REMINDER:
If you haven't already, please complete the below three forms as soon as possible. These were due on Wednesday, but we forgive you (as long as you fill them out ASAP!).
If you haven't already, please complete the below three forms as soon as possible. These were due on Wednesday, but we forgive you (as long as you fill them out ASAP!).
If you wait till you’re standing at Check-in to fill these out, it will take 3.2 times as long as doing this at home. And it’ll likely be 90 degrees in the shade. Plus your answers to this questionnaire give us important logistical info for setting up the tent and RV map, stocking up on supplies, and (on site) to contact you in case of emergency. Please fill out one questionnaire (this first form) per camp site.
The second is a waiver. All the campers who hated the clipboard and wet ream of paper method we used last year will be relieved to know you can sign digitally this year. Everyone (each person) in your group is required to sign a waiver — or, if they’re under 18, their legal guardian or parent signs.
And this form gives us the ok to connect with you for practical updates specifically for camp e.g. weather, airborne pop-up tents, etc. These notifications are separate from festival notifications. Please fill out at least one of these forms. You’re welcome to fill out more, for the adults in your group. You’ll see that the form asks you to add a phone number to your Contacts on your phone; that’s so your phone doesn’t see our notifications number as spam.
If you have any questions or if these digital forms don’t work for you, email us at info@greenriverfestival.com.
If you already submitted everything (⭐), THANK YOU & we'll see you soon!
One more note:
While the festival is holding a couple of Pop-Up Box Office events over the next week for GA folks to pick up their wristbands, please note that campers won't be able to pick up their wristbands until they arrive at camp next week.
If you need a refresher on anything, our full camp email is below...
One more note:
While the festival is holding a couple of Pop-Up Box Office events over the next week for GA folks to pick up their wristbands, please note that campers won't be able to pick up their wristbands until they arrive at camp next week.
If you need a refresher on anything, our full camp email is below...
DEAR GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL CAMPERS!!!
Hello from Camp HQ! We’re stoked to see you soon for the 40th (!!!!) year of summer festivation at Green River Festival! The lineup is fantastic! We can’t wait to hear who you can’t wait to hear.
Whether you’ve camped at GRF before or you’re new this year, this email gives you all the info you need for coming our way.
Importantly, it also includes three forms for you to fill out. The deadline for those is 10pm on Wednesday, June 10. We’ll explain them in detail below but if you want to take care of them right now, here’s a questionnaire, a waiver, and a mini form to enter your cell for camp notifications. Each person in your group needs to sign the waiver.
Green River Festival and camping are both again at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Tents and RVs are all behind Main Stage, in a pop-up camp neighborhood. It’s a laid-back, festive community in a sprawling labyrinth of grassy streets and alleys.
Some practical notes off the top:
Come early. The festival kicks off at noon, Friday, June 19th. Camp opens at noon, Thursday, June 18th. Get your camp site, pitch your tent or unfold your RV, grab dinner from an early-bird food booth, catch a secret set of live music just for camp, explore Greenfield and beyond.
Our security team will again be doing car and RV checks at camp entry. This is a quick process that helps keep everyone safe. More info below.
If you have questions about whether and how you can bring liquor, those are answered below.
If you were here last year you recall camp launched an accidental display of airborne pop-up tents that had come untethered from the earth in 50mph gusts of summer wind. Our site director requested we include notes here on how to avoid that Ever Happening Again. See below.
Green River Festival is a leader in the movement to reduce and eliminate plastic waste at festivals. Single-use water bottles are not permitted. Food and beverage trucks serve entirely with compostable plates, cups, and utensils. Our devoted green team sets up simple, efficient recycling and compost stations all over the fairgrounds. Let’s show them Camp is all in, in this effort.
Our socials team encourages you to follow Green River Festival on Instagram and Facebook for info and updates on fest happenings.
Check out this year’s festival playlists for a dive into the music:
2026 GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL OFFICIAL PLAYLIST
2026 GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL DEAN'S BEANS STAGE OFFICIAL PLAYLIST
Aaaand as usual please read this email all the way through. Yasss it’s wicked long. We write this Painstaking and Occasionally Repetitive Infinite Scroll of Truth because we know that so many things are easy to miss or misunderstand the first time. If your email server clips the message for length, click “view entire message" at the bottom of the email.
