Pühajärve Midsummer Festival 2024, June 22 - 23, in Pühajärve park

TIME

June 22nd-23rd, 2024

June 22nd, gates open: 18:00-02:00

June 23rd, gates open: 18:00-02:00

LOCATION

Pühajärve Park, Beach, and Song Festival Grounds.

Event address: Ranna tee 1, Otepää

WHAT TO BRING

• Ticket
• Identification with a photo
• Comfortable and warm clothing
• Smile and good mood!

The event has no age limit. Minors (24:00–05:00) require adult supervision, who must not be intoxicated.

FOR VISITORS

At Pühajärve Midsummer Bonfire area you will find:

• Electricity for charging mobile phones (at the tent camp)
• Café at the tent camp (accessible even without a tent camp ticket)
• Breathalyzer (available at the tent camp for all visitors).

PARKING

Parking starts on June 22nd at 13:00 and ends on June 24th at 14:00. Tickets for the tent camp and regular parking will be sold on-site according to availability and capacity.

Parking is only allowed in designated areas:

⛺️ Tent camp parking. Parking is only available for those staying overnight at the tent camp in the tent camp parking lot on Kolga Street. The tent camp area is approximately 100m from the tent camp parking lot, and everyone entering the tent camp must have a tent camp pass. The tent camp pass can be purchased with a festival pass in advance or separately on-site.

🚗 Festival parking. The largest parking lot is located on Pühajärve Street, along the main road. Visitors with regular passes and single tickets park in the Pühajärve tee car park. Parking pass costs 10 euros per car.

🚙 Main gate parking lot on Pühajärve Street, in front of the main entrance. This parking lot is open to all guests as a priority parking area. Parking pass costs 15€. One-time entry. The closest and most convenient parking for visiting the festival.

🚎 Camper vans and trailers are parked in the designated area on Pühajärve Street. Parking instructions on-site. The caravan fee is 40 euros per vehicle, one-time entry. Camping is not allowed in the caravan parking lot. There is no electricity available. Making an open fire is strictly prohibited during the period of high fire hazard set by the Rescue Board, including grilling on UFO grills! Quiet hours from 23:00 to 07:00

❌ Grilling is not allowed in the car park (including even the smallest heaters and grills). If there are no nationwide fire bans imposed by the Rescue Board, grilling is only allowed in the tent camp and caravan parking lot. Quiet hours from 23:00 to 07:00

❌ Setting up any shelters (tents, car covers, etc.) in the car park is not allowed. Setting up tents, etc., is only allowed in the tent camp. Quiet hours from 23:00 to 07:00

❌ Parking in the Otepää suburb is strictly prohibited. Improperly parked cars will be towed away.

CLEANLINESS

🚯 Be careful and respectful of the surroundings and your fellow attendees. Littering is strictly prohibited throughout the festival grounds.

🚷 Movement without reason in the Otepää suburb is prohibited! The suburb is closed to movement, including parking-stopping-being in the stadium area and surroundings.

🔥❌ Making an open fire during the period of high fire hazard set by the Rescue Board is prohibited! This means making a fire, grilling, and smoking in nature is prohibited. This is also prohibited in the State Forest Management Centre's (RMK) forest and recreational areas.

While on the festival grounds (parking lots, tent camp, event area, pedestrian paths), where the requirement for maintaining cleanliness applies, i.e., all visitors must keep their car and tent surroundings free from loose rubbish!

The festival's security partner is Estonia's leading security company Meeskond Security.

TENT CAMP

The tent camp is located in Otepää, on Kolga Street (a few hundred meters from the event venue) and is open from June 22nd at 13:00 to June 24th at 14:00. Access to the tent camp parking lot is only with a pass purchased in advance (pass + parking + tent camp). This pass must be held by one person in the car. Access to the tent camp parking lot is only for holders of tent camp passes!

The tent camp is located on the shores of Lake Pühajärv. Tent camp bands can be purchased only with a party ticket or with a valid festival ticket presented on-site. Party tickets can also be purchased at the entrance to the tent camp.

There is a café open in the tent camp where you can buy fresh coffee, tea, sandwiches, morning porridge with fresh strawberry jam, and of course, solyanka soup.

There is a large garbage container for storing garbage in the tent camp, and continuous cleaning is carried out. At the entrance to the tent camp, you can also buy garbage bags for keeping your tent surroundings clean.

❌ LITTERING IS PROHIBITED! Everyone is obliged to keep their tent surroundings within a 1m radius clean.

❌ Only tents for a maximum of 4 people are allowed. Large shelters and party tents are prohibited in the tent camp.

❌ Noise generators, including large speakers, are prohibited. Quiet hours in the tent camp are from 23:00 to 07:00.

There is continuous security surveillance in the tent camp. If you need advice, feel free to ask the security guards! Ignoring any rules of conduct in the tent camp will result in removal from the tent camp without the possibility of returning. Be respectful to yourself and your fellow attendees!

You are allowed to enter the tent camp with your own drinks and food. Feel maximum comfort in the midst of picturesque nature. MAKING A FIRE IS PROHIBITED!!! Making any fire, including grilling, is not allowed during periods of high fire hazard.

The tent camp band costs 15 euros per person and is available for purchase in advance and at the entrance to the tent camp for 25€. The band provides the possibility of entry and exit only to the tent camp. To enter and exit the festival, you also need a two-day pass.

ATTRACTIONS

Of course, the program of the Pühajärve Midsummer Bonfire includes traditional Midsummer Day games, as well as many fun, colorful, and spectacular attractions.

This year, Sky Breakers, the leading bungee jumping operator in the Nordic countries, will once again perform bungee jumps over Lake Pühajärv.

It's fun at the Pühajärve Midsummer Bonfire!

ALLOWED

✔️ Raincoat.

✔️ Slogans and signs with positive messages, banners, signs, etc.

✔️ Funny costumes, sunglasses, funny hats.

✔️ Flags.

✔️ Mobile phones, including non-professional cameras.

PROHIBITED

❌ Prohibited substances.

❌ Entering the event area and beach with food and/or drinks.

❌ Firearms, sharp objects.

❌ Glassware.

❌ Umbrellas, large (more than 30cm) hats, masks.

❌ Lasers or other sharp light products, paint cans, markers, etc.

❌ Portable "party-box" speakers.

❌ Flyers, posters, stickers, and other marketing materials not coordinated with the organizers.

❌ Portable chairs for seating.

❌ Pets.

❌ Professional photo and video equipment (removable lenses, tripods, etc.).