Have you started packing for Glastonbury yet? You might want to know about all the prohibited and discouraged items for this year’s festival, lest you have your bottle of Santal 33 confiscated at the gates.
As an eco-friendly festi, body glitter, disposable vapes and single-use wipes are all a big no-no at Glasto. Plus, all the usual things like illegal drugs, weapons and fireworks are definitely not allowed (obvs). Wandering what to pack? Here are all the banned items for Glastonbury 2025.
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What is banned at Glastonbury 2025?
The festival has published a long list of contraband items at Glastonbury 2025. Here’s what it says:
- Excessive amounts of cigarettes (any amount over personal use for the duration of the event)
- Excessive amounts of alcohol (any amount over personal use for the duration of the event)
- Excessive amounts of soft drinks (anything over personal use for the duration of the event)
- Glass containers / bottles (likely to cause harm to livestock)
- Sound systems (without written approval)
- Knives (without written approval)
- Weapons and potential weapons; anything adapted for such a purpose
- Unauthorised or counterfeit merchandise; with or without the Glastonbury Festival or Pilton Party logo
- Body piercing equipment
- Flares; such as emergency or distress flares manufactured for legitimate military, maritime or transport purposes (under any circumstances)
- Smoke Bombs
- Fireworks, including sparklers (without written approval)
- Generators (without written approval)
- Lasers / Laser Pens
- Plastic or polystyrene disposable plates, trays, cups, mugs or plastic cutlery
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); commonly known as ‘Drones’ or ‘Remotely Piloted Aircraft’
- Chinese / Sky Lanterns
- Kites
- Professional tape recorders, film and video equipment (without written approval)
- Forged tickets and wristbands or an access pass of any description
- All substances defined as a ‘Psychoactive Substance’ under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. These substances include those previously referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ and may be herbal materials, powders, tablets, crystalline substances, gas or liquids. They may be packaged and marked as ‘smoking materials’, ‘research chemicals’, ‘room deodorisers’, ‘herbal incense’, and ‘cream chargers’, some of which may even state the product is not for ‘human consumption’.
- Nitrous Oxide in any form (without written approval)
- Alkyl Nitrates (otherwise known as Poppers)
- Any object that GFEL considers to be potentially harmful to public safety, whether a single item or a potential component part for another object.
What items are not encouraged?
As well as the contraband items, Glastonbury has published a number of things ‘not to bring’, including glitter, glass bottles and disposable wipes. This is what they said:
- Do not bring more than you need. Remember you’ll need to take all it home again. Most things can be bought on site if necessary.
- Do not bring disposable vapes. They pollute the environment and can be hazardous at waste centres.
- Don’t bring gazebos. They take up valuable tent space in the campsites. We’d also rather you didn’t put tape around your tent enclosures, please. It makes it harder for other people to get to their tents.
- Only food and alcohol for personal consumption can be brought onsite.
- Do not bring any knives.
- Do not bring anything made of glass. All glass will be confiscated if found, including perfume and mirrors.
- Do not bring excess packaging. If you purchase something new for the Festival, please remove all the excess packing at home, before you arrive.
- Do not bring body glitter. Even biodegradable body glitter will not properly breakdown without being heat-treated.
Please avoid the use of disposable wipes. Wipes – even biodegradable wipes, which quickly breakdown into micro-plastics – are problematic environmental pollutants. Plant fibre-based biodegradable wipes release greenhouse gases when they decompose, so we would like people to really try to use alternatives. A washcloth and a bar of soap works wonders! - You may be searched at the entrance for any items that may be used in an illegal or offensive manner – which will be confiscated. Persons suspected of carrying out illegal and/or offensive activities onsite may also be searched and face eviction. NB: Confiscated items will NOT be returned.
Does Glastonbury have an arena?
Nope! Once you’re in the festival you are free to wander as you please, so items allowed in the campsites are also allowed in the rest of the site.
Do you need ID for the festival?
Yes. If you’re lucky enough to look under 21 you will need ID to buy drinks – over 18s can use a valid driving licence or passport to get a ‘Challenge 21’ wristband at one of the property lock-ups to save being ID’d every time. Glastonbury may also ask to see your ID on entry to the festival to make sure the person on your ticket is definitely you, so don’t leave it at home.
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