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