Rules/FAQ
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FAQ
General
- What's the best time to arrive?
- What time does it end?
- Will you be posting set times in advance?
- How hot will it get in the day and how cold will it get at night?
- What charity is the money going to? Who are they?
- How do I submit for the ART Festival?
- I'm a photographer. Who do I arrange a photo pass through?
- How can I get information on having a booth there?
- Are you hiring people to work or volunteer at the event?
- Can I pass out flyers inside? Outside?
Can I Bring...
- Can I bring an umbrella to block the sun?
- What about bringing in my medical prescription? example: Diabetic insulin?
- Can I bring in eye drops for my contact lenses?
- Can I bring a water squirt gun or mister?
- Can I bring Chapstick?
- Can we bring walkie talkies?
- Are strollers allowed into the venue?
- How big is a medium backpack? / How will this be enforced?
- What are considered professional cameras and professional digital cameras?
Will There Be... At/In The Venue/Festival?
- Will there be vegetarian/vegan food offered?
- Will there be flushable toilets and sinks available?
- Will there be Disabled person parking/bathrooms? Where?
- Will I be able to find security if needed?
- Will there be payphones inside the venue?
- Will there be ATM machines?
- Will there be lockers on site?
- Will there be a Lost & Found? (Lost keys, cell phones, etc.)
- Will there be an Information booth/area?
- Will there be First Aid on site?
- Will there be a Mist tent?
- Will there be drinking fountains? And/or how much is water?
- Will there be a sunglasses / visors or hats / sunscreen sold?
- Will there be a festival map available ahead of time so we can see which bands will be at which stages/tent areas? And see locations of food courts, bathroom areas?
- What's the deal with parking?
Parking, Taxis, Cars, Buses, Trains
- I locked my keys in my car, my car won't start. Will there be a Tow truck or AAA on site?
- Where is the nearest Bus stop?
- Where is the nearest Train stop and/or bus stop?
- Where is the nearest Gas Station?
- Where is the taxi and/or Drop off/Pick up point??
- Can I sleep in my car in the parking lot?
Tickets
- Where can I buy tickets? I don't have a credit card to use online/phone?
- Will there be tickets sold at the event?
Camping & Hotels
Onsite Lodging
General
What's the best time to arrive?
Parking opens 9:00am, Gates open at 11:00. Arrive early to allow for possible traffic and security search at the entrance. Please try and carpool.
What time does it end?
The festival ends before 12:00am midnight all 3 nights.
Will you be posting set times in advance?
Yes. Set times will be posted here a couple days before the festival and also be on the festival guide that is passed out upon entrance.
How hot will it get in the day and how cold will it get at night?
Click Here for Coachella Valley 3 day Weather forecast information.
Click here to see what the "average" weather is like in Indio, CA. all year long.
What charity is the money going to? Who are they?
Please visit our Charity page for complete information.
How do I submit for the ART Festival?
Please visit our Contact Info page.
I'm a photographer. Who do I arrange a photo pass through?
Please use the press email address on the Contact Info page for inquiries.
How can I get information on having a booth there?
Please visit the Contact Info page.
Are you hiring people to work or volunteer at the event?
Not at this time. If anything opens up we'll post it here on our website.
Can I pass out flyers inside? Outside?
Only at the close of the show each night outside the gates
Can I Bring...
Can I bring an umbrella to block the sun?
Sorry no, those block the view of other festival goers.
What about bringing in my medical prescription? example: Diabetic insulin?
You should identify yourselves to security while waiting to enter the venue. Security will locate the medical folks adjacent to the main entrance, and they will assist you in storing and providing a secure area for diabetics. ALL Medical prescriptions and accompanying names on those containers will need to match the person's proper ID.
Can I bring in eye drops for my contact lenses?
Yes, but they need to be in a marked container.
Can I bring a water squirt gun or mister?
Sorry, these will not be allowed into the venue, though there might be some mister fans available for purchase onsite.
Can I bring Chapstick?
Yes
Can we bring walkie talkies?
Sure.
Are strollers allowed into the venue?
Yes if it is for an infant/toddler.
How big is a medium backpack? / How will this be enforced?
