We want Victorious festival to be accessible to everyone! We hope you find the following accessibility information helpful.
Victorious Festival takes place on Southsea Seafront. Large areas of the site are flat, most of the terrain is grass. We also have concrete paths running across the site. We ask that you prepare for all conditions you may encounter when deciding what you will need to bring to the festival.
PRE-EVENT
If any of your queries are not answered above, please email access@victoriousfestival.co.uk
AT THE EVENT
Please come and see our Accessibility Team at the Accessibility and Information Entrance of the Festival Site. They will be more than happy to help you with any queries. Our Accessibility team receives very high volumes of queries in the lead-up to the event, If you have questions pre-event that haven’t been answered, please don’t worry. The onsite team will be able to help you when you arrive.
All of our entrances have accessible entry points for those who are unable to queue for medical reasons.
Please head to the accessible signage and make stewards aware that you have difficulty standing or queuing for long periods of time.
We also have a dedicated access entrance on site where you can find the accessibility team if you require assistance. Location TBC.
We have portable hearing loops on-site. If you require the use of one, please ask the entrance gate managers, who will assist you and locate the nearest loop.
Performance Interpreting Ltd will be providing registered, qualified BSL interpreters & interpreting performances from the accessibility platform throughout the weekend.
To let us know you are coming and would like to use the BSL Access service please email Office@performanceinterpreting.co.uk
We want Victorious to be a festival that is accessible for every festival go-er so we are proud to work with Attitude Is Everything, a disability-led charity that improves deaf and disabled people’s access to live music and to have been awarded Gold on their charter of best practice for our commitment to being accessible.
Paul Hawkins from Attitude Is Everything said, “It has been an absolute pleasure to support Victorious to achieve Gold on our Charter of Best Practice. We’ve been really impressed with how the festival has engaged as a whole staff team, including undertaking Disability Equality Training and being responsive to customer feedback. Their dedicated access team has worked hard to make the festival as accessible as possible and we look forward to supporting them to progress further up the Charter in the future.”
Victorious looks forward to continuing its commitment to the charter and improving accessibility in 2026.
To find out more about Attitude Is Everything visit their website here.
Camping chairs, similar seating and inflatables will not be permitted on site. There will be plenty of seating areas at the event but seats are not guaranteed. If it is a medical necessity for you to bring a seat please see the accessible information page, and apply for a waiver note.
For full list and further detail see our Terms and Conditions
- Any beverages (an empty water vessel may be brought in to the venue to fill up at free drinking water points – no glass)
- Food (with the exception of baby food-no glass containers) For Accessibility exemptions see HERE.
- Chairs or camping chairs, inflatables or beanbags (blankets welcome)
- Golf umbrellas/large umbrellas
- Drones, laser pens
- Animals (other than guide dogs)
- Potential weapons of any kind.
- New psychoactive substances, nitrous oxide also known as laughing gas, balloons and/or associated paraphernalia, illegal substances.
- Fireworks, flares, air horns or Chinese lanterns
- Flags or banners
- Any professional photo & filming equipment including any large filming/photo accessories such as large lenses, tripods & drones.
Guide/Assistance dogs are permitted, but no other animals are allowed on site. We ask that, if your assistance dog has a harness or jacket identifying their role, they please wear it while at the festival.
We operate a free personal assistant (PA) ticket scheme for standard ticket-holders who would be unable to attend the event without assistance.
Please note that you will be asked to send proof of eligibility – DLA/ PIP or Access Card +1 and must have purchased a Standard ticket for 2026 to be eligible.
You can apply using our Access Facilities form HERE
Please do not purchase the PA ticket you will be applying for, and please ensure all the tickets you purchase are the correct ones for your party and application. We do not issue refunds for this as per our terms and conditions.
Our raised viewing platforms are located at the Common Stage and Castle Stage. They are designed for wheelchair users and people who cannot be in crowds for medical reasons. There will also be an area in front of the platform which is for people who struggle in crowds due to medical reasons.
Please note, the viewing platforms are subject to capacity. When on the platform, stewards may also ask PAs and companions to move to the back of the platform, to allow access for as many people as possible who need to use it to be able to use the facility.
You can apply using our Access Facilities form HERE
