Africa Oye Accessibility and FAQs
There is no seating on the festival site. Audience members are permitted to bring blankets and folding chairs. We advise getting there early to find a good spot.
There are accessible toilets located on site. We have stewarding around the toilet areas. These are for disabled people and those with long term impairments or conditions that might mean they cannot use the other toilets on site.
Please be aware this is a music festival and there will be strobe lighting, flicker effects, lasers and other variable lighting throughout the day. We recommend you take extra precautions if you know you are affected by such lighting.
There will be an accessible viewing platform on site. The viewing platform is a service we offer for our deaf and disabled audience and will be staffed throughout both days. Please do let staff know if you need any assistance.
The site is a largely flat greenfield site. There are small hilly grass sections meaning that sometimes access across these areas of the site is not that easy, especially in bad weather conditions. The site is approximately 0.5 miles from one side to another. Maximum distance from a point A to B across site for festival goers is 263 meters. Guide dogs are very welcome at the festival, and there will be water available for these dogs at the Access Tent.
There will be a First Aid point on site, please head here for your medical needs.
At Africa Oyé there is one main performance stage which hosts our live acts from 12:30pm to 9:30pm both days. We also have two DJ stages – Trenchtown and Freetown – which host DJ sets from 12:30pm to 9pm both days. The Oyé Family Zone hosts multi-arts workshops from 12pm to 6pm both days. British Sign Language: Our amazing interpreters will be providing BSL on stage at Africa Oyé. Due to the nature of our festival, the majority of the acts do not sing in English. We always try our best to make sure where possible the service is available. Any important stage announcements and information, such as lost children and first aid call outs will be provided in BSL on-stage between acts.
For personal assistance tickets, please call our Access Line on 0344 335 0437 or email HERE. If you are a current Nimbus Access Card Holder, we can apply your personal assistant ticket via phone at the time of booking. If you do not currently hold a card, we can hold your tickets while your application is being processed. .
The Access Tent is a place for disabled people and carers / companions to relax and find out festival information. There will be free British Sign Language (BSL) workshops running throughout day for hearing people and our Oye Access Tent volunteers also use BSL, offering a useful resource for information for D/deaf audience members. You will be able to find this tent next to the First Aid station. Look for the Access Tent sign.
The Access Tent is also a quiet space for those who feel they really need to take a break from the festival. In previous years, we’ve found this to be particularly helpful to disabled people, their carers and companions. There will be free BSL workshops for hearing people and BSL support for Deaf audience members throughout day! You will be able to find this tent next to First Aid marked with a sign saying ‘Access Tent’. People can make use of this tent for:
A space to relax: The Oyé Access Tent will be a place where you can take a moment to relax, sit in the shade of a tent and have some time out from the festival. There will also be a dog bowl of water for thirsty guide dogs.
Festival information: You will be able to get information about the festival in accessible formats. We will have large print schedules for those who need large print and a large print site map for easy navigation. For BSL users, our Oyé volunteers can translate the information for you in person at the Access Tent.
Toilet: There will be accessible toilets stationed by the access tent. These are strictly for use by disabled people who may not be able to use other facilities and we trust that all festival-goers respect the importance of that provision.
Shelter from rain: The Access Tent will be a priority cover area in case of rain, if you do need assistance please do head to the Access Tent and the team will try their best to help.
Extra Assistance: If at any point you need help or know anyone who needs assistance or you are feeling overwhelmed and need to take a break, please do visit the Access Tent and the team will try their best to help.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unfortunately due to rising costs, changes in legislation, and health and safety requirements for a festival of the size we have grown to, we have had no choice to but to make the event fenced and ticketed this year or we could not go ahead.
