In the following you will find general information about camping. These are general rules that apply to every camping area. You find more detailed information about the different camping areas at the respective camping categories.
The 3-day festival ticket can be seen as “all-inclusive-ticket”. This means, access to the camping area and showers is included with exception of: “Utopia Stage Camping”, “Caravan Camping” as well as “(Seaside) Backstage Camp”. Access to these exclusive camping areas requires an additional ticket.
Generally, you are not entitled to a certain camping area. The security staff will assign you a spot depending on the free space that is still available.
On the parking space, only parking of cars is permitted – no sleeping and no setting up tents.
Please note that camping “in the wild” is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted by the police and the security staff!
No wild camping! Flora and fauna, especially the picturesque shore areas, must be protected.
The entire event site is located in a water protection area. It is the most important task for all of us to protect nature. Consideration for flora and fauna is paramount. According to the law, it is strictly forbidden to introduce water-polluting substances into the ground. The areas on the banks of Silbersee, Flachweiher, Großer Dutzenteich and Kleiner Dutzenteich as well as the numbered ponds, which are valuable for nature conservation, may not be entered. The same applies to the west bank of Flachweiher pond and the footbridge between Flachweiher pond and Kleiner Dutzenteich pond. In particular, reed areas where reed birds are breeding during the festival may not be disturbed, entered or contaminated.
Wild camping outside designated camping areas, especially in the parking areas, is prohibited and will be prosecuted by the authorities. The city of Nuremberg issued a general ruling with considerable fines of up to 2.500 Euro (e.g. for the pitch and occupation of tents, the parking of caravans, mobile homes and similar mobile camping devices for the purpose of occupation and the occupation of such objects) can be imposed. Furthermore, in the event of a violation of the camping ban, the regulatory authorities can enforce the ban directly by removing the camping facilities without prior warning.
Please make sure that you only pitch your tent in designated and marked areas to save your wallet.
According to the Federal Nature Conservation Act, it is also prohibited to stalk, capture, injure or kill wild animals of specially protected species or to remove, damage or destroy their breeding or resting places. This affects all European bird and bat species, among others. Violation of these regulations constitutes an administrative offense under § 69 BNatSchG, which can also be punished with a drastic fine by the responsible authorities.
Each attendee entering the festival site – which also includes parking and camping area – must have a valid entry authorization in the form of a festival wristband and a festival ticket.
Please note that people staying on the enclosed camp area without authorization will be reported for obtaining services by deception (§ 265a StGB) and for trespass (§ 123 StGB).
People and the luggage they carry will be selectively checked and searched for prohibited items on the entry to a camping area. Visitors with large luggage and fully loaded hand carts should expect long queues to enter the camping area.
The following will help you to avoid long waiting times:
If you follow these rules, you can pass the control points faster.
Please use only the official camping areas. They offer enough space for every visitor. The camping areas are numbered for orientation purposes - please take a look at the signs at the entrance to the site. If your desired camping area is already occupied, please refer to the LED screens at the Info/Service centers Terminal A and B and follow the instructions of the local staff.
No delimitations (rain channels) may be dug in the camping area around the tent.Party tents and power units are forbidden!
The white-marked escape routes are to be kept clear at all times!
Festival or party tents, beer sets and power generators are prohibited!
The camping areas are only to be used as such. The digging of tent boundaries (similar to a moat) or the digging of holes to use as refrigerators is damage to property. If ignored, the security staff will file a complaint to the police! The festival site is located in a recreation area and natural park and is therefore not a playground. Thank you for your understanding!
To ensure safety and order as well as to contribute to a friendly come-together on the camping area the parking and camping rules are binding for every visitor. Following you can find a shortened version. The full parking and camping rules can be seen under general terms and conditions.
Grilling is only permitted with off-the-shelf small/compact grills. In order to avoid accidents do not use alcohol or gasoline when grilling. Likewise, no combustible liquid may be poured on already glowing coals. Please use only commercial charcoal lighters in accordance with the instruction manual and never leave the grill unattended. Caution - risk of injury!
In addition, remember to grind the coals completely and do not extinguish them with water. Sudden extinguishing with water generate large amounts of hot water vapor, which causes scalding. In addition, the used coal shouldn´t be dumped onto lawns or other surfaces for cooling, but must be disposed of with the garbage after complete cooling.
All gas cooking appliances must be in a technically perfect condition and comply with the German DIN standard. Only gas cartridges (plug-in and valve cartridges) up to a maximum fill weight of 450 g may be used. Larger gas bottles, open fire and campfire are not permitted.
Grilling may be prohibited for safety reasons in stormy or similar weather conditions. The security service must be informed immediately if a fire breaks out, even if it was possible to extinguish the fire independently.
With regard to incidents in the past few years, we would like to point out again that grilling is allowed only outdoors and under no circumstances in tents or other festival accommodations because of the suffocation and fire danger!
The city of Nuremberg has issued a general ruling. Grilling and lighting open fires is prohibited on parts of the street and on forest areas and can be charged up to 1.000 Euro. Grilling and lighting open fires on green spaces can be charged up to of 2.500 Euro. Furthermore in case of an offence on the grilling prohibition the removing of grill equipment without prior warning can be used by direct force.
To avoid cutting injuries, we are intensively checking that no glass containers are brought into the festival site!
We would like to point out that there is no return points for glass containers with deposit in the immediate proximity of the festival.
We would like to point out that on the camping areas there is a chance branches of larger trees can break. Especially when it´s windy!
Of course, there are regularly inspections of the city of Nuremberg, but a risk can never be completely ruled out.
Via the Congress- und Tourismuszentrale of the city of Nuremberg there is the possibility to check availability of hotel rooms during the festival period.
The youth hostels are also very centrally located. Further information can be found at tourismus.nuernberg.de.