In spring, we gather again around to welcome the first rays of sunshine and dance ourselves out of hibernation in the fresh forest air.
The Hai in den Mai festival is the annual start to the open-air psytrance season!

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Tickets are available here.

Info
The site opens on Thursday at 2 pm. Camping is allowed until Monday morning, the campsite must be completely cleared by 2 pm at the latest!

The Warm-Up Party starts at 6 pm on Thursday on the Backyard Floor at 7 pm on the Hill Top and at 9 pm in the Club.

There will be a break from 5 am on Friday until 1 pm. On Friday at 1 pm the Backyard will open again, at 3 pm the Hill Top and at 5 pm will be the Main Floor opening. There will be continuous music on the Main Floor and Hill Top from then on. The Main Floor will finally close on Sunday at 8 pm. Afterwards, the afterhour continues on the Hill Top and in the club until around 3 and 4 am.

Area

  • Waldfrieden Psy Club
  • Main Floor: Outdoor Psychedelic / Progressive Floor
  • Backyard Floor: Outdoor Alternative-Electro / Techno Floor
  • Hill Top Floor: Outdoor Forest / Hitech-Floor!
  • Healing Area
  • Chill Out Area
  • Market Area
  • Organic Food Area
  • Performer Stage
  • Camping Area

Travel:

  • For all rail travelers, there are free shuttle buses from the nearby train stations “Lemförde” and “Rahden“.

To minimize the car traffic on the festival grounds we have to take 10 € road toll for every vehicle driving over the area.

Answers to frequently asked questions about our festivals can be found here.

Tickets
Tickets are available here.

Personalization
All tickets are personalized. After you have ordered and paid for your ticket, you can enter the name of the person who will use the ticket in the ticket shop under “My Tickets“. The name of the ticket can only be changed once. If you have received a ticket and want to check it for validity, you can do so by entering the code here that appears at the top of the ticket next to your name.

Day tickets
There are no day tickets on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. There will only be the possibility to get the regular ticket cheaper at Sunday for the remaining festival on site.

Transfer of tickets
The name on a ticket can be changed once. Under “My Tickets” you can get a new ticket with a new name. It is not possible to return purchased tickets.

Reduction
Wheelchair users with a disability card do not have to pay admission for an accompanying person.

Line Up

MAIN FLOOR

(Psy, Prog)

Alice D Joanna
Waldfrieden

Antonymous
Sonic Loom Records
(Greece)

Finndus
Sun Department Records

Groove Brothers
Looney Moon Records
(Switzerland)

Illäusius
Root Sector Records

Jumpstreet
Looney Moon Records
(Switzerland)

KiBa
Digital Shamans

Krumelur
Zenon Records

Lufttrockner
Waldfrieden

LX-D
Zero 1 Music

Lydia Nexus
Fantasia Deep

Mad Maxx
United Beats Records
(Spain)

Mapusa Mapusa
Lexicon Records

Mischgeschick
Nachtwandern

Miss Nansix
YSE

Mosba
Reversible Records
(France)

Modus
Stereo Society
(Israel)

Mojos Ears
Intermind Records
(France)

Monchi
Squarelab Music

Mr. Tree & Mr. Jeans
YSE / Klangkontakt

Murus
Iono Music

Octogoat
Reversible Records

Possebility
Sun Department Records

Raoul
Occulta Records / Waldfrieden

Rugrats
Looney Moon Records
(Switzerland)

Sabretooth
BMSS Records
(United Kingdom)

Tsubi
Sangoma Records
(Hungary)

Yudhisthira
Forestdelic Records
(Macedonia)

Zzbing
Wildthings Records
(United Kingdom)

CLUB

(Prog, Psy)

Hirnlego
WDG Music

Jen
7SD Records

Karyus
Prog On Syndicate

Lumbago
Prog On Syndicate

Tophoo
Sun Department Records

HILL TOP

(Psy, Dark Prog, Forest, Hitech)

Alien Chaos
Freak Records
(Brazil)

Andyjaner
(Club Charlotte)

Auros Tauros
Urban Antidote
(Hungary)

Casual Frequencies
Wachuma Records
(Austria)

Corka´an
Dream Crew Records
(Netherlands)

Dropticoi
Independent
(Portugal)

Dschagganaut
Gaggalacka

Ego Eraser
Voodoo Hoodoo Records

Evoleon
Hipnotic Tribe Records
(Netherlands)

