The camp site
You can get an overview of the festival site in our map.
You can find the map as a PDF file here.
There is also an interactive version of the map in the Roskilde Festival app, where you can filter which facilities are highlighted, so that you can easily get an overview of exactly the services that are relevant to you.
At Roskilde Festival, waste is not garbage – it is a value that must be kept in circulation. When around 130,000 people gather in a temporary city, large amounts of waste are generated in a short time. We work responsibly with waste and resources – and need the participants to be part of the joint effort. The goal is to reduce the amount and ensure that as much as possible is recycled or reused.
How does waste sorting work?
The festival's waste system is based on three simple principles: sorting bags, sorting points and recycling stations.
Together, they make it easy to do the right thing.
Sorting bags – when you sort in your camp
At the beginning of the festival, you receive a set of three color-coded sorting bags with pictograms on most camping areas, similar to those you are familiar with from home:
- Metal: e.g. cans without a deposit, tins, foil trays, silver foil
- Plastic and food and drink cartons: e.g. food packaging, juice and milk cartons, plastic bottles without a deposit, plastic bags
- Residual waste: e.g. napkins, cigarette butts, hygiene waste, pizza trays and other things that cannot be recycled
New bags can be picked up at the camping towers, from the camping hosts, and at the recycling stations. It is no longer permitted to bring glass into the camping area, but you can collect bags for glass waste, which is also sorted, if you have brought any. By glass, we mean:
- Glass: e.g. bottles without deposit, empty pesto and jam jars, broken glass
Sorting Points – when your bag is full
When a sorting bag is full, it is tied with a knot and handed over to one of the many sorting points in the camping area. There are waste containers for all four fractions.
The sorting points are located along paths and roads, so they are easy to find and use
Recycling Stations – when your bag is full, or the waste doesn’t fit in a bag
At the Recycling Stations, you’ll find larger containers and bins where you can drop off full bags and other types of waste that don’t fit in the sorting bags:
- Residual waste - e.g. broken tents, cigarette butts, napkins, pizza trays, hygiene waste, sleeping bags, sleeping mats, pavilions
- Plastic and food and drink cartons - e.g. filled bags of plastic packaging, plastic bottles, juice and milk cartons, plastic bags
- Glass - e.g. filled bags of non-returnable bottles and broken glass
- Small metal - e.g. filled bags of small metal, cans, tins, foil trays, tinfoil
- Large metal - tables and chairs - broken camping chairs, broken camping tables, shopping carts, tow trucks
- Plastic and food and drink cartons - e.g. filled bags of plastic packaging, plastic bottles, juice and milk cartons, plastic bags
- Residual waste - e.g. broken tents, cigarette butts, napkins, pizza trays, hygiene waste, sleeping bags, sleeping mats, pavilions
- PVC - Air mattresses, tarpaulins, rubber hoses, rubber boots
- Cardboard - e.g. cardboard boxes, packaging cardboard, corrugated cardboard
- Hazardous waste - e.g. spray cans, batteries, medicine, oil
- Electronics - cables, power banks, chargers, vapes
- ReUseful - Usable camping equipment – tents, chairs, mattresses and sleeping bags that are in good enough condition to be reused
During the last two days of the festival, you can donate reusable camping equipment and other recyclable items to the ReUseful team in green vests at the recycling stations.
Every year, a large number of usable tents, air mattresses, sleeping bags, camping chairs and sleeping mats are collected. These items are sent to various associations and NGOs, which ensure that the usable items are passed on to vulnerable people.
Items that cannot be reused are sorted and sent for recycling as much as possible. The remaining items that have not been sorted are torn up and sent for shredding and incineration. Air mattresses with PVC are sent to landfill. The festival has an ambition to reduce this amount every year, and this can only be done with your help.
Are there other ways the festival collects waste?
In addition to sorting in the camping area, there are containers for residual waste at all toilet areas, entrances and parking areas. In addition, volunteers patrol the camping area and collect abandoned equipment and glass bottles - both to increase recycling and remove potential hazards such as broken glass (even though it is no longer allowed to bring glass).
Who can help?
Volunteers in green vests help with everything from sorting to bags and questions. They are found both in the camping areas and at the recycling stations. Some collect waste. Others hand out bags or guide you on.
The recycling stations are open 24 hours a day and will be staffed during busy daytime hours. On Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5, there will be volunteers who will receive usable camping equipment for donation and recycling. On Sunday, July 5, the sites will also be staffed until noon, when all guests must have left the site.
How should I leave my camp?
When the festival ends, the site where you camped must be left as it was when you arrived. This means that everything must be sorted and handed over to a recycling stations or sorting point. You must not leave used camping equipment or waste in the camping area.
