FAQ’s

If you love dance music like we do, Secret Island Festival has something for you to shake a leg, raise your hands in the air, skank and get seriously loose to from house and drum & bass to disco, roots, reggae, and ska.

4 stages. 3 party-packed days. More incredible acts than ever, including DJ Todd Terry, Fish56Octagon, The Cuban Brothers, Dan Shake, and 30 Years of Playaz. With more acts to be announced.

From day-party to full summer weekender: Secret Island is evolving. But don’t worry: it’s still fundamentally the same intimate, musically eclectic party you know and love.

The festival is organised by a group of best friends, with a lifelong love of dance music – and a shared goal: to put on a feel-good, inclusive, community-first party that you’ll never forget.

There’s 4 specialist stages at this year’s festival, providing a full spectrum of music

• The Lighthouse Stage (Main stage): new design for 2027, expect house and underground sounds – and expect it to be loud
• The Causeway (DnB stage): we’ve got a killer line-up for all junglists in attendance, expect strong beats and a jumping dance floor
• The Cactus (Live bands stage): Curated by Black Cactus Studios and back for a 3rd year by popular demand. Our live stage will be championing local artists and pairing them with national acts, showcasing live music leaning into roots, reggae and ska
• The Sand Bar (Disco stage): Funky floor fillers & deep house grooves
• The Driftwood (Chillout) an area to relax and enjoy the views

By car

From the M25, head east via the A12 and A120 to Colchester, then south on the B1025. Causeway tide times will be posted closer to the festival. Dont forget to buy your car park ticket!

By train + Bus

Take the train to Colchester, then use the # 55 Colchester to Mersea Bus service. Then jump on the Secret Island Festival Shuttle Bus that runs across the weekend.

We operate a free shuttle bus service on Mersea Island Only. The buses will run throughout the operating hours of the festival and visit both West and East Mersea on a loop basis. This is a free service provided by the festival and all though we will do our best to get you on board, we cannot guarantee a seat or Journey. We advise avoiding the peak times, especially at the end of the event 10:45pm – 11:30pm.

On Friday they will operate from 4pm & Saturday from 1pm, They will run to just after the finish time of the festival.

There are no open drinks allowed on board, smoking and vaping are prohibited. The driver refuses the right of admission to any passengers who are: intoxicated, abusive or not adhering to their rules.