Your Ultimate Packing List for WOMAD Festival 2025

Not long now until WOMAD, but what to take hey? Here’s your ultimate packing list for WOMAD Festival to make sure you have all you need.

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What you pack for WOMAD Festival will definitely have an effect how good your festival experience is, especially if it’s your first time at WOMAD. Your kit list for WOMAD Festival is everything.

The weather could be anything from 10-26 degrees and possible rain too, so you need to be prepared for all with your WOMAD Festival kit list. You may be tempted to take as little as possible but if your outfit gets caked in mud on the first day its nice to have something fresh to wear the next day, and something clean to come home in too.

Packing well for WOMAD Festival is also a good idea to save money. If you’re on a strict budget it makes sense to have warmth, rainproofing and sun shields too. You just don’t know what it’s going to be! So, here’s everything you need for camping at WOMAD Festival this year. 

WOMAD Festival essentials

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Your WOMAD ticket – there’s absolutely no way you’ll be allowed into WOMAD without your festival ticket. This needs to be the absolute number one on your list of WOMAD Festival essentials. Also, ID. 

Money and bank card – if you feel ok bringing all the money you need for WOMAD Festival in one go, do that. It’ll save you time and money at the ATM. I prefer to just take £100 and then my bank card too – that way I can keep an eye on my festival budget.

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Tent that’s big enough – as I’ve got older I’ve realised the value of having a decent sized tent. When I was younger I’d go for one like the above, but now I have a four man with a pod in the middle. It just helps to keep things organised. 

My tent is bigger than this Coleman one, but it has the same black out technology. Honestly, it’s SO good. I wouldn’t go back to a normal tent. Really helps you to sleep better, and keeps you cool if you want a nap in the day too. Make sure your tent is waterproof – here are the best waterproof tents out there.

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Good sleeping bag – this cosy sleeping bag is great value and 5/5 stars on Amazon. If rain is forecast on your way into WOMAD Festival then make sure to cover it in plastic. A wet sleeping bag is not fun, trust me.

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Boxes of wine – boxes and bags of wine are the cheapest and lightest way to get your wine into the campsite. Saves hundreds! And yes, it’s definitely an essential for your WOMAD kit list. 

If you’re camping at WOMAD you can take alcohol in, but you’re not allowed to take it into the main arena. 


Read more on The Best Alcohol for Festivals


Essentially you could get by on the above for WOMAD, if you really had to. But that’s no fun. Here are a few more things creeping up into the ‘essentials for WOMAD list. 

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