Take your things home with you. Dispose of waste and broken equipment correctly at the recycling stations. If you have camping equipment in good condition that you no longer need but that others can benefit from, you can donate it to ReUseful at the sorting sites.
What if I sort incorrectly?
Mistakes can happen. Minor missorting can often be handled in processing, but if a bag is heavily mixed together, the entire contents will be sent for incineration. Therefore, it is important to sort as cleanly as possible and correct mistakes if you discover them.
How do I tell bags, bins, and containers apart?
The bags are color-coded and marked with pictograms that follow the national sorting icons. This makes them easy to recognize – even in a busy camp. All bins and containers are also clearly marked with signs or stickers showing which fraction they belong to.
Can I sort waste on the Inner Festival Area?
There are 46 sorting points on the inner part of the festival site, equipped with waste containers for the same four fractions as in the camps: glass, metal, plastic, as well as food and drink cartons and residual waste. So sorting is possible – even when the music is playing.
Waste Sorting at Roskilde Festival – The Ultra Short Version
Why: When we sort waste, it becomes a resource. We’re about 130,000 people gathered – and together, we can make a big difference.
How: Use sorting bags, sorting points, and recycling stations
- Sort waste into four bags in your camp (glass, metal, plastic and food & drink cartons, residual waste)
- Drop full bags off at the nearest sorting points
- Bring waste or larger items that don’t fit in the bags (e.g. broken camping gear, hazardous waste, cardboard) to recycling stations
- Donate reusable items to ReUseful
Need more bags? Get new sorting bags at camping towers, hosts, and recycling stations.
Other areas: Residual waste bins are at toilets, entrances, and parking areas. Volunteers also collect abandoned gear and glass during the week.
Volunteer help: Look for green vests – they assist with bags, sorting, and questions. Recycling Stations are open 24-7.
Leaving the festival: Clean up, take your belongings with you, and sort what you leave behind properly.
Inner Festival Area: 46 sorting points make sorting possible.
Remember: A cleaned-up camp is the last thing you give this year’s festival – and the first gift to next year’s community.
In the camping area near zone K, you’ll find the festival’s swimming lake. Here, you can take a dip, cool off on warm days, or relax by the water’s edge.
The swimming lake is open every day from 09:00 to 21:00 and is free for all festival participants.
For safety reasons, special rules apply when swimming. For example, you are only allowed to swim within the designated area and during the lake’s opening hours.
Read more about safety at the bathing lake and see our three swimming tips here.
Agoras are central meeting places in each camping area, often as a tent with lighting.
The Agoras have various types of content depending on in which kind of camping area they are located.
To limit the spread of fire it is important to ensure that all fire access roads and empty areas are kept clear and orderly during the entire festival.
Therefore, tents must be located inside the marked areas and tent guy lines etc. must be kept inside the borders.
Caravans must be placed 3 meters apart of each other. A host will help you park your caravan.
It is not permitted to bring furniture and flammable items to the camping areas. Exempted items are sleeping bags, sleeping mats and other lightweight equipment, which is typically used when camping.
The use of open fire is only permitted in areas specifically designated for this purpose by the festival; this includes any type of open fire, including candles, oil lamps, tiki torches, barbecues etc. Designated cooking areas are located around the camping areas.
Each day, you must bring your trash to a waste container so that trash does not accumulate in individual camps.
Take a break by the fire pits!
Do you and your campmates need a break from the festivities, where loud music and alcohol
Isn’t the main focus?
Then pull a seat by the fire!
Have a chat, roast a marshmallow, play a game, share a story, or simply enjoy the warmth and the sense of community.
The fire pits are made by apprentices from the metal industry.
Location: In Clean Out Loud near F52-F53, and in camping site P near P52-P53
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00-16:00
At the camping area you will find the 2000 square meter Dancefloor. The floor is made specifically for the hilly landscape of the camping area, where it stretches between the green hills and invites festival participants to physical expression.
The Dancefloor is a significant gathering point at Roskilde Festival, providing an opportunity to be together in the present and form temporary communities.
The Dancefloor was originally created as a large artwork titled Destroy Me Once, Destroy Me Twice by the German artist Katharina Grosse in 2022.
The city centre, East City, is in Camping East.
In East City you can explore The Yard – a sensory laboratory with a focus on biodiversity and food production.
In addition, there are lots of exciting offers at the various food stalls.
GROW is located in Vor Frue and is Roskilde Festival’s community garden.