We are always grateful for the festivity, kindness and patience campers bring to camp. We can’t wait to have you here. Love and safe travels,
- The Campground Crew
Hello from Camp HQ! We’re stoked to see you soon for the 40th (!!!!) year of summer festivation at Green River Festival! The lineup is fantastic! We can’t wait to hear who you can’t wait to hear.
Whether you’ve camped at GRF before or you’re new this year, this email gives you all the info you need for coming our way.
Importantly, it also includes three forms for you to fill out. The deadline for those is 10pm on Wednesday, June 10. We’ll explain them in detail below but if you want to take care of them right now, here’s a questionnaire, a waiver, and a mini form to enter your cell for camp notifications. Each person in your group needs to sign the waiver.
Green River Festival and camping are both again at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. Tents and RVs are all behind Main Stage, in a pop-up camp neighborhood. It’s a laid-back, festive community in a sprawling labyrinth of grassy streets and alleys.
Some practical notes off the top:
Come early. The festival kicks off at noon, Friday, June 19th. Camp opens at noon, Thursday, June 18th. Get your camp site, pitch your tent or unfold your RV, grab dinner from an early-bird food booth, catch a secret set of live music just for camp, explore Greenfield and beyond.
Our security team will again be doing car and RV checks at camp entry. This is a quick process that helps keep everyone safe. More info below.
If you have questions about whether and how you can bring liquor, those are answered below.
If you were here last year you recall camp launched an accidental display of airborne pop-up tents that had come untethered from the earth in 50mph gusts of summer wind. Our site director requested we include notes here on how to avoid that Ever Happening Again. See below.
Green River Festival is a leader in the movement to reduce and eliminate plastic waste at festivals. Single-use water bottles are not permitted. Food and beverage trucks serve entirely with compostable plates, cups, and utensils. Our devoted green team sets up simple, efficient recycling and compost stations all over the fairgrounds. Let’s show them Camp is all in, in this effort.
Our socials team encourages you to follow Green River Festival on Instagram and Facebook for info and updates on fest happenings.
Check out this year’s festival playlists for a dive into the music:
2026 GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL OFFICIAL PLAYLIST
2026 GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL DEAN'S BEANS STAGE OFFICIAL PLAYLIST
Aaaand as usual please read this email all the way through. Yasss it’s wicked long. We write this Painstaking and Occasionally Repetitive Infinite Scroll of Truth because we know that so many things are easy to miss or misunderstand the first time. If your email server clips the message for length, click “view entire message" at the bottom of the email.
We are always grateful for the festivity, kindness and patience campers bring to camp. We can’t wait to have you here. Love and safe travels,
- The Campground Crew
DIRECTIONS & CHECK-IN
You’ll be driving to Franklin County Fairgrounds. If you use GPS, it will probably take you to the main gate of the fairgrounds, via Wisdom Way. Instead, please use these directions, which lead you to Gate 4 and Camp:
• Travel by whatever means you choose to MA I-91.
• Get off of I-91 at Exit 43. From here, it is about two miles to the festival and camp.
• The exit will put you into a rotary. Get off the rotary onto Route 2A East.
• At the second set of traffic lights there’ll be a Dunkin' Donuts on your right. Take that right onto River Street.
• From River Street, take your first right onto Laurel Street.
• From Laurel turn left onto Fairview Street. Fairview will bring you to the back of the fairgrounds -- what some people call the West Gate or the Horse Gate. We call it Gate 4. It'll be on your left, and there'll be a sign for Camp Entrance. That's you.
• Drive in.
Please have your camping pass ready to show. The crew here will direct you through a security check. The security check involves pulling into individual traffic lanes where you will be greeted by the staff for a vehicle inspection. Please stay with your car until your check is complete.
Tent campers will be given a parking space by the parking staff.
RVers will queue in their own lane for a security check. A member of your party must stay with the RV, as space is limited in these lanes and you may need to move forward several times. Once the RV security check is complete, you will be shown to your site by our Wagonmaster.
After you park, walk over to the Camp Check-in tent to say hi. If you’re an RVer, you can give us your site number at that point, and we’ll check you in then. If you’re a tent camper, we’ll send you out to choose your tent site and come back to us with that site number. When we have your site number, we’ll scan you in and you'll get your wristbands. Every camper gets one Camp/Fest wristband. We’ll also give you camp info, a festival program, a newsletter listing camp events, etc. For tent campers, our golf cart crew can then help you bring your gear from your car to your tent. Side note: A lot of tent campers bring a wagon or luggage cart to bring their gear from car to tent site in DIY form.
