24. Day Ticket holders may only enter the festival via the Green Day Gate and continue through Green into to the arena. 25. There is no readmission on a Day Ticket so once day ticket holders have exchanged their ticket for a wristband, they cannot leave the site and re-enter.
Can you leave Reading Festival?
Yes. They do stop re-entry early evening on the Sunday, though.
Can you sleep in your car at Reading Festival?
The designated campervan/caravan area of the site is the only place where ticket holders can sleep in vehicles. We do not permit sleeping in cars and security will ask you to leave the car park.
Can you leave Reading Festival on Monday?
Leaving the site
Our peak exit times are between 8:00am and 1:00pm on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August. Please plan ahead and organise leaving arrangements before you arrive at the festival.
What are you not allowed to take to Reading Festival?
Alcohol for personal consumption 18+ (only before 6pm on Sunday evening). All gas canisters of any size (including nitrous oxide). Animals (other than registered hearing dogs or guide dogs). Any goods for unauthorised trading with unauthorised Reading/Leeds Festival logos.
Will there be sniffer dogs at Reading Festival?
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The festival will operate a gate review policy with drug dogs searching people at all entrance gates. Anyone found attempting to bring drugs into the site may be refused entry.
Can you bring Vapes into Reading Festival?
At Reading and Leeds, festival-goers can bring cigarettes for personal use into both the campsite and arenas, while e-cigarettes are also allowed.
Is there free water at Reading Festival?
Food and Drink
Please refill your empty bottles at the water points inside the Arena for free.
Can you take your own alcohol to Reading Festival?
Remember, you may be searched at the entrances and upon exit from the festival site.
Got a question about what you can and can’t bring to Reading?
| Item | Campsite | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol for personal consumption 18+ only. Alcohol in the possession of under 18s will be confiscated | (until 6pm on Sunday) | No |
Are there free showers at Reading Festival?
Showers. If you’re at the festival for the whole weekend and need a proper wash, there are showers dotted around the campsites in case you didn’t book the luxury camping. The white, yellow, guest and disabled access camping areas normally have showers, but beware of queues.
Is there a curfew at Reading Festival?
At Reading Festival there is usually a curfew in the later hours of the evening for loud music to not disturb the locals.
What time do bands finish at Reading Festival?
Your day ticket theoretically should finish at 00:00, and the day’s headliner will also finish around 11.30. However, you can still remain within the campsite unofficially.
What alcohol can I bring to Reading Festival?
Here’s how much you’re allowed to take into each festival without getting into trouble. Alcohol may only be brought into the music festival if you are camping. There is a limit of 24 cans and a 1 litre plastic bottle of spirit or wine per person. Any alcohol in glass bottles must be decanted into plastic bottles.
Can you take spray deodorant to Reading Festival?
✗ aerosols, spray cans (including deodorants, antiperspirants, hairspray, dry shampoo, suntan lotion, skin moisturiser). Roll on deodorants are allowed.
Is food expensive at Reading Festival?
So, expect to spend anywhere between £60 and £80 on food per day. You can bring down that cost by carrying as many allowed food items with you. For example, water bottles are not allowed on site but you can bring beer, soda, and wine. Any music festival is incomplete unless you pick a band or festival T-shirt.
Can you charge your phone at Reading Festival?
We can charge your phone. Drop by our charging stations throughout festival arenas and campsites.
What happens if you get caught with drugs at Reading Festival?
If you are found in possession of drugs you may be arrested and are liable to prosecution and/or may not be allowed to go into the festival. If you are found with drugs once on site, you may be ejected and/or arrested. If you are prosecuted for a drugs offence, you will get a criminal record.
Can sniffer dogs smell Coke?
Most sniffer dogs can be trained to pick up the smell of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, opiates, ecstasy and LSD.
Do you need wellies at Reading Festival?
Tights and leggings are a great day to night warm up that you can easily carry around in your bag – so add those to your Reading festival checklist! What is this? Comfy wellies – it’s a festival, you need some wellies!
Can you bring water to a festival?
While beverages and food from outside may be banned in some events, most music festivals allow people to bring factory-sealed bottled water. If you do not want to carry bottles of water or buy bottled water at food trucks, you can bring a reusable water bottle or a hydration pack and fill it at a water fountain.
Is Reading Festival security strict?
There are security measures you will see and of course, ones that you can’t. The whole site is monitored throughout by staff on the ground along with an extensive CCTV system watched round the clock by a team of monitors in a fully staffed Event Control.