Here, you can experience everything from a calm morning with a cup of tea and a reading, to a sensory walk through past and future. You can stir the pot, dye with plant-based colors, make sun prints for your camp, explore and taste the garden, and even join plant speed dating for both queer and straight participants.
GROW is a small oasis where community comes together — a place to learn something new and take a break from the festival’s pulsating pace.
The following items are not allowed on the festival grounds:
Campsite
- All glass and glass packaging of any kind
- Bags of empty bottles and cans
- Building materials and tools (without prior permission)
- Furniture and similar items (except lightweight, foldable camping furniture)
- Tents larger than 9 m²
- All lightweight pavilions that come as assembly kits
- Clothing that signals affiliation with gangs or violent groups
- Weapons and weapon-like objects
- Large sound systems without prior permission. You can see our rules and application info for large sound systems here
- Generators
- Solar panel systems
- Pyrotechnics
- Drones (without prior permission from the festival's safety organization)
- Spray paint and permanent markers
- Fuel (except one-liter Trangia bottles – these may only be used for cooking in designated areas)
- Animals in general - except service dogs
Please note: It is not allowed to use taupalins or the like to reserve space in the camping areas.
Inner Festival Site
- All of the above
- More than half a liter of drinks. Brought containers must be open, but screw caps may remain on.
- Bicycles (without permission)
- Professional camera equipment (includes cameras with interchangeable lenses as well as cameras that cannot fit into a regular trouser pocket)
- Sound systems
- Carts
Specifically for the pit areas at Orange Stage and Arena
- All of the above
- Banners and flags (allowed outside the pit)
- Large bags (larger than A3)
- Cans
For safety reasons, security personnel may conduct a bag check upon arrival. The bag check is voluntary, but the hosts and security staff reserve the right to deny you entry to the festival if you refuse.
FAQ on the ban of disposable or lightweight pavilions
Which pavilions are no longer allowed?
Disposable pavilions are no longer permitted in the camping area. By disposable pavilions, we mean the lightweight and inexpensive, typically white, self-assembly pavilions of low quality.
Why are disposable pavilions banned?
Many disposable pavilions cannot withstand several days of wind, rain, and heavy use. They often break and are left behind as waste. To reduce unnecessary single-use consumption and the amount of camping waste, we have chosen to ban this type of pavilion.
Can I still cover my camp?
Absolutely. You can still cover up to 9 m² in your camp.
Which pavilions are allowed?
Durable fold-out or scissor pavilions are still allowed. This applies to both the pavilions you bring yourself and those you rent. What they have in common is that they are more robust and designed to be used again and again.
May I bring my own pavilion?
Of course. You are welcome to bring your own pavilion if it is a durable fold-out or scissor pavilion that unfolds rather than being assembled from loose parts. The pavilion must be taken home after the festival and preferably used year after year.
Can I rent a pavilion?
Yes. If you do not wish to bring your own pavilion, you can rent one via the festival's webshop. Renting is an option – not a requirement. The important thing is that pavilions do not end up as waste.
What should I do if I’ve accidentally brought a disposable pavilion?
If you have brought a classic white lightweight self-assembly pavilion, you may not set it up, but you must of course take it home again when leaving the festival. If it has already been set up, our hosts will ask you to take it down.
FAQ on the ban of glass packaging
What do you mean by glass packaging?
Glass packaging covers all types of glass – both for food and beverages. This includes bottles, jars for wine or water, and any other packaging or objects made of glass.
This does however not include medicin bottles.
Why is glass packaging not allowed?
In 2025, we collected more than 25 tons of glass waste at the festival. Some of it is correctly sorted, but unfortunately a lot of it ends up as shards on the ground – especially in the camping areas.
Glass shards pose a risk of injury and require extensive manual cleaning before the festival site can be returned to the landowners in the same condition as when we received it. Therefore, we have chosen to phase out glass packaging in the camping area.
Do you sell products in glass in the camping area?
No. We no longer sell any food or beverages in glass packaging in the camping area.
What does this mean for me as a participant?
You are still welcome to bring food, alcohol, soft drinks, etc. - just not in glass packaging.
Cans, plastic, and cartons are still allowed.
May I still bring alcohol into the camping area?
Yes. Alcohol is allowed in the camping area as long as it is not in glass packaging.
What should I do if I have brought glass by mistake?
Glass items can be handed in at the glass containers by the entrances to the camping area or in the sorting bins placed around the campsite.
If our hosts observe glass in the area, you will be asked to dispose of it correctly.
At Roskilde Festival we party with consideration for the community. That is true for the stages, where we have upper limits for how many dB can blast from the concert speakers. That way, we ensure that everyone has a good experience, from audiences, volunteers and neighbours of the festival.