NOON ON THURSDAY IS THE EARLIEST TIME CAMPERS MAY ENTER CAMP. Even if you show up at 6am. Even if you are Metallica.
Note: If you have other people coming separately to camp with you on your site, they should also come to Gate 4. When they arrive, we'll give them a temporary parking space so they can do the security check, come see us, check in, get their wristband, and unload their luggage. After all that, they'll need to move their car to a parking spot outside the festival. Festival parking is now sold out. You can find other parking info HERE.
Note that only festival goers with camp wristbands will be allowed in camp. All campers will have a wristband, including kids.
Please be aware that on Thursday and until the festival gates open on Friday, the non-camping areas of the fairgrounds will be an active job site with workers, vehicles, and forklifts. Please be aware of restricted areas and look for signs, caution tape, and barricades. Our team will be very careful. Please also be careful, and keep a close eye on your kids.
Additional arrival and check-in info for tent campers:
• You’ll be parking within the festival grounds.
• Your camp pass entitles you to one (1)(no kidding, just one) parking space with your tent pass.
• You’ll have a parking pass for your dash.
• Your (1) car must stay put in that parking space until you leave the festival, with the exception of Thursday: On Thursday you can come and go in your car until midnight. You might lose your first parking spot but there will be a spot for you when you return.
Additional arrival and check-in info for RVs:
• If you decide to take a different driving route to the festival — one that takes you through downtown Greenfield — be aware there’s a low railroad bridge between downtown and the festival. Clearance, last we checked, is 12’4”. The bridge is made of concrete and steel. Just saying.
• RVs must arrive before 8pm on whichever day you arrive, so we can get you onto your site before sundown, which this weekend is 8:31 pm.
• When you arrive at the fairgrounds, drive through Gate 4, as noted above. Please be patient with our teams while they handle security checks. We make this as efficient as possible, but there may be a queue if we’re busy. To repeat, member of your party must stay with your RV. Due to space limitations, you may be asked to move forward several times so others may fit behind you.
• After the security check, our GRF Wagonmaster will lead you into the RV neighborhood and give you a site hand-picked for you, based on the size of your rig, whether you paid for a supply of electrons, and whether you requested a specific neighbor. He’ll give you a parking pass for your dash. The RV area is a complex puzzle so please do fill out the forms we mentioned above; one of them includes RV and tow-vehicle dimensions.
• Everything you bring, including your tow vehicle, picnic tables, awnings, etc. must fit on your site. If it does not fit you’ll need to park whatever doesn’t fit somewhere else. 3-Day festival parking is sold out; see parking options HERE. Most people don’t need that extra space.
• Once RVs and their tow vehicles are in camp, you must stay in camp until you leave the festival, with the exception of Thursday: On Thursday, tow vehicles may come and go until midnight. If you need to come and go after Thursday night, look at those other parking options mentioned above.
• Get off of I-91 at Exit 43. From here, it is about two miles to the festival and camp.
• The exit will put you into a rotary. Get off the rotary onto Route 2A East.
• At the second set of traffic lights there’ll be a Dunkin' Donuts on your right. Take that right onto River Street.
• From River Street, take your first right onto Laurel Street.
• From Laurel turn left onto Fairview Street. Fairview will bring you to the back of the fairgrounds -- what some people call the West Gate or the Horse Gate. We call it Gate 4. It'll be on your left, and there'll be a sign for Camp Entrance. That's you.
• Drive in.
Please have your camping pass ready to show. The crew here will direct you through a security check. The security check involves pulling into individual traffic lanes where you will be greeted by the staff for a vehicle inspection. Please stay with your car until your check is complete.
Tent campers will be given a parking space by the parking staff.
RVers will queue in their own lane for a security check. A member of your party must stay with the RV, as space is limited in these lanes and you may need to move forward several times. Once the RV security check is complete, you will be shown to your site by our Wagonmaster.
