Frequently ask questions

Festival 

It’s quite hard to describe such a complex and heterogeneous experience in a few words, but we’ll try anyway. 

Atlas is a multidisciplinary festival born in 2017. It originated as a psytrance event and quickly developed integrating several other underground music genres.Along with new music styles, Atlas included cultural activities such as panels, seminars, and workshops.

We do not consider Atlas a psytrance festival.

In fact, the composition of our audience dramatically differs from standard psytrance events: our participants are from dramatically different backgrounds and movements, and they reflect the heterogeneous composition of our program. 

For this reason we prefer to consider Atlas a gathering of underground urban cultures.

Regardless of how you want to define this experience, we are sure that if you approach this event without preconceptions or inhibitions, you’ll quickly find yourself in a universe in which every person around you is a friend, a family member, and an amazing fellow traveler in this magical journey.

For this 2023 edition, you will find three music stages.

We pride ourselves in being one of the most eclectic festivals in southern Europe ranging from Psy-Trance (and all of it’s subgenres like Goa, Trance, Full-On, Forest, Hi-Tech etc.) to Techno, Chill-Out, IDM, Dub, Reggae, Noise, Trip-Hop, Glitch and much more in-between, including some live bands.

The detailed program will be published mid-march on our website and social media accounts.

The timetables will be on our website, on our social media accounts and on posters throughout the festival area.

We usually share timetables in the week before the event.

Music starts Thursday at 6 pm and ends Sunday at 21 pm, the Main Stage will have an intermediate five hour break friday and saturday afternoon.

Slight changes to the schedule might happen.

Leave no trace is the philosophy at the base of our events, involving everything from its organisation to you the participant. Our aim is to be invisible to the environment, making sure that we don’t leave trace or mark of our presence.You can help us in this by taking care of your surroundings and throwing out your trash in the appropriate recycling bins.

This is not just a marketing tagline. If we see someone deliberately polluting the environment around us, we’ll kick his/her ass.

Tickets

Just click on the “Ticket” button on the menu of this page. You will see the full ticket policy once you get to that page. You can also buy your ticket through one of our ambassadors in Italy and abroad.

Usually, people also got the possibility to get their tickets directly at the gate on the festival date. However, for this 2023 edition, we strongly suggest to get your tickets in advance, since we cannot guarantee that further participants will be allowed in case of limitation on the number of people.

The ticket price covers entrance to the festival, participation in the activities, access to the camping and use of the services inside the festival, such as showers and so forth.

Minors can take part ONLY if accompanied by at least one parent or one legal tutor.

Legal tutors must be older than 18 and need to show a proxy document signed by the minor’s parent, together with copies of ID of the people concerned. 

Children under the age of 14 don’t need a ticket.

Camping

Yes but you will have to reserve a caravan pitch by purchasing one of our “caravan-passes” at our online shop.

Atlas is an hard experience: as in any camping, temperatures can swing quickly, so be sure to have both light and warm clothes with you.

We also recommend

  • Flashlights 
  • Appropriate shoes
  • Rainwear (you never know)
  • Sleeping bag
  • Camping tent

On site you will find everything you may need: from food to drinks and drinking water points.
Vegan and vegetarian alternatives will also be available. 

Yes, you can bring your own food and drinks, but please keep in mind:

  • glass containers or cans are not allowed.
  • no flames or fires are allowed anywhere in the festival area.

No, the camping area will be accessible to everyone who has a ticket. 

Yes, there will be showers at the camping area.

Yes, there is a medical station open 24/24 at the festival.

All participants should bring their own tents, however we will also give you the possibility to rent a canvas tent on our online shop.

Participate

Depending on what kind of business you run, there will be a specific form for you to fill in the “Participate” section of this website.

Atlas is an hard experience: as in any camping, temperatures can swing quickly, so be sure to have both light and warm clothes with you.

We also recommend

  • Flashlights 
  • Appropriate shoes
  • Rainwear (you never know)
  • Sleeping bag
  • Camping tent

Depending on what kind of business you run, there will be a specific form for you to fill in the “Participate” section of this website.

Other Questions

Yes, but please be polite in doing so, and always ask for consent if you’re filming strangers.

If you wish to bring your drone at Atlas, please contact us at admin@atlas-festival.org

It depends mostly on which operator you use.

Generally, phones work in most areas of the festival venue.

 

Dogs are allowed, but we ask their owners to be responsible and respectful of their pets and the other people.

There will be a harm reduction point for both humans and dogs.

No, almost all seminars are open to all participants.

In case there will be activities that can only be accessed via registration, you will be notified in advance and will have the possibility to book your spot when arrived at the festival.

Recognizing an alien at a festival can be tricky, but here are a few tips: Look for anyone wearing a silver jumpsuit and carrying a ray gun. Check for green skin, antennae, or a lack of a beer belly. Trust your gut and if someone seems too weird, they may just be from outer space!

Our Drug Policy

It depends mostly on which operator you use.

Generally, phones work in most areas of the festival venue.

 

Illegal drug use can have harmful effects on individuals, their surroundings, our organization, and the security authorities involved. Therefore, the use and possession of drugs at the Festival is strictly prohibited by law.

Any violation of this policy may result in criminal prosecution and denial of access to the festival and/or camping site.