Bloodstock: Fancy dress themes revealed!
Two Bloodstockers in inflatable costumes chatting to Arran
Bloodstock 2026 FANCY DRESS themes just got announced What are you dressing up as?!
On Thursday, we know it’s been done before, but with HEAVYSAURUS on the bill and it being SO MUCH FUN, it has to be DINOSAURS again.
On Friday, we embrace the dark, the macabre, and the creative… we want to see how you interpret TWISTED FAIRYTALES as a theme! Black widow bitten Miss Muffet? Malice in Wonderland? Goth fairies welcome!
Saturday rolls back the clock to the 1980’s! Bring out your best ‘80’s fashion (mullets encouraged, neon leg warmers optional), or be a character from your fave ‘80s movie, TV show, or band! There is no such thing as too much leopard print.
On Sunday, there’s a special treat in the Rock And Metal Museum, as festival founder and renowned fantasy artist Paul Gregory will be exhibiting his original, oil on canvas, Lord Of The Rings-inspired painting ‘Morannon’! An impressive 1.8m x 3m in size, it was last exhibited over 20 years ago at the indoor BLOODSTOCK. In honour, Sunday’s fancy dress theme will be LORD OF THE RINGS / FANTASY! Come as a dragon, a wizard, an orc, or even as Gollum, my precious.
Fancy dress is a huge part of the festival fun. Download Festival has a theme that changes every time - this year it’s Book Characters - but at Bloodstock, there’s a theme that comes back every year - Dinosaurs! In 2025, a huge gathering took place at the EMP stage, where there was a circle pit, and instead of a wall of death, a wall of love, with people hugging in the middle. There were dinosaurs of all ages, young and old and it was such a brilliant atmosphere. Who knew there was such a variety of inflatable dinosaur costumes? Let’s take a look.
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