After you park, walk over to the Camp Check-in tent to say hi. If you’re an RVer, you can give us your site number at that point, and we’ll check you in then. If you’re a tent camper, we’ll send you out to choose your tent site and come back to us with that site number. When we have your site number, we’ll scan you in and you'll get your wristbands. Every camper gets one Camp/Fest wristband. We’ll also give you camp info, a festival program, a newsletter listing camp events, etc. For tent campers, our golf cart crew can then help you bring your gear from your car to your tent. Side note: A lot of tent campers bring a wagon or luggage cart to bring their gear from car to tent site in DIY form.
NOON ON THURSDAY IS THE EARLIEST TIME CAMPERS MAY ENTER CAMP. Even if you show up at 6am. Even if you are Metallica.
Note: If you have other people coming separately to camp with you on your site, they should also come to Gate 4. When they arrive, we'll give them a temporary parking space so they can do the security check, come see us, check in, get their wristband, and unload their luggage. After all that, they'll need to move their car to a parking spot outside the festival. Festival parking is now sold out. You can find other parking info HERE.
Note that only festival goers with camp wristbands will be allowed in camp. All campers will have a wristband, including kids.
Please be aware that on Thursday and until the festival gates open on Friday, the non-camping areas of the fairgrounds will be an active job site with workers, vehicles, and forklifts. Please be aware of restricted areas and look for signs, caution tape, and barricades. Our team will be very careful. Please also be careful, and keep a close eye on your kids.
Additional arrival and check-in info for tent campers:
• You’ll be parking within the festival grounds.
• Your camp pass entitles you to one (1)(no kidding, just one) parking space with your tent pass.
• You’ll have a parking pass for your dash.
• Your (1) car must stay put in that parking space until you leave the festival, with the exception of Thursday: On Thursday you can come and go in your car until midnight. You might lose your first parking spot but there will be a spot for you when you return.
Additional arrival and check-in info for RVs:
• If you decide to take a different driving route to the festival — one that takes you through downtown Greenfield — be aware there’s a low railroad bridge between downtown and the festival. Clearance, last we checked, is 12’4”. The bridge is made of concrete and steel. Just saying.
• RVs must arrive before 8pm on whichever day you arrive, so we can get you onto your site before sundown, which this weekend is 8:31 pm.
• When you arrive at the fairgrounds, drive through Gate 4, as noted above. Please be patient with our teams while they handle security checks. We make this as efficient as possible, but there may be a queue if we’re busy. To repeat, member of your party must stay with your RV. Due to space limitations, you may be asked to move forward several times so others may fit behind you.
• After the security check, our GRF Wagonmaster will lead you into the RV neighborhood and give you a site hand-picked for you, based on the size of your rig, whether you paid for a supply of electrons, and whether you requested a specific neighbor. He’ll give you a parking pass for your dash. The RV area is a complex puzzle so please do fill out the forms we mentioned above; one of them includes RV and tow-vehicle dimensions.
• Everything you bring, including your tow vehicle, picnic tables, awnings, etc. must fit on your site. If it does not fit you’ll need to park whatever doesn’t fit somewhere else. 3-Day festival parking is sold out; see parking options HERE. Most people don’t need that extra space.
• Once RVs and their tow vehicles are in camp, you must stay in camp until you leave the festival, with the exception of Thursday: On Thursday, tow vehicles may come and go until midnight. If you need to come and go after Thursday night, look at those other parking options mentioned above.
SECURITY CHECKS
The security check of cars and RVs is for the safety of everyone on site. No weapons of any kind are allowed on the festival grounds. There will also be a security checkpoint going from camp into the festival.
IN CAMP you may have small utility knives, common cooking utensils, and approved camp stoves (see Cooking in Camp, below). You may also have outside groceries and alcohol IN CAMP, as well as tents and RVs (possibly this is obvious), a reasonable supply of propane, and hard coolers for keeping food cold.
While alcohol is allowed in camp, glass is not allowed anywhere in camp or at the festival. Please see Camp Rules, below, for more specifics on that. So make sure whatever alcohol you bring is not in glass. With the No Open Container rule for driving in Massachusetts, we are here to remind you that for all you wine drinkers, this requires forethought and possibly boxed wine.
And very importantly you MAY NOT bring any of the items in the above two paragraphs, from camp INTO the festival.
Side note – soft-sided coolers are allowed into the festival. Make sure they contain no alcohol or single-use containers like bottled water.