Head to our line-up page for the latest artist announcements HERE
Saturday 20th June
12:30 til 12:50 - Batala
13:10 til 13:35 - Liverpool Hip Hop Festival Cypher
14:00 til 15:10 - Oumy
15:35 til 16:45 - Ghorwane
17:05 til 18:15 - King Ayisoba
18:35 til 19:45 - Kizaba
20:15 til 21:30 - Patoranking
Sunday 21st June:
12:30 til 12:50 - Positive Impact
13:10 til 13:30 - KOJ presents TRiBE feat. KOJ + Friends
13:50 til 14:50 - Awale Jant Band
15:10 til 16:10 - Kobo Town
16:30 til 17:30 - Fulu Miziki
17:50 til 18:20 - Janet Kay
18:40 til 19:45 - Nana Benz Du Togo
20:15 til 21:30 - Fatoumata Diawara
Earlybird tickets are on sale now for a limited time. These begin at £6 for those local to the park (residents from postcodes L8, L15, L17, L18) and £10 for outside these postcodes.
Under 12s get in free but must still have a ticket. Please select the child ticket option when booking. All audience members under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
You can get a discount if you buy a group ticket (admits 4 people). Once Earlybird tickets are sold out we will also release discounted tickets for students, NHS workers and those who are unwaged.
Yes, ticket holders will be able to come and go from the festival site as desired.
Animals are not allowed on site except for assistance dogs.
Artists and set times are detailed below
Saturday 20th June
12:30 til 12:50 - Batala
13:10 til 13:35 - Liverpool Hip Hop Festival Cypher
14:00 til 15:10 - Oumy
15:35 til 16:45 - Ghorwane
17:05 til 18:15 - King Ayisoba
18:35 til 19:45 - Kizaba
20:15 til 21:30 - Patoranking
Sunday 21st June:
12:30 til 12:50 - Positive Impact
13:10 til 13:30 - KOJ presents TRiBE feat. KOJ + Friends
13:50 til 14:50 - Awale Jant Band
15:10 til 16:10 - Kobo Town
16:30 til 17:30 - Fulu Miziki
17:50 til 18:20 - Janet Kay
18:40 til 19:45 - Nana Benz Du Togo
20:15 til 21:30 - Fatoumata Diawara
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Please see our Terms and Conditions page for details on eligible refunds.
Attendees WILL be able to bring in their own food and soft drinks.
Small bags, one per person, will be allowed into the event to carry food, soft drinks and other permitted items, with the dimensions W21cm x H30cm x D8cm (approx the size of A4 paper).
All traders are required to provide at least one 'budget/affordable' meal.
Attendees WILL be able to come in and out of the festival site - so if you want to eat or drink somewhere locally as an alternative you can.
Large bags, alcohol, glass, BBQs, and large structures (such as gazebos) will not be allowed to be taken into the festival.
Camping chairs and umbrellas will be allowed into the event (one per person).
If you are bringing a bag, camping chair, or umbrella, your items will be searched upon entry, which may add to your queuing time
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No alcohol can be brought into the Sefton Park site and anyone attempting to bring in alcohol will be asked to dispose of it before entering the event. Bag searches will be in operation on entry and stewards will be patrolling the site. Alcohol will be available for purchase from official stalls and all stalls will be operating a strict Challenge 25 policy, so if you are lucky enough to look 25 or younger, please make sure that you bring an acceptable form of identification.
All persons under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult and the accompanying adult must remain within the event site whilst ever the under 16 is on site. We will be operating and enforcing a strict Challenge 25 policy. If you are unaccompanied at the event and fail to provide valid identification when asked, your ticket will be confiscated and you will be asked to leave the site. Acceptable forms of identification include;
An in date photographic driver’s license or provisional licence.
A valid passport (not a photocopy). Out of date passports will NOT be accepted.
A Proof of Age Standards Scheme Card (showing the PASS hologram)
Anybody found to be using identification that is not their own will result in both the identification and their event ticket being confiscated. This may also result in prosecution for both the owner of the identification and the individual fraudulently attempting to use it. On the spot checks will be in operation across the site at all times. Please ensure you keep your identification on you at all times until you have been verified by a member of the Challenge 25 team.
Prolonged exposure to amplified sound may cause permanent hearing damage, please protect your ears and especially those of young children.
Strobe lighting and smoke effects may be used at the Event.
The Event is outdoors so you are strongly advised to bring appropriate footwear and clothing, including warm clothing for the evening.
There are plenty of outlets on site selling food and drink.
Official merchandise will be on sale on site. Please do not buy from unlawful street traders.
Please keep the streets tidy, use litter bins provided.
No smoking is permitted in enclosed public areas.
