11 Essential Items For Your Next Music Festival

Heading to a festival? Get your backpack ready! Here is a list of 10 essential items you should keep in your festival backpack…
1. Toilet Paper – Goes without saying! When nature calls, make sure you are ready. It’s always hit or miss when it comes to finding a port-o-john that has a stocked, clean supply [...]

Festival Tip: “Know Your Limits”

Festival 101: “Should you choose to indulge, know your limits.”
Everyone is entitled to have a good time in whichever way they see fit. But when your good time involves running through crowds of people in your underwear and groping everyone you can get your hands on, you have overstepped your boundary. A little more moderation [...]

Festival Tip: “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

I’m sure this fella from Coachella 2010 is having a great time despite the likelihood he won’t remember any details of this day. If these were the last few steps he took as he tumbled into his tent for the night, it wouldn’t seem that out of the ordinary. But he is in the venue [...]

Get Your Tent Ready!

If it’s not already packed deep in your car, now would be a good time to get out that tent and make sure it is ready to go. Here’s some things to consider:

FIND THE DIRECTIONS AND TAKE INVENTORY

If it has been a while since you last set up your tent or if it is new [...]

Get Off The Bottle!

Heading to a festival this week? Don’t forget to bring your reusable water bottle!
For those headed to Coachella, reduce your impact by taking part in the filtered water program. Souvenir reusable water bottles will be available for purchase throughout the venue, at the merchandise tent, and in the general store in the camping area. After [...]

Port-O-John Tips

Long bathroom lines are are common sight at festivals.

Anyone who has attended a festival has experienced the joy that is the port-o-john. You just never know what you are going to find with each visit. In most cases they provide the only bathroom option at the festival. Over the course of a multiple day festival, [...]

Chair or No Chair?

Few people take advantage of the fact that majority of festivals allow chairs inside the venue. While every festival has its own policies, those that do allow chairs only restrict the type and height of chair. Folding camp chairs and low back beach chairs are the most common among festival goers.

Considering most festivals have music that [...]

Rideshares

Check out music message boards and your local craigslist.org site for rideshares if you find yourself in need of a ride or riders to your next festival. It’s a great way to save money, meet new people, and lessen your environmental impact by carpooling.
Offering rides to strangers can be risky. However, those posting for rides [...]

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