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Festival checklist: Everything you need!

Festival checklist


First festival and still no idea what to take with you? Don't worry, here you'll find a list of everything you need to have a stress-free and unforgettable festival experience. Tested and refined by tried and tested festival goers.


Important basics that you should always have with you:

  • Festival tickets or enough money to buy them on site
  • Wallet with sufficient cash
  • ID card and health insurance card
  • Cell phone including charging cable and power bank
  • Sufficient drinking water
  • Hearing protection for dancing (e.g.: SCHALLWERK Music+)
  • Fanny pack for valuables/ small bag: Please note - there are restrictions on the size of bags at every festival, so it's best to find out in advance!


Camping equipment and useful gadgets:

  • Tent (a throw tent is particularly suitable for this)
  • gazebo
  • Sleeping bag or blanket
  • Pillow
  • Air mattress and sleeping mat as an additional sleeping pad
  • Air pump
  • Camping chairs and camping table
  • Flashlight with batteries
  • duct tape
  • Pocket knife
  • Hammer for pitching the tent
  • Bin bags
  • 3-way socket / cable reel
  • Light / fairy lights with batteries
  • Snap hooks and cable ties
  • Padlock


Festival hygiene:

  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Shower gel and shampoo
  • Dry shampoo
  • Hairbrush / comb and hair ties
  • At least 3 towels
  • Deodorant and perfume
  • Handkerchiefs and toilet paper
  • Disinfectant
  • Sun cream
  • Insect repellent spray
  • Make-up utensils/ make-up remover wipes
  • Shaver
  • Feminine hygiene products


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Festival pharmacy:

  • Headache tablets
  • Remedies for gastrointestinal complaints
  • Magnesium
  • First aid kit: plasters, bandages etc.
  • Blister plaster
  • After sun lotion for sunburn
  • Personal medication
  • Tick tweezers
  • Condoms/pill
  • Hearing protection: Music+ for partying and Sleep+ for sleeping


Festival food:

  • Water and non-alcoholic drinks: essential in all situations at the festival!
  • Camping stove
  • Lighter or matches
  • Can opener, bottle opener and corkscrew
  • Pots and pans
  • Cool box or cool bag
  • Food for breakfast, lunch and dinner: Canned stews, bread or toast, salads, barbecue (if permitted)
  • Healthy snacks: fruit, nuts, muesli bars
  • Reusable camping crockery and cutlery
  • Sponge, washing-up liquid and tea towel


Festival clothing:

  • Pants / shorts both short and long
  • Skirts / dresses
  • T-shirts / sweaters
  • Underwear and socks (better too much than too little)
  • pyjamas
  • Rain jacket and rubber boots
  • Shoes (especially changeable shoes)
  • Sandals / flip-flops / slippers
  • Sunglasses and headgear
  • Swimsuit

Festival entertainment:

  • Camera
  • power bank
  • jukeboxes
  • Card games
  • Ball



If you have all these items, then you are well equipped for the upcoming festival. We wish you lots of fun!


Click here to go directly to our Music+ hearing protection, which is perfect for festivals: https://schallwerk.eu/collections/all/products/music.


Click here to go to our Sleep+ hearing protection for dreamy nights on the noisy campsite: https://schallwerk.eu/collections/all/products/sleep


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