While this year’s event, now under way, looks set to be memorable one with a heatwave incoming and Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young and The 1975 headlining, there are no plans to hold it in 2026.
It is not the first time the family, who started the festival in 1970, have decided to pause proceedings.
Festival-goers queuing before the gates open at Glastonbury this year (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty)Worthy Farm is first and foremost a dairy farm, in use as such for 150 years. Milk from its 1000-strong herd is used to produce Worthy Farm cheddar.
Cows in front of the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty)“And I think it’s quite good not to be seen to be cashing in.”
Worthy Farm Cheese created using milk from the dairy herd at Glastonbury (Photo: Jim Dyson/Getty)The first official fallow year was in 1988 and they have since been held fairly regularly, most recently in 2012 and 2018.
How is Worthy Farm repaired during fallow years?
The fallow year is a chance for the organisers to take a break and focus on looking after the farm business and land.
She said: “It’s the kind of thing you want to do… plant trees, plant hedges. Just really restore the wild side of the farm and the surrounding land.”
Sir Michael Eavis, pictured with daughter Emily, will celebrate his 90th birthday this October (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty)Repair work goes ahead in the fallow year, as does administrative tasks such as renewing contracts.
square GLASTONBURY The 10 best Glastonbury moments of the 21st century - from the Dalai Lama to Jay Z
Read MoreWhen will Glastonbury 2027 tickets go on sale?
Glastonbury Festival is usually held on the last weekend in June, with tickets going on sale in the previous autumn. For the 2025 festival, tickets went on sale in mid-November 2024.
There has been no announcement yet about 2027 tickets, but if it follows the usual pattern then festival fans should expect to be ready to purchase in November 2026.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Why there no Glastonbury in 2026, and why the festival takes fallow years )
Also on site :