Additionally, and this may seem obvious (we would have thought so too), there are no swords, bazookas, firearms, drones, menacing apparatuses of any kind, flamethrowers, or hula fire hoops allowed in camp or at the festival.
Green River abides by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You may not sell alcohol or drugs of any kind. The security team is not interested in your personal supply of weed. We strive to keep an environment clean and safe for everyone. If you need a smoke, please find an area away from others. Smoking is not allowed under tents and in buildings. Please keep in mind many families with children will be camping at the festival.
IN CAMP you may have small utility knives, common cooking utensils, and approved camp stoves (see Cooking in Camp, below). You may also have outside groceries and alcohol IN CAMP, as well as tents and RVs (possibly this is obvious), a reasonable supply of propane, and hard coolers for keeping food cold.
While alcohol is allowed in camp, glass is not allowed anywhere in camp or at the festival. Please see Camp Rules, below, for more specifics on that. So make sure whatever alcohol you bring is not in glass. With the No Open Container rule for driving in Massachusetts, we are here to remind you that for all you wine drinkers, this requires forethought and possibly boxed wine.
And very importantly you MAY NOT bring any of the items in the above two paragraphs, from camp INTO the festival.
Side note – soft-sided coolers are allowed into the festival. Make sure they contain no alcohol or single-use containers like bottled water.
Additionally, and this may seem obvious (we would have thought so too), there are no swords, bazookas, firearms, drones, menacing apparatuses of any kind, flamethrowers, or hula fire hoops allowed in camp or at the festival.
Green River abides by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You may not sell alcohol or drugs of any kind. The security team is not interested in your personal supply of weed. We strive to keep an environment clean and safe for everyone. If you need a smoke, please find an area away from others. Smoking is not allowed under tents and in buildings. Please keep in mind many families with children will be camping at the festival.
LATE-NIGHT ARRIVALS
If you arrive late at night on any night and Gate 4 is already locked, drive around to Gate 1, the main entrance to the fairgrounds, at 89 Wisdom Way. The festival box office is there. At night the security team there can make contact with the camp crew so we can come direct you into camp or give your RV a spot to wait overnight.
ABOUT YOUR CAMPSITES
RV SITES:
• Note: For our purposes, an RV refers to recreational vehicles of all sizes whether motorized or towed, and with or without living quarters. If you're camping on wheels — from a Viper GTS to a Piper Cub — you're an RV in our book, and you can only be in RV camping. It’s a safety thing.
• You purchased a weekend RV site, valid from noon Thursday 6/18 until Monday 6/22 at 10am.
• Sites are approximately 20x36 feet, with some slightly smaller.
• Only RVers with pre-purchased hook-up passes may hook up to water and power. To put it another way for emphasis: If you did not pay for a hook-up, do not plug in to electricity or attach a hose to water. Hook-up passes are sold out. We added some more this year and those also are sold out. Regular RV passes are also sold out. Generators are permitted and may run during certain hours of the day, but not at night. The specific hours of use will likely be 10am to 10pm, subject to change for safety's sake. (See the Camp News for final generator times, when you check in at camp.) Generators must have up-pipes to direct exhaust gasses over the roof of the vehicle.
• All the RV sites, with and without hookups, are in the same area. It’s a neighborhood. If you hope to be next to someone in particular, please let us know when you fill out the questionnaire, which is one of the three forms. Our Wagonmaster will do his best to make that happen.
• Portalets and water spigots are available in camp; the fairground’s permanent bathrooms and showers are also available. Showers do close for the majority of show times, so please plan ahead. (See Showers, below.)
• Please note that your RV pass does not include festival passes for the humans camping on the site. It's just for your square footage of the earth’s surface. Make sure you bought festival passes for your humans. Festival entry passes are available HERE.
• A maximum of four "adults" (in this case that means anyone over 12 years of age) is permitted at one RV site. You may have as many as four kids 12 years and under. Total mob allowed on any RV camp site is eight.
• No “sleeping tents” are allowed on RV camp sites.
• A trailer’s tow vehicle may remain hitched, or may be parked alongside the RV, just so all elements fit within the allotted space. Depending on the size of your RV, there is usually room for “sidelife” items, including an awning, canopy, picnic table, etc.
