Download Festival 2026: Weather Forecast for Donington Park

Download Festival 2026  is going down next weekend, but what is the weather looking like? Find the latest forecast below.

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The rock and metal festival returns to Donington Park in Leicestershire from June 10 to 14, and at the end of last year,  organisers confirmed that Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park would be the 2026 headliners , each a UK exclusive for the year.

Other big names announced for the event included  Bad Omens ,  Cypress Hill ,  Tom Morello , Trivium ,  Halestorm ,  Pendulum ,  Mastodon ,  BABYMETAL ,  Architects  and  Feeder , while  the line-up for the District X stage  will feature  Five ,  Electric Six  and  The All-American Rejects .

There will also be some secret sets that will be revealed on the weekend itself, as well as sets from TokenGrass – a bluegrass tribute to  Sleep Token  – and a  Rage Against The Machine  tribute act fronted by a  Nicolas Cage impersonator, titled Nic Cage Against The Machine.

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Despite its placement in the summer months, Donington Park’s weather record during Download is mixed, with 2024 memorably becoming something of a mudbath. With the festival now just days away, the  BBC Weather   forecast is now available.

The BBC predicts that there will be light rain showers throughout the five days of Download 2026, with a moderate breeze also likely to be present on each day.

Take a look at the latest BBC Weather forecast below  (last updated 16:30, June 6) .

Wednesday, June 10 : Light rain showers and a moderate breeze, with the highest likelihood of rain during the afternoon. Temperatures will range from 9 to 18°C.

Thursday, June 11 : Light rain and a moderate breeze, with rain likely throughout the morning, afternoon and evening. Temperatures from 11 to 17°C.

Friday, June 12 : Drizzle and a fresh breeze, with lighter rain expected in the morning and lunchtime, but lower likelihood later in the day. Temperatures from 11 to 20°C.

Saturday, June 13 : Light rain showers and a moderate breeze, with sun breaking through the clouds. Temperatures from 12 to 21°C.

Sunday, June 14 : Drizzle and a moderate breeze, with bursts of sunshine. Lower likelihood of rainfall as the day goes on. Temperatures from 14 to 23°C.

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Download the app  here  (Apple) and  here  (Android) to check out all stage times for Download 2026, and find a full list  here .

Festival organiser  Andy Copping spoke to  NME  in 2024 about the importance of creating a platform for new and emerging talent . “I’ve always wanted to do that, and you can see it in how we’ve been developing the other stages like the Dogtooth stage and the Avalanche,” he said.

“For us, it’s about giving bands the opportunity to grow. We’ve got the platform and we want to be sending a message to those guys like ‘Come and play. We believe in you and you’ve got a great opportunity here.’ Thankfully, for the most part, these bands do step up and they do deliver.”

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