Festival Camping Checklist
Our festival camping checklist gives you a list of the more important items to remember in addition to your usual camping gear.
A few things to bear in mind:
- There can be thieves about at festivals – make sure you don’t take anything too valuable
- You may need to carry your gear for quite a distance from your car to your camping spot. Pack accordingly.
- With thousands of tents at some festivals you can easily lose yours. Take a tall flag or other landmark so you can find your way back.
- Cleanliness is not such an issue at most festivals, and there are many where there are no showers. Be prepared to be dirty.
- Food – You may well choose to just eat at the various food stalls on the site. But even if that is your intention, take drinks, and snacks for the morning and munchies for the evening.
With those things in mind, here’s our ultimate festival camping checklist.
Festival Camping Checklist
Packing | Bedding | |
| Backpack / Main bag | Sleeping bag | |
| Bags – Tent bag, plastic bags, etc. | Pillow (or pillowcase) | |
| Day pack / small rucksack | Air mattress/sleeping mat | |
| Air pump (if necessary) | ||
Shelter | ||
| Tent | Cooking / Cleaning | |
| Ground cloth/tarp | Water Carrier | |
| Extra tent pegs | Stove and fuel / BBQs | |
| Mallet | Dust pan/brush | |
| Mug, Bowl, Plate | ||
Lighting – Check batteries! | Knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon | |
| Hand torch | Frying pan | |
| Head torch | Pans with lids | |
| Spare batteries | Food containers | |
| Lantern | Cooking oil | |
| Lighter (as in cigarette) | Sharp knife | |
| Matches (preferably water proof) | Cook utensils-spatula, spoon | |
| Caribina (to hang lantern up) | Tongs | |
| Can opener/bottle opener | ||
Clothes | Paper towels | |
| Shoes/boots/wellies | Rubbish bags | |
| Trousers | Washing up liquid | |
| Shorts | Cutting board | |
| T-shirts | Ziplock bags | |
| Socks/extra socks | Dish Cloth and tea towel | |
| Sun Hat/Wooly hat/scarf/gloves | Seasoning | |
| Sweatshirt/jacket/fleece | Tea / Coffee / sugar / milk | |
| Underwear | Drinks | |
| Sleep clothes | Food * | |
| Waterproof coat/poncho/trousers | ||
| Party clothes | ||
| Flip Flops | ||
Cleaning and Personal Items | Miscellaneous | |
| Toilet Paper (essential) | TICKETS | |
| Soap / shower gel | Maps/directions | |
| Flannel | Swiss army knife / multitool | |
| Shampoo / dry shampoo | Radio | |
| Toothpaste and toothbrush | Camp chairs | |
| Comb/hair brush/clips/bands | Sunglasses | |
| Make-up bag (if necessary) | Duct Tape | |
| Razor and shaving cream (if necessary) | Binoculars | |
| Towel | Camera | |
| Deoderant | Rope/string/clothes line | |
| Notepad/pen | ||
Medical | Phone/charger/extra battery | |
| First Aid Kit | Money/ID/credit card/change | |
| Insect Repellent | Small sewing kit | |
| Suntan Lotion / chapstick | Scissors | |
| Pocket Tissues | Umbrella | |
| Anti Bacterial lotion / wipes | Watch | |
| Painkillers | Flag / landmark | |
| Heartburn tablets | Glow sticks | |
| Imodium | MP3 Player/radio/speakers | |
| Contraception | Hand warmers | |
| Book | ||
| Walkie talkies |
* What food to take depends on how long you’re going for and where you are staying. We can’t cover every option in this list.
Image by: Stew Dean
If you think we’ve missed something important off our Festival Camping Checklist please contact us using our contact page.
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