• RV sites will only accommodate motorized or towed RV’s less than 36’ (including tongue, if a trailer). Which means an RV site will NOT accommodate full-size Class A motorhomes, bus conversions, Metallica’s pyrotechnics semi, or 5th wheel trailers longer than 36’. If you have one of these big rigs, please contact us to rethink the plan. If you are Metallica, our Wagonmaster would like your signature.
• Aside from a tow vehicle and the trailer, any other vehicles you bring will have to be parked elsewhere -- 3-Day festival parking is sold out. More info HERE on parking options. Yes, we are aware that we talk a lot about parking.
• RV campers are responsible for providing their own 50’ or longer 30 Amp 120 Volt cable. RV's are additionally responsible for providing their own 50’ or longer water hose and their own Y spigot adapter.
TENT SITES:
• You purchased a weekend tent site, valid from noon on Thursday 6/18 until Monday 6/22 at 10am. Tent camping is sold out.
• These sites are about 300 sq. feet. The approximate dimensions are 15x20 but don’t bring your t-square and measuring tape. We’re saying up front there is some variation and the grid installation crew gets geometrically creative around the oval edges of the horse track.
• Your tent-site pass includes one (1) (really: JUST THE ONE) parking space, which is most likely on the horse track itself, so a short walk from your tent to your car. The racehorses are not running over the weekend, in case you were wondering.
• Portalets and water spigots are available in camp. Permanent fairgrounds bathrooms and showers are also available on the festival site. Showers do close for the majority of the show times, so please plan ahead.
• Your tent pass does not include festival passes for the humans camping on the site. It just pays for the patch of earth to put your tent(s) on. Make sure you bought festival passes for your humans. Festival entry passes are available HERE.
• A maximum of four "adults" (in this case we mean anyone over 12 years of age) may camp on one site, and as many as four kids 12 years and under. A maximum number of eight humans and a maximum number of two tents are allowed on one tent site. That would be a lot of people in that square footage, unless you pretend you’re on Artemis II.
• We do not allow campers to reserve sites in advance of the festival, but when you come into camp you are welcome to hold the site(s) next to you for your friends. When you arrive at Check-in we can help you with this.
• We urge you to take seriously the matter of securing your tent(s) to the earth. Please arrive with the materials and ability to do this job well. This is each camper’s responsibility. See also Pop-Up Tents.
• Note: For our purposes, an RV refers to recreational vehicles of all sizes whether motorized or towed, and with or without living quarters. If you're camping on wheels — from a Viper GTS to a Piper Cub — you're an RV in our book, and you can only be in RV camping. It’s a safety thing.
• You purchased a weekend RV site, valid from noon Thursday 6/18 until Monday 6/22 at 10am.
• Sites are approximately 20x36 feet, with some slightly smaller.
• Only RVers with pre-purchased hook-up passes may hook up to water and power. To put it another way for emphasis: If you did not pay for a hook-up, do not plug in to electricity or attach a hose to water. Hook-up passes are sold out. We added some more this year and those also are sold out. Regular RV passes are also sold out. Generators are permitted and may run during certain hours of the day, but not at night. The specific hours of use will likely be 10am to 10pm, subject to change for safety's sake. (See the Camp News for final generator times, when you check in at camp.) Generators must have up-pipes to direct exhaust gasses over the roof of the vehicle.
• All the RV sites, with and without hookups, are in the same area. It’s a neighborhood. If you hope to be next to someone in particular, please let us know when you fill out the questionnaire, which is one of the three forms. Our Wagonmaster will do his best to make that happen.
• Portalets and water spigots are available in camp; the fairground’s permanent bathrooms and showers are also available. Showers do close for the majority of show times, so please plan ahead. (See Showers, below.)
• Please note that your RV pass does not include festival passes for the humans camping on the site. It's just for your square footage of the earth’s surface. Make sure you bought festival passes for your humans. Festival entry passes are available HERE.
• A maximum of four "adults" (in this case that means anyone over 12 years of age) is permitted at one RV site. You may have as many as four kids 12 years and under. Total mob allowed on any RV camp site is eight.
• No “sleeping tents” are allowed on RV camp sites.
• A trailer’s tow vehicle may remain hitched, or may be parked alongside the RV, just so all elements fit within the allotted space. Depending on the size of your RV, there is usually room for “sidelife” items, including an awning, canopy, picnic table, etc.
