All Together Now: All you need to know ahead of attending Waterford festival

The All Together Now Festival gets underway at Curraghmore Estate in County Waterford tomorrow.

Here’s all you need to know ahead of the blockbuster music festival…

Entry Times

Access to the campsite and carparks will be from 12:30pm on Thursday. The last entry will be at 10pm each night.

The box office will be open from 4pm to 9pm on Thursday, 9am to 9pm on Friday, 9am to 8pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

There will be no re-entry between the campsite and the carpark after 2am each night for wristband holders.

Age Policy

You must be aged 21 or over to gain access to All Together Now with the exception of children aged 12 or below who must be accompanied by a paying adult.

There is a maximum limit of two 12 and under children per adult.

Those wishing to stay in designated family camping must have a Family Weekend ticket and be accompanied by their children aged 12 and under.

Persons aged over 12 years and under 21 years of age will not be permitted onto the festival site.

All Together Now will be operating and enforcing a strict challenge policy regarding age. Therefore, patrons are advised to bring valid ID.

Families should also bring a valid ID for their children, although a colour photocopy of a passport is sufficient in this case.

Ticket Types

There are two types of tickets: General Weekend Camping and Family Weekend Camping.

A General Weekend Camping ticket allows access to the general campsites as well as the festival arenas.

A Family Weekend Camping ticket allows access for one adult and up to two children aged 12 and under into the designated family campsite, as well as the festival arenas.

No single or group of adults without children will be admitted entry.

The family campsite is a restricted space and is reserved solely for families with children.

Extended family and relatives with no children must camp in the general campsites.

If you have not purchased your ticket from an official Ticketmaster outlet, it may be a forgery.

Tickets can be checked in advance of the festival at any Ticketmaster outlet nationwide.

Please note on festival show days stringent security checks will be carried out on every ticket and anyone found in possession of counterfeit tickets will not be admitted and may be prosecuted.

Drinks

Alcohol can be brought onto the site at the time of first entry only. There is no re-entry with alcohol once wristbanded.

Each person on a weekend camping ticket is allowed to bring 24 cans OR one litre of spirits OR 1.5 litre of wine for personal consumption subject to initial entry only.

No glass bottles are allowed. Please decant your alcohol into a non-glass bottle. We recommend using reusable bottles. Please drink responsibly.

For safety reasons, you are not allowed to bring glass bottles into either the campsite or festival arena.

If the alcohol within your limit comes in a glass container, it must be decanted into a non-glass bottle or container.

Any glass items, except for small make-up items and perfume/aftershave, will not be permitted into the campsite or festival arena.

You are permitted to bring soft drinks to the site provided they are sealed and not in glass containers.

Canned soft drinks and canned water will be for sale throughout the site.

Free water refilling stations will also be available and the use of reusable water bottles is highly encouraged.

Food

Patrons are permitted to bring food provided that it is pre-packaged/precooked.

Please note that you are NOT permitted to cook onsite or bring any BBQ or gas cookers.

A wide and varied selection of food stalls will be available to cater for every need and a supermarket will be located in the campsite.

The traders cater for many health and dietary requirements. People are advised to ask them and they’ll do their best to assist everyone’s needs.

Payments

The festival’s bars and traders will be cashless and will accept contactless payments or chip & PIN payments only.

Be ready to make any purchases with Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Wallet and contactless cards.

Car Parking

Once you have entered the gates of Curraghmore Estate, patrons are advised to remain in their vehicles and follow directions from event staff to available car-parking spaces.

People are also asked to follow directional signage for any specific parking such as Boutique Car Park which is available only to those who are booked to camp with Podpads.

You are not permitted to sleep in your car/vehicle. If you wish to sleep in your campervan, you must have a valid campervan ticket.

You must use the assigned car parks. Roadside parking is not permitted.

Tow trucks will be utilised to remove any roadside parked vehicles. Car parks will be signposted.

All Together Now will accept no responsibility to any damage caused to your car.

Phone Charging

There will be phone charging facilities on site, but people are advised to ensure their phone is fully charged before going to the festival.

Toilets & Showers

Toilets will be located throughout the campsites and the festival arenas.

Showers will be located in the campsites, and will be open from 7am to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm each day.

Animals / Pets

Animals or pets are not allowed on the festival site at any time, with the exception of guide dogs.

Banned Items

The safety and well-being of attendees is at the forefront of ATN’s priorities. Stringent searches will be conducted upon entry to the festival.

Anyone found carrying illicit items will have them confiscated and may be removed from the festival and passed over to An Garda Siochana as a result.

Fireworks, Chinese lanterns, flares and high power torches are not allowed. Wax candles or any type of candles or incense are not allowed.

Alcohol over and above your personal allowance is not allowed. Illicit drugs, legal highs or nitrous oxide are not allowed.

Knives or anything considered an offensive weapon is not allowed. Gas cylinders are not permitted anywhere on the campsite, including in campervans.

Generators or liquefied petroleum gas are not allowed. No disposable vapes are allowed, although refillable vapes are allowed.

Gazebos are not allowed. Flag poles are not allowed. Garden furniture in any form is not allowed.

Laser pens are not allowed. Professional photographic equipment is not allowed. This applies to cameras that have detachable lenses.

Selfie sticks, drones and umbrellas are also not allowed.

Megaphones, high vis clothing and walkie talkies are not allowed. Furthermore, items for trading are not allowed.

Crime Prevention

Patrons are advised to not bring an item if they don’t need it, especially if it is valuable. Items should not be left visible in cars.

People are urged not to put their wallet or purse in their back pocket as this can be an easy target for criminals.

If you are not using your phone, put it away so that it is not in reach of an opportunistic individual.

If you do lose your phone, the IMEI number on your phone is unique and can be useful when trying to track your phone.

Don’t know what your IMEI is - just type *#06#* into your phone and jot it down somewhere before arriving at the festival.

If your phone is registered with your operator, they should be able to block your sim if your phone goes missing.

People are encouraged to report any crimes as soon as possible to the nearest member of security or a member of the Gardaí on site.

Let them know the exact location or nearest landmark and any identifying features you can – clothing etc.

Any person participating in anti-social behaviour or causing a disruption may be liable for eviction from the festival site with no re-entry.

Eviction will be at the discretion of the festival team and Gardaí. The Gardaí in Portlaw can be contacted on 051-387105