Inner Coma
Independent
(Portugal)

Jonny Crash
Voodoo Hoodoo Records

Klaus´ Dissoziativa
KukiLuki
(Netherlands)

Klaustrophob
BPM Collective

Lemanik
Voidrealm / Wachuma Records

Maru Secrets
Samskara Records
(USA)

Metahuman
Black Out Records / Knobs and Keys
(Greece)

Miauhx
Gaggalacka

Neuro Twister
Tryptec Records / Higher Voltage Records

Nyctoriam
Hypnotica Records
(Sweden)

Oremetos
Pleiadian Rec / Hipnotic Tribe Rec

Oroboro
Wachuma Records / Alice D Records

Plena Sonitus
Wachuma Records / Twenty Five Records
(Hungary)

Starvin Marvin
Wachuma Records
(Spain)

The Shines
Gaggalacka

Toxoplasm
BPM Collective

Vaas
Parivara Records

Vox Fabri & Vox Funky
Wachuma Records / Twenty Five Records
(Hungary)

Yamaraja
Tartara Rec / Wachuma Rec / Xibalba Rec / Kerveros Rec
(Cyprus)

Yukataa
Exorbeatal

BACKYARD

(Alternative, Techno)

Anautic
4/4 Pakt

Andycover
Club Charlotte

Bass-T73
Waldfrieden

Captain Pastek
Zenon Records
(France)

CFL Tracks
CFL Tracks

Daniel Krau
Ketoga / Moyn Festival

El Batos
Ketoga / Moyn Festival

El Muro
Digital Nomad

Herrmann Stöhr
xXETEXx / Digital Diamonds

Jan Tenne
Club Charlotte

Josephine Wedekind
xXETEXx / Digital Structures

Kaptain Kosmo
Ketoga / Moyn Festival

Lilian Stark
xXETEXx

Nicorus
Soupherb / Keller / Digital Diamonds

Peter Groskreutz
Alula Tunes

Thrive
Prog On Syndicate

Tilda
Pointzero / xXETEXx / Occultech
(France)

Whrikk
Snaton Records
(Netherlands)


Decoration & Visuals
The decoration teams will be announced prior to the festival.

Healing Area & Workshops

In the Healing Area by the lake, you can take part in spiritual programs. There are also many lectures and workshops on the topic of spirituality.

We look forward to seeing you!


Forest law
Minors
You can only enter the festival if you are over 18 years of age with a valid identity card or passport. Juvenile minors are not allowed on the festival, unless they they are with their parents. Unfortunately we can not provide family camping so we do not recommend you to bring your children!
Awareness
In Waldfrieden there is no place for racism, sexism, homophobia or any discriminatory behaviour and hateful ideology. This of course also means that nazis are not welcome here. Look out for each other. Those who do not respect these rules are kicked out, for example men who harass women.
Photographs
To have enough room for dirty, tired and happy faces on the festival that will not appear on the internet please do not to take pictures of others without permission. There will be professional photographers taking pictures that will be uploaded here. If you appear on a picture against your will let us know and we will remove it.
Apart from the fact that other people may not want to be filmed or photographed by you, you don’t do yourself a favor if you want to capture everything on camera. The festival is a good time to put your smartphone aside and take a vacation from the digital world. Keep the good memories in your heart – not on a chip!
Ecology
It is our desire to limit the damage to nature as much as possible. Therefor all of our electricity is supplied by renewable energy sources and we ask the food shops to sell organic food only.
Please help us to also keep the direct environment of the Waldfrieden clean by using garbage bags and pocket ashtrays. Also please use the toilets instead of going in the forest or elsewhere for that purpose.
Dogs
Dogs are not allowed on the area. Unfortunately we can not allow you to bring your dogs due to spatial conditions of the nature reserve and the animals that live here.
Laser pointers, Graffiti & Confetti
Laser pointers must not be taken with you because of the high risk of injury. Graffiti, markers and confetti may not be brought to any of our events! It is simply too much work to get rid of the garbage and paintings. Confetti also causes unnecessary environmental pollution. If you are interested in participating as graffiti artist you are welcome to apply and contact us. However, it is not permitted to bring spray cans and markers with you without permission!

FAQ / A-Z
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Hai in den Mai Festival from A-Z can be found here.

Waldfrieden Events