• RV sites will only accommodate motorized or towed RV’s less than 36’ (including tongue, if a trailer). Which means an RV site will NOT accommodate full-size Class A motorhomes, bus conversions, Metallica’s pyrotechnics semi, or 5th wheel trailers longer than 36’. If you have one of these big rigs, please contact us to rethink the plan. If you are Metallica, our Wagonmaster would like your signature.
• Aside from a tow vehicle and the trailer, any other vehicles you bring will have to be parked elsewhere -- 3-Day festival parking is sold out. More info HERE on parking options. Yes, we are aware that we talk a lot about parking.
• RV campers are responsible for providing their own 50’ or longer 30 Amp 120 Volt cable. RV's are additionally responsible for providing their own 50’ or longer water hose and their own Y spigot adapter.
TENT SITES:
• You purchased a weekend tent site, valid from noon on Thursday 6/18 until Monday 6/22 at 10am. Tent camping is sold out.
• These sites are about 300 sq. feet. The approximate dimensions are 15x20 but don’t bring your t-square and measuring tape. We’re saying up front there is some variation and the grid installation crew gets geometrically creative around the oval edges of the horse track.
• Your tent-site pass includes one (1) (really: JUST THE ONE) parking space, which is most likely on the horse track itself, so a short walk from your tent to your car. The racehorses are not running over the weekend, in case you were wondering.
• Portalets and water spigots are available in camp. Permanent fairgrounds bathrooms and showers are also available on the festival site. Showers do close for the majority of the show times, so please plan ahead.
• Your tent pass does not include festival passes for the humans camping on the site. It just pays for the patch of earth to put your tent(s) on. Make sure you bought festival passes for your humans. Festival entry passes are available HERE.
• A maximum of four "adults" (in this case we mean anyone over 12 years of age) may camp on one site, and as many as four kids 12 years and under. A maximum number of eight humans and a maximum number of two tents are allowed on one tent site. That would be a lot of people in that square footage, unless you pretend you’re on Artemis II.
• We do not allow campers to reserve sites in advance of the festival, but when you come into camp you are welcome to hold the site(s) next to you for your friends. When you arrive at Check-in we can help you with this.
• We urge you to take seriously the matter of securing your tent(s) to the earth. Please arrive with the materials and ability to do this job well. This is each camper’s responsibility. See also Pop-Up Tents.
VIPS
If you have a VIP Experience Package, make sure you mention that at Camp Check-in. We’ll probably see it anyway when we scan your ticket but it’s important that we give you an extra wristband for VIP treats and bonuses which we assume you’ll share with all of us.
Limited VIP upgrades are available for purchase in your Tixr account and include:
• Festival entry
• Access to VIP Lounges at the Sundial Audio Main Stage and Dean's Beans Stage. Main Stage has a private bar. Both stages have air conditioned flush toilets.
• Priority access to limited capacity sets in the Round House
Limited VIP upgrades are available for purchase in your Tixr account and include:
• Festival entry
• Access to VIP Lounges at the Sundial Audio Main Stage and Dean's Beans Stage. Main Stage has a private bar. Both stages have air conditioned flush toilets.
• Priority access to limited capacity sets in the Round House
FORMS TO FILL OUT
If you wait till you’re standing at Check-in to fill these out, it will take 3.2 times as long as doing this at home. And it’ll likely be 90 degrees in the shade. Plus your answers to this questionnaire give us important logistical info for setting up the tent and RV map, stocking up on supplies, and (on site) to contact you in case of emergency. Please fill out one questionnaire (this first form) per camp site.
The second is a waiver. All the campers who hated the clipboard and wet ream of paper method we used last year will be relieved to know you can sign digitally this year. Everyone (each person) in your group is required to sign a waiver — or, if they’re under 18, their legal guardian or parent signs.
And this form gives us the ok to connect with you for practical updates specifically for camp e.g. weather, airborne pop-up tents, etc. These notifications are separate from festival notifications. Please fill out at least one of these forms. You’re welcome to fill out more, for the adults in your group. You’ll see that the form asks you to add a phone number to your Contacts on your phone; that’s so your phone doesn’t see our notifications number as spam.
If you have any questions or if these digital forms don’t work for you, email us at info@greenriverfestival.com.
CAMP MUSIC!
There’ll be four secret sets throughout the weekend, just for camp, hand-picked by staff and industry friends. Plus there are late-night festival sets in the Roundhouse on Friday and Saturday. Details in the newsletter and Squawk Board, both at Camp Check-In.
