AVA Festival London — festival guide
The British Library, London, United Kingdom24–26 Sept 2026 · 3 days
This edition has already taken place. The guide stays online as a record of what AVA Festival London programmed and where it was held — dates for the next edition appear here as soon as the organiser confirms them.
At a glance
- Dates
- 24–26 Sept 2026 (3 days)
- Location
- The British Library, London, United Kingdom
- Sound
- electronic · dance · music
- Nearest airport
- Heathrow Airport
- Nearest station
- Kings Cross St Pancras
- Line-up announced
- 8 artists so far
The story
AVA Festival London is an event that brings together creatives, cultural leaders, and emerging talent to connect and collaborate in London, United Kingdom. It focuses on shaping the future of electronic music, visual arts, and creativity. The festival features keynote sessions and workshops spanning topics like climate action and queer nightlife. It takes place at notable venues across the city, including The British Library, showcasing a blend of talks and audiovisual performances.
AVA Festival London is a 3-day electronic, dance, music festival at The British Library in London, United Kingdom. The September 2026 edition runs 24–26 Sept 2026.
Announced so far: Ableton Presents: Sounding The Archive, Black is a Spectrum, Moby × EarthPercent, No Tags Podcast Live: Tim & Barry, Oklou × Resident Advisor Exchange, Queer Nightlife Beyond Crisis, teamLab: Interactive Workshop with Takashi Kudo and The Avalanches. Expect stages split between electronic, dance and music. The line-up is spread across the 3 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.
Everything happens at The British Library, in London. London is the base for the trip: it is where the affordable beds, the late trains and the after-parties are, and where prices climb fastest as the dates approach.
AVA Festival London keeps the same calendar slot each year: September 2026 for this edition, opening on a Thursday and closing on a Saturday. It falls in autumn, after the summer circuit closes, when flights and rooms come back down in price. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in London are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.
- Conference held at The British Library
- Includes workshops and keynotes from industry leaders
- Notable artists participating include Moby and The Avalanches
- Networking events and mixers are part of the festival
- Day & Night Programme spanning several days
What the trip costs from Paris
Ticket from
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Return transport
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Place to stay
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Total door to door
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No ticket price is published for this edition yet, so the total below covers travel and a bed only. It updates automatically as soon as the organiser opens sales.
See every ticket tier and travel option →Planning the trip, step by step
- 1Book the ticket first: tiers at AVA Festival London are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
- 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
- 3Reserve 4 nights rather than 3: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
- 4If you fly into Heathrow Airport, check the transfer time to London before booking the earliest departure — the airport bus is usually the cheapest leg of the whole trip.
- 5Follow AVA Festival London on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.
Line-up, day by day
Day 1 — Thursday 24 September
Ableton Presents: Sounding The Archive, No Tags Podcast Live: Tim & Barry, teamLab: Interactive Workshop with Takashi Kudo
Day 2 — Friday 25 September
Black is a Spectrum, Oklou × Resident Advisor Exchange, The Avalanches
Day 3 — Saturday 26 September
Moby × EarthPercent, Queer Nightlife Beyond Crisis
Full line-up
Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.
The organiser hasn't published the line-up for AVA Festival London yet. It appears here — with a page for every artist — as soon as names are confirmed.
Past editions
Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.
2025
24–26 Sept 2025 (approx.)
Regulars: Ableton Presents: Sounding The Archive, Black is a Spectrum, Moby × EarthPercent
2024
24–26 Sept 2024 (approx.)
Regulars: Black is a Spectrum, Moby × EarthPercent, No Tags Podcast Live: Tim & Barry
2023
24–26 Sept 2023 (approx.)
Regulars: Moby × EarthPercent, No Tags Podcast Live: Tim & Barry, Oklou × Resident Advisor Exchange
Travel tips from Paris
- Fly into Heathrow Airport, the closest airport to the site.
- Rail arrivals come through Kings Cross St Pancras; shuttles usually run from there.
- The site itself is The British Library, in London.
- Book a bed in London early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.