Access to the festival

If you're lucky enough to arrive at the right time, your wait will be relatively short. By “good timing” I mean that you're lucky enough to arrive between two waves of buses, or at a later time than the others. If, on the other hand, a flood of festival-goers arrives at the same time as you, you'll certainly have to be patient, as each barrier takes a relatively long time to get through.

There are several steps to gaining access to the festival:

• First step: verification of your wristband (with a recycle token on the way).
• Second step (optional): search
• Third step (optional): handing over your bus camp wristband

Checking the bracelet

Nothing extraordinary to say here. You place the bracelet you have on your wrist in front of a gantry. If the light turns green, you're in. Simple. At the same time, someone will give you a recycle token. This will be your best ally for not having to pay for a container (cup) when you go to the bar.

Searching

The search is up to the camper, and depends on how busy it is. For my part, I avoided it every time and didn't waste any time at this stage. To tell you the truth, in 2023 we were unlucky because we were stuck in traffic for several hours and didn't get off the bus until mid-afternoon. On this occasion, I felt that the security guards were more flexible, certainly to facilitate the flow of passengers.

Since 2025, searches have been carried out in a dedicated tent. If you go there, your belongings will be X-rayed.

For those in the habit of cheating, Q-Dance is very clear about the different things that are allowed, forbidden or restricted. All the information is available in their Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. So don't be surprised if, during the search, a security guard asks you to throw away the bottles of Jägermeister you thought you'd hidden under your cart.

Handing over the camp bus bracelet

This stage will only concern people who come by bus and will be camping on site. Depending on your camp, you'll need to go to the camp reception desk. There you'll pick up a bracelet in your group's colors (Akkros, Festimove, Hardtour...).

This wristband will enable you to navigate in the area reserved for campers (the village), but above all it will give you access to your plot during your stay. Without it, you'll be kindly redirected by security guards to campsites 5 and 6.

Don't lose it.