General Info 2023

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3 - 6 July 2024, Gdynia
Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 2023

ADMISSION TO THE FESTIVAL


 

The  area is open on festival days from 3pm to 4am.

Entry to the festival area is possible from Zielona street (Gdynia) and Żeromskiego street (Kosakowo).

Each participant should have a valid photo ID with them! - ID card, student ID, driving license or passport

Remember that a lot of people come to festival, so do not wait until the last minute to exchange your ticket for a wristband, so as not to be late for the performance of your favorite artist!

If you are under 16 years of age, you must be accompanied by an adult at the festival. Your guardian must complete the appropriate declaration - a parent/legal guardian's declaration or a declaration of a person authorized in writing by parent/ legal guardian.

 

Wstęp na festiwal FAQ

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    All categories of festival tickets must be exchanged for badges in form of a wristband.

    The ticket for a wristband should be exchanged PERSONALLY at one of the specially prepared points.

    Only one person can use the wristband. Damaging or tearing off of wristband makes it invalid

    You can show the electronic ticket to the scanning person on the phone screen or in the printed version.

     

    WARNING!

    Campsite and VIP tickets can be exchanged only at dedicated points:

    Campsite ticket > check  Campsite tab

    VIP tickets > check the map on the ticket cover

     

    4-day passes

    Exchange from Monday – June 26 (first day of exchange)

     

    2-day passes

    Exchange possible from Thursday, June 29, 2023 at points at the Gdynia Główna Railway Station (pl. Konstytucji) and in the Council of Europe Park (near Kosciuszko Square), and from Friday, June 30, 2023 at all exchange points.

     

    One-day tickets (June 28)

    Exchange from the beginning of operation of ticket exchange points

     

    1-day tickets (June 29 – July 1)

    Exchange from Thursday, June 29, 2023 at points at the Gdynia Główna Railway Station (pl. Konstytucji) and in the Council of Europe Park (near Kosciuszko Square). Exchange at all points is possible only on the day of validity of the 1-day ticket.

     

  • WARNING!

    Campsite and VIP tickets can be exchanged only at dedicated points:

    Campsite ticket > check  Campsite tab

    VIP tickets > check the map on the ticket cover

     

    At the Gdynia Główna railway station

    26.06.2023: 10am – 10pm

    27.06-1.07.2023: 9am – 10pm

    YOU WILL NOT EXCHANGE:

    - VIP tickets (a separate exchange point on the festival area at the VIP entrance)

    - Tickets with camping or with a surcharge to the camp site

     

    In the Park Council Of Europe (near Kościuszko Square)

    26.06.2023: 10am – 10pm

    27.06 - 1.07.2023: 9am – 10pm

    YOU WILL NOT EXCHANGE:

    - VIP tickets (a separate exchange point on the festival area at the VIP entrance)

    - Tickets with camping or with a surcharge to the camp site

     

    At the entrances to the festival

    28.06: 1pm - 3:30am

    29.06 - 1.07: 2pm - 3:30am

    YOU WILL NOT EXCHANGE:

    - VIP tickets (separate exchange point at the VIP entrance)

    - Tickets with camping or with a surcharge to the camp site

  • At the Gdynia Główna railway station

    26.06: 10am – 10pm

    27.06-1.07: 9am – 10pm

     

    At the camp site

    27.06: 12 noon – 2am

    28.06 – 1.07: 8am – 3am

    1.07: 8am – 2pm

     

    At the entrances to the festival

    28.06: 1pm – 2am

    29.06 – 1.07: 2pm – 2am

     

    You will be charged a service fee which is 5% of ticket’s price.

  • At the Gdynia Główna railway station

    26.06: 10am – 10pm

    27.06-1.07: 9am – 10pm

     

    At the camp site

    27.06: 12 noon – 2am

    28.06 - 1.07: 8am – 2am

     

    At the entrances to the festival

    28.06: 1pm - 3:30am

    29.06 - 1.07: 2pm - 3:30am

CAMPING

Camping FAQ


  • Are you staying at the camp site?
    You will find here everything you need to know!

     

    Entrance ONLY from Zielona street in Gdynia

     

     

    Tickets with camping can be exchanged for a wristband ONLY at the exchange point next to the camp site OPEN NON STOP from 28.06.2022 12am to 2.07.2022 2pm.

     

    Entry only for people with a ticket with camping!
     

     

    Ticket validity period:

    • with a 4-day pass with camping: from 27.06.2023, 12 noon to 2.07.2023, 2pm
    • with a 2-day pass with camping: from 30.06.2023, 10am to 2.07.2023, 2pm
    • with 1-day tickets with extra surcharge - camp site: from a given day, at 10am to the next day, at 2pm

     

    On the camp site you can find:

    grocery store

    breakfast food truck;

    electronic devices charging points

    toilets and paid/free showers

    medical point 24h

    bicycle parking

    deposit

    ecopoint

    BBQ area

    official festival store

  • If you value comfort and convenience, Open'er Sleephuts is the option for you! Choose accommodation in the festival area with many amenities.

     
     
  • Are you coming to the festival by car? You can use a paid, unguarded parking for the camp site.

    Entrance ONLY from Zielona Street

    After completing of some concerts at Orange Main Stage, leaving the parking may be difficult.

    The car parking operates from 27.06.2023 at 12 noon to 2.07.2022, 2pm.

    Campsite parking T&Cs

  • Are you coming with a camper or caravan? Use the special camper site!

    For people staying overnight on the camper site, we prepare a dedicated ticket exchange point located at the entrance to the campsite.

