Leeds Festival Returns Next Week with New Climate Initiatives
It’s official. A week to go until the nation descends on Bramham Park for another glorious bank holiday weekend with performances from Charlie XCX, Florence and The Machine, RAYE and Fontaines DC. However, alongside the incredible music on offer, new sustainability initiatives have taken centre stage in the lead-up to this year’s festival.
‘Look Out For Our Planet’ is an all-encompassing planet-focused pledge that encourages festival organisers and festivalgoers to commit to supporting a sustainable festival industry. Since 2019, Reading and Leeds Festival has seen a meaningful change in consumer habits, with almost two-thirds of tents taken home in 2025. In 2026, new initiatives have been introduced to further reduce the festival’s climate emissions.
This year, Leeds Festival’s ‘Look Out For Our Planet’ pledge includes:
The Campsite Clearance Commitment: A brand-new initiative implemented which commits to the Festival Campsites being cleared and returned to their natural state within two weeks following the festival.
Local Litter Picking Volunteers: Litter-picking group volunteers from Litter Free Leeds and Life’s A Beach will be at the campsites, engaging with customers and encouraging them to be proactive about keeping the campsites tidy.
Collaboration with local Repair Cafe Networks: New campsite Repariums stalls will focus on extending the lifespan of campsite gear by fixing items rather than allowing them to be discarded and sent to landfill. Festivalgoers can bring broken or damaged items to the hub to be fixed by a group of volunteers, including campsite gear and clothing. These stalls will be run by local volunteers from the established Repair Cafe networks of Leeds.
100% compostable and plastic-free food & drinks packaging and cutlery: Looking for a plastic straw? You won’t find one at Leeds. Festival Republic have committed to reducing the use of single-use plastic across their sites, so all drinks from bars and food vendors will be served in aluminium cans, paper cups, or recyclable tetrapak.
Local Community Partnerships: Both Reading and Leeds have teamed up with 50+ local community groups and charities to redistribute any usable materials after the festival. Food donations will be collected by Leeds North & West Foodbank, who do incredible work within their local communities.
So, will we see you down the front next weekend? If so, remember to pack your reusable water bottle, and make sure to take all of your belongings home.
Tickets for Leeds Festival are still available at https://www.leedsfestival.com/.