Newday Festival 2022 / Newday

About Newday Festival

Newday is one of the largest Christian events for young people that takes place in the UK every year. Young people age 12-18 join together with youth leaders and team members from churches up and down the UK and Europe to learn about and worship God, camp out together and soak in the summer festival feeling, leaving Newday further along in their relationship with Jesus.

First launched in 2004, Newday festival now welcomes more than 7,000 young people each year to the Norfolk Showground near Norwich in the UK.

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Initially formed to serve the Newfrontiers network of churches, the event now attracts groups from all denominations and backgrounds, whether from inner cities or rural settings. The festival has an incredible diverse flavour.

When?

Newday 2022 takes place from Monday 1 August - Saturday 6 August (delegates leave on Sunday 7 August) at the Norfolk Showground near Norwich in the UK.

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The first meeting is in the evening on Monday 1 August and the last in the evening on Saturday 6 August. You have to leave the site by midday on Sunday 7 August, so there’s plenty of time to pack up your tent.

Click here for future festival dates.

How Much?

Pricing will be announced soon.

We also offer churches from outside of the U.K. 50% off their tickets, get in touch to find out more.

Ages are based on the academic year, ie age on 31 August 2022. Fees are available to 23:59 GMT on the date shown. Refunds in the event of cancellation are subject to a £15 administration fee, for refunds against debit/credit card payments there will be an additional fee charged by our payment processor, Stripe. There are no refunds available for bookings cancelled after 1 June.

Travelling to Newday

The Norfolk Showground
Dereham Road
Costessey
Norwich
NR5 0TT

By Car
Postcode for Sat Nav: NR5 0TP

By Train
The nearest railway station is Norwich, approximately 7 miles from Norfolk Showground.

By Local Bus
Konectbus Service Number 4,
First Bus Service X1

Additional Site Information

Accessibility

We want to make sure everyone who comes to Newday gets as much out of the event as possible. Read on for more information.

Accessibility information

Site Safety

From the moment you reach the showground gates, until the moment you leave again we'll keep you safe. Read on to find out how.

How we keep you safe

Group Coordinators

Young people come to Newday in church groups, each with a nominated Group Coordinator, a responsible adult who'll be our point of contact before and during the event who'll take responsibility for their young people.

Who, What & Why

Arrival & Setup

How early can you arrive at the showground? How will you know where to pitch up your tent or site your caravan? Read on for more information.

Arriving & pitching your tent

Things to Do

There’s so much to get involved in at Newday, as well as our regular meetings and seminars.

We have cafés to meet up and chill out in, a busy concourse area, sports tournaments, live music, workshops, a prayer zone and even inflatables. Whether you’re in the mood to relax and worship with friends, or to get involved in a new sport or activity, we have something for everyone.

Meetings & Seminars

Our main meetings and seminars are split into two age ranges, 12-14s and 15-18s. Read on to find out key details about each.

Read about our meetings

Venues & Activities

We have cafés to meet-up and chill out in, a busy concourse area, sports teams, live music, workshops, prayer zones, skate park and even a Nerf Arena.

Get a flavour for what to expect

Bringing a group for the first time?

Newday is open to all and welcomes churches from across the whole of the UK and Europe. Each year churches and groups coming to Newday for the first time testify to the impact the festival week has on their young people.

New to Newday

We are working on our introductory offers for the 2021 Festival, please check back here soon!

Find out more

Introductory Offer Rates

Follow the link above to register your church to attend Newday 2022 for the first time.

Booking your Group Coordinator

Young people come to Newday in church groups and we ask each group to nominate a Group Coordinator, who will be our point of contact, both before and during the event. In return, we give Group Coordinators a free place at Newday.

You’ll need to email us with details of your church so we can add you to our database and send you a discount code to access our great New to Newday offer. You’ll then be able to register on our booking system. Find out more information about the Group Coordinator role.

Booking in to Newday 2021

All booking for Newday is online, whether you wish to come as a delegate or serve the event as a Newday team member. Our secure booking system will take you swiftly through the steps needed to book your place, taking payment by debit or credit card via Stripe.

How to Book

Take the complexity and head-scratching out of booking your place by following our simple steps. Whether you're a Group Coordinator booking many people, an individual, or just looking to come for a day, here's how.

How to book your place

Amending or cancelling a booking

Information and circumstances change. We've made it really simple to amend your booking, transfer it to somebody else or even cancel your booking altogether.

How to change or cancel your booking

Be on team

It takes around 900 volunteers to help make Newday happen. Here's your chance to get involved and help to make this year’s event a success.

To join a team at Newday you need to be aged 19 or over before the event starts, and obtain a DBS Certificate through Newday (learn more about the DBS process here).

Being part of a Newday team can be hard work… but it's great fun!

You can work either full- or part-time, depending on when you’re available and which team you choose.

Full-time
Work for around seven hours a day and we’ll give you a free place at Newday and, for the amazing price of £25, we’ll feed you twice a day in our celebrated restaurant. If you’d prefer to sort your own catering or eat with your church, that’s fine.

Part-time
Work around four hours a day and pay half the Standard rate delegate fee. You’ll need to make your own arrangements for food.

Please note that there’s no fee reduction if you just work during setup and/or take down but not during the main event week. However we will give you three meals a day for free during setup and take down, and the food is just as good!

Kids' Work is provided for all 3-11s during the mornings. This is primarily to release parents to serve in other areas of Newday, or to be on site for delegates from their church group. A brilliant group of kids' workers take care of and lead the younger children in worship and teaching. There’s a special programme for those aged 3-11 years every morning, split into three age groups (3-4s, 5-7s and 8-11s).

Be on Team

It takes around 900 volunteers to help make Newday happen. Here's your chance to get involved and to help make this year’s event a success. Read about each of our teams here.

Pick your team

Child Protection

No matter which team you're joining, servers must fill out some paperwork (DBS check, personal recommendation & safeguarding declaration). It's not as scary as it sounds and we'll walk you through it.

How we safeguard delegates