"Earlier this year campaign group Protect Brockwell Park launched a legal challenge against Lambeth Council after summer festivals were approved to run in the park without proper planning permission. The High Court ruled in favour of Protect Brockwell Park, finding that events like Mighty Hoopla, Field Day, Cross the Tracks and Wide Awake exceeded the 28-day period allowed for temporary land use. Though the festivals still took place as planned this summer, at the time the Council said it would appeal the ruling."
"Now the Council has changed its mind; it won't be contesting the ruling and it will ensure that all major events due to take place in Brockwell Park will go through a full planning process. The 2026 editions of Field Day, Cross the Tracks and Mighty Hoopla are already in the works but one event that won't be on next year's calendar is the Lambeth Country Show."
"The free fair, one of the largest free family festivals in the UK, has been running in Brockwell Park since 1974, with attractions and activities including vegetable sculpture competitions, sheep shearing, horse jousting, and live music. Facing rising costs (it would require over £1million to fund the two-day event) and increasing budget pressures, the Council has decided to axe the Lambeth Country Show for 2026."
Campaign group Protect Brockwell Park successfully challenged Lambeth Council in the High Court, which found that summer festivals like Mighty Hoopla, Field Day, Cross the Tracks and Wide Awake exceeded the 28-day limit for temporary land use. Lambeth Council has opted not to contest the ruling and will require major Brockwell Park events to undergo a full planning process. The 2026 editions of Field Day, Cross the Tracks and Mighty Hoopla are being planned, but the Lambeth Country Show has been cancelled for 2026 because it would cost over £1million and budget pressures force spending reviews. Council emphasised protecting statutory services for vulnerable residents.
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