21 pictures capture smiles from rock fans reunited at Download Festival 2026

Download Festival is well and truly underway - even if its been a bit wet over the last few days.

But the weather hasn’t put a stop to the event, which will run until Sunday (June 14), nor the smiles on people’s faces as they reunite with old friends.

Photographers at the festival have shared a collection of images - including grinning fans and warm up acts - taken as campers arrived at Donington Park on Wednesday and Thursday (June 10-11).

Headline artists are set to take to the stage over the course of the weekend - including Guns N Roses, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park.

Take a look at pictures from the start of the event below and see if you can spot yourself: