Festival Site

FAQ: General

• What is prohibited at the festival site?

  Prohibited at the festival site:

  • Fluids, beverage cartons, bottles, glass, cans, camel bags, drugs, sharp objects, alcohol, animals, sound -, film -, video - and photo equipment, drones, selfie sticks, fires and any other objects which may be considered dangerous by the organization. 
  • The organisers reserve the right to search bags and people at the entrance to the festival grounds. You'll also have to pass a walk-through metal detector. Visitors who refuse to cooperate or who are found in the possession of drugs or narcotics will be banned from the festival.

  Feel free to bring a folding umbrella! 

• When does Pukkelpop take place?
  • Pukkelpop 2017 takes place on the festival grounds of Kiewit, Hasselt on Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th, Friday 18th and Saturday 19th of August.
• Can I find food and drinks at the festival site
  • Pukkelpop offers a wide range of food to its visitors: from vegetarian or biological to fast food. Food from different cultures is served at our catering stalls and in a special area, Food Wood. Soft drinks and beer can be bought at the drink stalls scattered all over the site. Specialized stalls sell coffee, milk, cava or fruit juice.
• Where does Pukkelpop take place?
  • Pukkelpop takes place on the festival grounds of Kiewit, Hasselt (Belgium).
• Price & access combi ticket?
  • With a combi ticket you get access to the festival on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Wednesday you can already access the festival grounds at 6 pm for the Boiler Party.
  • A combi ticket costs €199 all in (including train and bus ticket, 4 days camping, € 5.5 booking fee and € 1.5 mobility contribution)
  • Acces festival terrain: Thursday till Saturday from 11.00 am until 02.00 am
  • Acces campsite: from Wednesday, 12.00 (noon) until Sunday 12.00 (noon)
• Price & access day ticket?

  THURSDAY TICKET

  • Access festival terrain: Wednesday, 6.00 pm.
  • Access Camping Relax: from Wednesday, 12.00 (noon) until Friday 12.00 (noon)
  • A day ticket is €99 all in (public transport NMBS (train) & De Lijn (bus), 2 days camping at Camping Relax, including €5.5 service costs and €1.5 mobility contribution).

  FRIDAY TICKET

  • Access festival terrain: Friday, 11.00 am.
  • Access Camping Relax: from Thursday, 12.00 (noon) until Saturday, 12.00 (noon)
  • A day ticket is €99 all in (public transport NMBS (train) & De Lijn (bus), 2 days camping at Camping Relax, including €5.5 service costs and €1.5 mobility contribution).

  SATURDAY TICKET

  • Access festival terrain: Saturday, 11.00 am. 
  • Access Camping Relax: from Friday, 12.00 (noon) until Sunday, 12.00 (noon)
  • A day ticket is €99 all in (public transport NMBS (train) & De Lijn (bus), 2 days camping at Camping Relax, including €5.5 service costs and €1.5 mobility contribution).
• What's the minimum age for attendance?
  • There is no minimum or maximum age: everybody is welcome at Pukkelpop! Please note that there is no special accommodation or no special ticket prices for little children. 

   

• Accessibility for disabled festivalgoers
  • In collaboration with Inter, formerly known as Intro vzw, Pukkelpop puts in a great effort to make the festival accessible to the disabled. We have paid a lot of attention to the accessibility of the festival site and its surroundings.

  If you wish to make use of the mentioned facilities, please fill out this subscription form before 1 August 2017.

  Pre-register

  • If you have a disability, you can use the parking lot for people with a disability on the corner of Kempische Steenweg and Tulpinstraat. It is necessary to ask permission for this parking lot before 1 August. Without prior consent, it is not possible to use the parking lot.
  • There is an alternative, accessible and less crowded entrance for people with a disability. This entrance is located on the right of the main entrance. People with a disability can collect their festival bracelet at this entrance. One person is allowed to accompany him/her through this entrance. You recognize the entrance by the wheelchair symbol.
  • At the Main Stage, Marquee and Dance Hall we have provided viewing platforms for wheelchair users, people with crutches... with a grandstand view of the performing artists. Because we would like to allow as many disabled people as possible, only one friend/carer will be allowed to assist the disabled festivalgoer on the platform.
  • Right at the entrance to the festival ground, at camping Chill, Pukkelpop has foreseen a campsite for festivalgoers with a disability. Friends and relatives of disabled festivalgoers wishing to stay at this campsite are welcome at this facility as well (with a maximum of 4 people). Apply for your place at the camping site before 1 August. Just like any other camping facility, this one requires a valid campsite ticket.  Make sure everyone has a ticket for camping Chill. If this is not the case, please contact pukkelpop@inter.vlaanderen
  • Adapted toilets are situated in locations all over the festival site. At the accessible camping area you can find accessible toilets and showers.  
  • At the reserved camping facility, there is a nursing tent, where you can leave and pick up your wheelchair at night. Furthermore, there are adapted toilets, aids like a hoist, a nursing bed, a toilet chair...
  • You can also count on free assistance by Inter carers for e.g. setting up your tent, using the toilet, eating, getting around... Do not hesitate to turn to one of the Inter volunteers whenever you need help. You can find them on the festival site (at the viewing platforms) and in the dedicated camping area. You will recognize them by the white vest with the Inter logo.
  • Pukkelpop and Inter will also look for a solution whenever you have a problem with your wheelchair or another aid.
  • For people with hearing aids, Pukkelpop, Inter and Veranneman are setting up audio frequency induction loops at Main Stage and Marquee. By switching your hearing aid to the “T” position, you will enjoy much better sound quality and much less ambient noise.

  If you wish to make use of the aforementioned facilities, please fill out this subscription form before 1 August 2017.

  Pre-register

  Do you have a disability and do you have a problem to which you cannot find an answer ? Do you wish more information? Send a mail to pukkelpop@inter.vlaanderen.

• Respectless behaviour

  Pukkelpop is a festival that welcomes everyone regardless of gender, language, political persuasion, racial or ethnic origin, religion or ideology, handicap or impairment, age or sexual orientation. We reject any form of physical or verbal abuse, harassment and respectless behaviour! 

   

   

• Alcohol at Pukkelpop?
  • It is prohibited to serve drinks with more than 0.5% alcohol to people under 16; so a beer isn't possible.
  • It is prohibited to serve liquor to people between 16 and 18.
  • Bringing your own alcohol to the festival site is strictly prohibited.
• Drug policy
  • The Limburg prosecutor’s office implements a transparent policy on the subject of drug use at public events such as festivals: drug possession is not tolerated.
  • As in recent years, police personnel will conduct targeted checks a.o. along access roads, in car parks, at campsites and at the entrance to the festival arena.
  • Visitors will have the opportunity to dispose of their drugs anonymously in special deposit boxes.
• How do I automatically keep track of all Pukkelpop updates?
  • Keep track of all Pukkelpop updates automatically by signing up for the official Pukkelpop newsletter.
• Working at Pukkelpop
  • Unfortunately Pukkelpop doesn’t work with individual volunteers. For over twenty years, our organisation has been calling upon associations based in and around Kiewit. All these associations are compensated for their efforts, funds they use to finance their day-to-day operation.