FAQs

We have slightly different times for our different ticket holders, please make sure you check timings prior to attending.

Weekend Camping ticket holders will have access to the festival arena:

• Friday 10am – 2am (last entry into the festival is 9pm)
• Saturday 9am – 2am (last entry into the festival is 9pm)
• Sunday 9am – 12am (last entry into the festival is 6pm)

Campers will be allowed to entry the campsite from 12pm Thursday.

Last entry to all Weekend Camping guests via Blue Gate, even if you have your wristbands already, will be 9pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, on Sunday last entry will be earlier at 6pm.

Day and 3 Day No Camping ticket holders will have access to the festival arena:

• Friday 10am – 2am (last entry into the festival is 9pm)
• Saturday 10am – 2am (last entry into the festival is 9pm)
• Sunday 10am – 12am (last entry into the festival is 8pm)

Last entry to all Day and 3 Day No Camping guests via Red Gate, even if you have your wristbands already, will be 9pm Friday, Saturday and 8pm on Sunday, after this time you will not be allowed into the festival.

All weekend ticket holders (Weekend Camping and 3 Day No Camping) will be able to leave and return the festival.

Day Ticket holders will not be allowed to leave and re-enter the festival.

Please note, if you need to leave the festival due to medical reasons, contact our customer service team on info@rockoysterfestival.co.uk to discuss.

All the set times will be available via the Rock Oyster app a couple of weeks before the festival.

Unfortunately not. We love our four-legged companions but we’re concerned about their wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of people on site.

This does not apply to assistance dogs, any guest bringing an assistance dog must complete the accessibility forms to notify the event organisers. If the organisers are not made aware in advance, you may not be allowed to enter the festival.

Camping chairs are permitted during the day but we ask all guests to be respectful of others and not take up too much room. All chairs must be collapsed by 5pm each day as the main arena will be busier.

You cannot bring in food and drink into the festival arena (this does not apply to baby food for little festival-goers).

If there is a medical reason for needing to bring in food or drink, please contact our customer service team at info@rockoysterfestival.co.uk to discuss further.

Weekend Camping ticket holders

Weekend Camping guest are allowed to bring alcohol into the camping areas, however, you cannot take drinks from the campsite into the festival arena.

Alcohol brought to the festival must comply with the event regulations which are:

• You are not permitted to bring alcohol into any part of the festival arena
• You are allowed to bring the following amount in to the campsite if you have valid entry tickets, aged 18 or over and have valid ID:  Either 1 crate of beer / lager / cider or 1 litre of wine or 12 cans of pre-mixed spirit and mixer per person
• No glass is allowed; please ensure you have decanted any glass bottles prior to arriving
• No straight spirits

Day / 3 Day No Camping ticket holders

Day and 3 Day No Camping visitors are not permitted to bring alcohol or soft drinks into the festival with them.

Exceptions are for those who require for medical reasons (you will need to have written permission from the Organisers prior to attending), please contact our customer service team on info@rockoysterfestival.co.uk to discuss further.

You can find our terms and conditions, here. Please make sure you read them prior to purchasing your tickets.

Yes, there are certain items that you cannot bring into for the safety and enjoyment of all our RO-goers.

The below items are prohibited and any items confiscated will not be available for collection and will be destroyed.

Prohibited items across the whole festival, this includes all campsites and the arena:

• Illegal drugs / substances and new psychoactive substances including Nitro Oxide (laughing gas) is banned under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
• Legal highs
• Any item that could reasonably be considered as a weapon
• Glass of any kind including beer, wine bottles, jars or drinking vessels
• Fireworks / Flares / Chinese lanterns
• BBQs
• Gas / Paraffin lamps
• Blow torches
• No open fires including stoves, disposable BBQs and campsites. Cookers or stoves are banned as of 21 July due to the ground conditions.
• Animals (with the exception of registered guide dogs, the Organisers should be made aware if you are attending with a registered guide dog prior to attending the festival)
• Flying or filming with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) is not allowed on site
• Portable laser equipment and pens
• Megaphones / Large sound systems / Air horns
• Generators, apart from those permanently built into campervans
• Gas canisters or cylinders apart from those fitted in campervans
• Unofficial tabards, hi vis or reflective jackets

Prohibited items for the arena specifically:

• Glass of any kind including perfume / aftershave bottles, beer, wine bottles, jars or drinking vessels
• No food or alcohol can be taken from the camp sites or car parks into the arena (unless you have written permission from the Organisers prior to attending)
• No blow up or large seating items are allowed in the arena

Yes, our incredible secutiry team undertake bag searched to ensure the safety of everyone attending. Our security team may ask to look and search within your bags. If you are asked, we ask for your co-operation, refusal to do so may result in you being denied entry.