A medium backpack should be no bigger than 20" tall, 15" wide and 9" thick packed. Bags will have to fit into a box of that size similar to the system used at Airports. If your bag doesn't fit in the box it won't be able to go inside the venue.
What are considered professional cameras and professional digital cameras?
Any camera with a removable lens.
Will There Be... At/In The Venue/Festival?
Will there be vegetarian/vegan food offered?
Yes
Will there be flushable toilets and sinks available?
Yes
Will there be Disabled person parking/bathrooms? Where?
Handicapped parking is immediately adjacent to the main entrance into the venue in parking lot #1. Directions: Take the 10 Freeway, Exit Monroe Ave., Make a right at Ave. 51, Show your ADA Placard and enter Lot #1 on your right. ADA placard must be prominently displayed. Handicapped toilets are located throughout the venue. Please note that almost the entire venue is grass fields, and that includes parking lots.
Will I be able to find security if needed?
Yes
Will there be payphones inside the venue?
Sorry, No.
Will there be ATM machines?
Yes, both inside and outside the venue grounds plus clearly marked on the festival guide.
Will there be lockers on site?
There are a very limited amount of lockers available for rent. Please go to: http://lockersonline.com/
There will also be a changing tent near there so you can change clothes in privacy if need be.
Will there be a Lost & Found? (Lost keys, cell phones, etc.)
Yes, there will be a combination Lost & Found AND Information booth area which will be clearly marked on the festival guide. The lost & found booth will be re-located to the box office area after the festival ends each night. You can inquire with lost/found after the festival by emailing info@coachella.com Please describe your lost item in detail.
Will there be an Information booth/area?
Yes, there will be a combination Lost & Found AND Information booth area which will be clearly marked on the festival guide.
Will there be First Aid on site?
Yes. First Aid stations will be on site, clearly visible to find, and clearly marked on the festival guide.
Will there be a Mist tent?
Sorry, no, but there will be shaded areas.
Will there be drinking fountains? And/or how much is water?
Yes there will be free drinking fountains, bottled water will be sold for only $2 (same price since 1999) at numerous vendor locations, and check out our new filtered water program HERE
Will there be a sunglasses / visors or hats / sunscreen sold?
Yes there will be booths on site with those items.
Will there be a festival map available ahead of time so we can see which bands will be at which stages/tent areas? And see locations of food courts, bathroom areas?
Yes. It will also be on the festival guide being passed out upon entrance. LINE UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
What's the deal with parking?
There will be plenty of parking adjacent to the festival grounds. Parking is free. There is no overnight parking allowed.
Parking, Taxis, Cars, Buses, Trains
I locked my keys in my car, my car won't start. Will there be a Tow truck or AAA on site?
There will be a Tow truck on site and AAA on stand by.
Where is the nearest Bus stop?
In downtown Indio about 3 miles from the venue.
Where is the nearest Train stop and/or bus stop?
Downtown Indio about 3 miles from the venue.
Where is the nearest Gas Station?
About a mile away at Monroe & 111.
Where is the taxi and/or Drop off/Pick up point??
Taxi/Shuttle and Parent Drop off are will be located at Ave 50th. East of Monroe Ave. From 111 or 10 FWY: Exit Jackson heading south Make a right at 50th Drop off at 50th and Monroe No traffic past Monroe Vehicles will be U-turned back to Jackson From Ave 54 Head East Make a left at Jackson Make a left at 50th Drop off at 50th and Monroe No traffic past Monroe Vehicles will be U-turned back to Jackson
Can I sleep in my car in the parking lot?
Sorry no overnight parking is allowed. (except for onsite campers who will get an onsite camper parking permit). Sleeping in cars in parking lots is not permitted for anyone.
Tickets
Where can I buy tickets? I don't have a credit card to use online/phone?
Please visit our Ticket Info page for complete ticketing information.
Will there be tickets sold at the event?
If the festival doesn't sell out in advance, then tickets will be available at the box office on the show dates. 3-Day passes will not be available at the box office.
Camping & Hotels
Every hotel is sold out. What can I do?
Don't give up.
Try looking on our Hotels page.
Try expedia, travelocity, orbitz, etc. etc.
Try calling this hotel hotline 1-800-537-6986 to assist you in your search.
