The inner part of the festival area opens on Wednesday 3. July at 16:00
Be part of the opening
As a volunteer, you have the chance to welcome festivalgoers to the Inner Festival Area. If you want to be part of this fantastic tradition, you need to be in Volunteers’ Village no later than 15:00.
Time schedule for the opening
At 14:00 the Inner Festival Area will be cleared – follow directions given by Crowd Safety and Security.
At 15:00 all gates to/from the Inner Festival Area are closed for passage by guests and volunteers. If you are working in the area, please make sure to be there before 15:00.
Please be in Volunteers’ Village no later than 15:00 if you want to welcome people to the Inner Festival Area. You need to go stand by the signs that tell you from where to watch the opening. See the welcome area locations below.
At 15:30 we go to the welcome areas.
At 16:00 the Inner Festival Area is officially opening, after which time all gates to/from the Inner Festival Area will be open.
Since coordination of the opening takes a lot of planning, the areas in and around the Inner Festival Area will be periodically closed in the hours up until 16:00.
Welcome Areas
There are three welcome areas from where you can watch the opening of the Inner Festival Area:
- West of Orange Stage (primarily festivalgoers entering from Gate 18)
- By the sails southeast of Orange Stage (primarily festivalgoers entering from Gate 8)
- By the sails southeast of Arena Stage (primarily festivalgoers entering from Gate Arena)