    The camper site ticket exchange point operates non stop from 27.06.2023 at 12 noon to 2.07.2023, 2pm

    Entrance and access ONLY from Zielona Street

    After completion of concerts  at Orange Main Stage, leaving the camper / caravan parking may be difficult.

    In the camper/caravan there can sleep max. 8 people, and each of them must have a pass with camping.

    The camper site operates non stop from 27.06.2023 at 12 noon to 2.07.2023, 2pm

    You will find there:

    access to electricity for each camper / caravan

    a place for a BBQ

    showers and toilets

    place of emptying camper toilets

GETTING HERE

In the event of heavy rainfall, parking at the festival site may be limited or impossible. If you can, leave your car in the city center and use the festival bus.

entrance to the main car park for the public

entrance to the campsite parking, VIP and media

entrance to the camper site

DOJAZD

  • Get to the festival efficiently, for free and without harming the environment - choose the Opener Festival line!

    Buses run a shuttle every few / several minutes (depending on needs)

    from the Gdynia Główna station (Janka Wiśniewskiego street)

    to around the entrance to the festival (Gdynia, Zielona Street) and back.

    You don't need to have a wristband to ride the OF line, all you need is a festival ticket!

    OPEN’ER FESTIVAL line operating hours:

    • 27.06.2023: 8am – 2am (after 11pm the courses will be run less often)
    • 28.06 - 1.07.2023: 8am – 6am the next day,
    • 2.07.2023: 6am – 2pm.

    Buses coming from Gdynia Główna railway station to Zielona street will take festival goers towards Babie Doły only at the discretion of the organizer's services. The frequency of running in this direction depends on the number of people interested and road conditions/traffic in the opposite direction. Please follow the instructions of the organizer's services. The Wąwóz Ostrowicki stop in the direction of Babie Doły is closed at the time of the greatest traffic of festival goers towards the city.

    In exceptional situations, e.g. in the event of evacuation, Zielona Street is closed to traffic, therefore the bus departure stop located on Zielona Street will not be operational. Please head along Zielona Street (towards Gdynia) to Bosmańska Street, where there is an emergency departure stop.

  • Check the ZKM Gdynia website

    City buses 109, 209, 309 and - selected courses - N10, N40 (Gdynia, from Zielona street – Wąwóz Ostrowicki stop) 105, 146, 165, 173, N65 (from Kosakowo – Kosakowo – Urząd Gminy stop)

    There are extra night line courses added in the Gdynia area on the festival nights  (from Main railway Station to particular districts). Night bus line N65 operates more often between Pogórze Górne bus loop in Gdynia and Rewa (via Pogórze, Kosakowo, Pierwoszyno and Mosty). On all of the above ZKM Gdynia and MZKZG tickets are valid.

  • Be eco, come to the festival with your bike!

    The nearest parking for city bikes are located at the entrances to the festival (check map).

  • Commercial and private scooters can be parked near the festival entrances in specially designated parking sites (check maps). For the safety of participants, scooters are not allowed to enter the festival area or the public parking area.

  • Are you coming to the festival by car? Here you can find a set of information:

    The festival parking (unguarded) is located on the side of the Kosakowo Entrance

    entry

    The parking places for people with disabilities are closest to the entrance and to the point of tickets exchange.

    Open:

    28.06: from 1pm to 6am the next day

    29-30.06: from 2pm to 6am the next day

    1.07: from 2pm to 12 noon the next day

    Access to the parking is possible until 3am every day

    Parking prices:

    25 PLN for each entry - motorbikes and scooters

    40 PLN for each entry - passenger cars (up to 5 seats)

    60 PLN for each entry - passenger cars (> 5 seats) and trucks

    100 PLN - 24-hour ticket (allows multiple entries and exits from the car park on a given festival day)

    Cars that will not be picked up before the end of the parking day are treated as if they have entered the parking again.

    WARNING! Cars over 2.8 m high are not allowed to enter the public car park because of a footbridge over the road!

    Read the general parking Terms and Conditions

  • From Gdynia Entrance, all taxis can only reach the closing point of Zielona street. (G1)

    From Kosakowo Entrance, Free Now taxis enter the stop near the entrance to the event area with no extra charge (see the map).

    Other taxis must pay an additional entry fee.

     

    Going to the festival by taxi or eScooter?

    Book it via with FREENOW - The Mobility Super App and get a discount – 2 x 25 zł off your first 2 rides with payment by app.

    • Download app and register an account
    • Add your card in the “Wallet” tab
    • Tap the „Vouchers” tab and add a promo code for your first rides – OPENER23

    Please remember to use „Pay by app” option while ordering a taxi!

    Going home by taxi?

    No need to order it via app. Just go to FREE NOW zone (see map) and get your taxi there. You’ll get a 15% off your way back home. Please let the driver know you want to pay by app.

  • 40 PLN for each entry

    Unguarded, open 24h

    Open from 27.06 at 12 noon to 2.07, 2pm

    campsite parking entry

    Campsite parking T&Cs

PAYMENTS AT THE FESTIVAL

  • There is a cashless payment system at the festival. We accept payments with payment cards, telephones, watches and other devices in contactless technology.

    We have also prepared a special Alter Art prepaid card that can be topped up for cash. If you have an Alter Art card from Orange Warsaw Festival, top it up and use it at Open'er.

    The prepaid card issued in 2022 will also be active.

    There will be four points for exchanging cash for Alter Art prepaid cards. 

    Important! The Alter Art card is not a payment card that can be used outside the festival site.

    Alter Art prepaid card - terms and conditions

  • ATMs will be available at the festival site to allow cash withdrawals. Their locations can be found on the festival map.

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