Ealing Summer Festivals promises another vibrant season of live music, laughter and community spirit in the heart of the borough — and we’ve got free tickets for 2 lucky readers to win.
Produced by The Event Umbrella on behalf of Ealing Council, the comedy, blues and jazz festivals are deeply rooted in the area’s musical and comedic history.
And, throughout July and over the first weekend of August, Walpole Park in Mattock Lane will once again transform into a buzzing cultural hub.
Across all events, festival goers can expect a welcoming atmosphere, high quality food and drink, and space to relax with friends and family. With affordable ticket options and free entry for under 11s at many events, Ealing Summer Festivals 2026 once again offer something for everyone — right on your doorstep.
A stellar line-up
If you’re looking for plenty of laughs, the Ealing Comedy Festival is the place to be. Now in its 32nd year, it will run across 2 weekends, 23-24 and 30–31 July, under the iconic Big Top tent. This year’s line-up includes Harry Hill, Milton Jones, Paul Chowdhry, Lou Sanders and Jamali Maddix, alongside a host of much-loved comedians and rising stars.
Visit the Ealing Summer Festivals website to find out who else will be performing, and buy tickets online.
Crank up the volume
Music takes centre stage with the Ealing Jazz Festival on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July, celebrating more than 4 decades of jazz in the borough. This year’s festival is delivered in collaboration with programming partners Continental Drifts and Banger Factory Records, bringing together a dynamic mix of global sounds and the new London jazz movement.
Headliners include acid jazz pioneers Galliano and the high-energy sounds of London Afrobeat Collective, alongside a line-up that balances heritage influences with contemporary and emerging talent across 2 stages.
The season comes to an end with the Ealing Blues Festival on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August, in partnership with the Ealing Blues Club and PRB Presents. The weekend combines classic rhythm and blues with blues-rock, ska and Jamaican-influenced sounds.
On Saturday, Grammy-nominated Robert Finley headlines a programme that pays tribute to the borough’s musical heritage while celebrating modern talent. On Sunday, Misty In Roots return for a special homecoming headline show, marking their 50th anniversary, as the London International Ska Festival takes over both stages to celebrate the influence of Jamaican music on British blues and wider UK culture.
Win tickets
To be entered into the draw all you have to do is, answer the question correctly by the deadline (midday on Friday 24 July 2026). Send your entry by email to aroundealing@ealing.gov.uk – please include your name and address, and add the subject line ‘ESF WIN’.
You must enter before the deadline of midday on Friday 24 July 2026. Only one entry is permitted per person.
Question:
Who is returning for a special homecoming headline show at the Blues festival?
The prize
As stated, 2 winners will be randomly selected to receive one of the following prizes: 2 VIP weekend tickets to either the blues or jazz festival.
After the deadline has passed, the winners will be digitally selected at random, before being contacted. Only the winner will be notified. If the winner does not respond within a term deemed reasonable/appropriate to the competition prize, a new winner might be drawn at random instead and awarded the prize.
Other information
Your contact details will be used for the purpose of administering the competition and contacting the winner to notify them of the prize. And, if you are the winner, we may also need to pass them on to the organisation/company that is due to provide you with the prize in order for you to claim it. In some cases, such as photography competitions when publication of your entry is stated as one of the possible outcomes, your name may be used alongside your entry in the council’s online or print publications. The entry deadline and the random selection of the winner is final and binding in all respects on all entrants. No correspondence will be entered into. Entries that do not comply in full with these entry terms and conditions may be disqualified. If the winning entry is disqualified for any reason, the council reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant. There is no cash alternative to the prize. The council does not accept any liability on behalf of any third party supplying the prize. Some terms and conditions of the third party supplier may also apply to the prize.
Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions by entering this competition.