We also have a Sound Policy for the Camping Area, where many bring large, home-built music centres. We love the DIY approach, and we know that many spend endless hours (and a lot of money) on designing their home-built stereos, making them shine and able to reach those impressive speaker volumes. It is amazing that you want to contribute to the party by being the host at your own camp with your sound system.
However, being the party-starter comes with a responsibility. You live right next to a lot of people, who have also come to the festival to have a great time. Please take them into consideration. When the camp is set up, please make the rounds and meet your neighbours; have a conversation about what is cool for them, what parties you can have and what type of music you can agree on. How loud can you agree on playing? You are here together, so it’s important that everyone is having a good time.
How loud can the party be?
When we measure volume, we measure a unit called decibel. It can be difficult to understand, because it is a numerical value, which does not explain much. We really should be measuring volume in distance: How many meters does the sound of your party carry, and how many camps are drowned out by your music? In addition to that, we must include all the other sounds that blend into this musical chaos.
We have defined some time slots in which your party can be as loud as you want, and other time slots where you should give the speakers a rest:
09 – 02 Time for the big parties – equal to 94 dB(A)
02 – 05 Music should be audible in your own camp, with overflow to a few extra camps – equal to 88 dB(A)
05 – 09 Music should only be audible in your own camp, and we recommend it be turned off completely – equal to 84 dB(A)
If our hosts in the Camping Area ask you to turn down the volume, your music is too loud.
Rules are boring, we know, but it is important to party with respect for the community, to make room for everyone.
Which music centre can you bring?
If you wish to bring a sound system that is too large for you to transport on your own without the use of wheels, assistance from other people, or other types of equipment, you must apply for permission.
If you wish to bring a Soundboks or a similar smaller system, it is not necessary to apply.
Household furniture and the like are fire hazards and may therefore not be brought to the camping area. However, this does not apply to regular lightweight camping equipment, items that come with caravans or other equipment that is usually used for camping in tents.
A good rule of thumb is that one person must be able to carry all items brought to the camping grounds.
Re:Act is our platform for experimental performances, inspiring talks and workshops. Look forward to experiencing rap, talks, panel debates, performances, and workshops, each one fighting for their own and others’ rights.
Re:act is created by Rapolitics and Danish Institute for Human Rights.
The program unfolds from Sunday 28 June to Tuesday 30 June. You can view the activities at Re:Act on the schedule.
Seven days is an area with bars and food stands. Here you will find the stages Eos and Lagune with concerts all 7 days. In the southern part of Seven days is a green area connecting the Camping Area and the Inner Festival Area.
You can view the schedule for Eos and Lagune in the schedule.
On the first days of Roskilde Festival, you will find the Stadion area in Camping West. Here is everything from basket- and beach volley tournaments to yoga and morning workouts. So whether you want to get your heart rate up, sweat out your hangover, get completely zen or just cheer along, Stadion is the place for you.
You can read more about the activities at the Stadion area here.
There are different sound rules in the camping area depending on which area you are staying in. Small sound systems are allowed in all areas.
You can read our general sound policy for the camping area here.
If you wish to bring a large sound system and are staying in an area that is not a Community Camping area, you must apply for permission to bring the system. This guarantees that you will be allowed to bring your sound system and that you will be placed in an area where large sound systems are welcome.
A large sound system is defined as a system that is too large to be carried by one person without assistance from wheels or other aids.
Rules for large sound systems:
- The system must not exceed 2.3 metres in height. This also applies to flags, lights, or similar items.
- The system must be stable and not be able to rock or tip over due to weather conditions. For example, it must be secured with guy lines or support legs.
- No construction materials or furniture may be placed on the system, such as sofas or wooden terraces.
- Solar panels must be permanently mounted on the system and must be of the flexible type. Glass-based panels are not permitted, even if the glass is covered with another material such as epoxy.
- The system must be transportable by two people on foot and must not be motorised.
APPLICATION
If your camp wishes to bring a large sound system to the festival and you are not staying in a Community Camping area, you must apply by completing our application form.
You can find the application form here.
The application deadline was 15 March. It is therefore no longer possible to apply. Applicants will receive a response no later than 31 March.
Applications are assessed based on criteria such as contribution to camp atmosphere, community, engagement, and uniqueness.
If your camp is approved, you will be assigned a location along with an appropriately sized Get a Place product for your camp at that location, ensuring that your camp has a place to stay.
You therefore do not need to purchase a Get a Place product for your camp if your application is approved.
One of our two city centres in the camping area, West City, is located in the northern end of Camping West.