 29), and Sunday (August 30).
Leeds’ sister festival in Reading has made a huge decision around camping stoves. On Instagram the official account wrote: “Camping stoves are still permitted in Leeds as per our website guidelines. Disposable bbqs are not permitted at either festival.”
But what items are banned from Leeds Festival? Here’s all you need to know:
Prohibited Items for Arena & Campsites
- Aerosols (over 250ml)
- Air Horns
- Animals (other than registered hearing dogs or guide dogs)
- Any goods for unauthorised trading with unauthorised Leeds Festival logos
- Anything that could reasonably be considered for use as a weapon including oversized lighters or any item which may cause danger, offence or disruption to any other person
- Balloons
- Balaclavas, ski masks, face coverings
- BBQs of any kind
- Blowtorches
- Candles & Incense
- Catapults
- Chinese / Sky lanterns / Paper Lanterns / Kites
- Clothing/Garments/Items which promote Cultural Appropriation
- Drones and other flying devices
- Excessive amounts of food (i.e. more than for personal consumption)
- Fitted Gas Canisters/Cylinders are only permitted in Campervans in the campsites
- Firewood
- Fire / Campfire / Fire baskets / Fire Pits / Chimeneas
- Flat based cooking stoves (for personal use only): Meth Stoves, Trangia Stoves, Solid Fuel Stove / Hexi Stoves (with fuel blocks/firelighters), Gel Fuel, Greenheat Basecamp Cooker, Firelighter Stoves are only permitted in the campsites. Please note – fuel limited to maximum of 1L per stove and maximum and only gas canisters of 250g or less
- Fireworks/Pyrotechnics, Flares/Distress Flares, Smoke Bombs
- Gas Canisters for cooking stoves (250ml or less – maximum of x4 per stove) are only permitted in the campsites
- Gas cylinders / canisters of any size for non cooking purposes (including nitrous oxide)
- Generators (unless fitted in campervans)
- Glass bottles, jars, containers over 100ml. Items under this measurement, such as small perfume bottles, nail varnish, and small mirrors will be permitted
- Illegal Substances (drugs) and legal highs, herbal highs, new psychoactive substances and unidentifiable substances.
- Megaphone
- Motorcycle Helmets
- Nitrous Oxide and any items associated with the taking of NPS and/or NOS (including but not limited to balloons, whipped cream dispensers, water crackers/CO2 dispensers)
- Penknife / Multi-tools
- Petrol Burner
- Laser equipment and pens
- Large sound systems are prohibited. Small, battery-powered portable speakers are permitted for personal use only in the campsites if they are handheld (max 20cm x 20cm x 20cm), cannot be linked to other speakers, and are used at a low volume that does not disturb others; non-compliant items will be confiscated.
- Single use Vapes – refillable vapes still permitted.
- Skateboards and rollerblades, hover-boards, scooters, bicycles, and other personal motorized and non-motorized vehicles
- Spray cans
- Unauthorized professional cameras, film or video equipment. Including professional camera equipment (e.g., camera stand, lenses), radios or walkie talkies
- Unauthorized solicitation or marketing materials (e.g., handbills, flyers, stickers)
- Unofficial tabards and reflective/high vis jackets
- Weapons
- Cameras, film or video equipment with lenses more than 6 inches. **Please note, professional cameras and video / audio equipment are strictly prohibited
- Excessive amounts of cigarettes (ie. more than for personal consumption) will be confiscated
Prohibited Items for Arena ONLY
- Alcohol for personal consumption
- Audio Recorders
- Bags larger than A4 size
- Blankets
- Camping Equipment including cutlery, tin openers (permitted in campsites for weekend camping ticket holders only) - Leatherman style multi tools are not permitted
- Cans
- Chairs / Stools / Inflatable Loungers/ Floor Seating / Shooting Sticks
- Sealed drinks bottles (No Glass) - Only sealed soft drinks under 500ml are permitted into the arena
- Flags, flags with poles, banners
- Gazebos and parasols
- Selfie Sticks
- Golf Umbrellas
Prohibited Items
- It is now illegal to be in possession of a firework, flare, or smoke bomb at a music festival. Do not bring these items to site.
- Professional cameras and video / audio equipment are strictly prohibited.
Leeds Festival advises that while it does not have bag restrictions for first time entry to the campsite, campers should pack “as light as possible”.
On its website, the organisers add: “We strongly advise you do not bring a bag into the Arena as there will be long queues while all bags are searched.
“You and your bag maybe subject to a search upon entering the campsites and arena. CCTV is in operation throughout the festival site.
“Please be patient if there are longer queues than normal. We request that you cooperate with any security requests and searches.”