THURSDAY NIGHT!
By Thursday afternoon, camp is a scene. Tents are up all over the field. RVs are mostly in. The early-bird food trucks are out in fest land, cooking for you. Around 7pm, we’ll have one of those secret sets. After that we’ll show a family movie under the tent, under the stars. And remember you can come and go in your car or tow vehicle on Thursday until midnight.
FOOD!
A few of our favorite food booths and trucks roll in early on Thursday and/or cook breakfast before the festival opens each day, specifically so camp can get delicious meals before the festival opens. Info is below, subject to fine-tuning as we get closer to fest weekend. Look for updated info in the Camp News at Check-in.
Thursday Lunch & Dinner:
These great kitchens are open from noon onward ('til around 8pm)
• The Food Booth a.k.a All Things Maple offers local grass-fed burgers, dogs, salads, and hand-cut fries. V and GF options.
• Tres Hermanos builds tacos, flautas, quesadillas, churros and some kinda magic cinnamon bevvie
• Touch of Green creates salad bowls & wraps, plus smoothies and mocktails
Friday/Saturday/Sunday Breakfast:
These food oases are open at 7am all weekend unless otherwise noted:
• The Food Booth a.k.a. All Things Maple fires up the grill early in the morning to serve delicious breakfast sandwiches. V and GF options.
• Dean's Beans, beloved fest sponsor, pours the world’s best coffee that you can feel good about. Iced cappuccinos and lattes too.
• Skinny Pancake serves up magic carpet crepes including the Breakfast Monster. Their booth opens at a relaxed 9 am.
• Tres Hermanos cooks up breakfast burritos, pupusas, fried plantains …
• Touch of Green makes muffins and coffee cake you'd never know are vegan and gluten-free, a coconut yogurt bowl, and frozen smoothies.
• Pinky Toe Chai’s Chai Wagon actually rolls through camp with hot, vegan, organic masala chai and fresh-baked, organic pastries. Saturday & Sunday only.
Thursday Lunch & Dinner:
These great kitchens are open from noon onward ('til around 8pm)
• The Food Booth a.k.a All Things Maple offers local grass-fed burgers, dogs, salads, and hand-cut fries. V and GF options.
• Tres Hermanos builds tacos, flautas, quesadillas, churros and some kinda magic cinnamon bevvie
• Touch of Green creates salad bowls & wraps, plus smoothies and mocktails
Friday/Saturday/Sunday Breakfast:
These food oases are open at 7am all weekend unless otherwise noted:
• The Food Booth a.k.a. All Things Maple fires up the grill early in the morning to serve delicious breakfast sandwiches. V and GF options.
• Dean's Beans, beloved fest sponsor, pours the world’s best coffee that you can feel good about. Iced cappuccinos and lattes too.
• Skinny Pancake serves up magic carpet crepes including the Breakfast Monster. Their booth opens at a relaxed 9 am.
• Tres Hermanos cooks up breakfast burritos, pupusas, fried plantains …
• Touch of Green makes muffins and coffee cake you'd never know are vegan and gluten-free, a coconut yogurt bowl, and frozen smoothies.
• Pinky Toe Chai’s Chai Wagon actually rolls through camp with hot, vegan, organic masala chai and fresh-baked, organic pastries. Saturday & Sunday only.
COOKING IN CAMP
No open fires or grills are allowed in camp -- nothing that would throw a spark. Small camp stoves are permitted as long as an adult is present to supervise their use at all times. Please be aware there are many delicious, healthy meal, snack, and beverage options during festival hours PLUS great snacks and meals before festival hours, from those Early Bird food vendors we mentioned above. Not to mention fantastic coffee from Dean's Beans.
CAMP HAPPENINGS
Check the camp newsletter and Squawk Board, both at Check-In, for daily announcements, games, arts & crafts, uke lessons, yoga sessions, secret sets, the camp-famous scavenger hunt, and more.
CAMP RULES
In addition to the festival rules HERE (scroll down), we have some camp-specific rules:
• RVs must arrive in camp by 8pm.
• RVs must stay in camp till their departure from the festival. Tent campers’ vehicles must also stay in the camp till their departure from the festival. The exception to that rule is Thursday, when cars and tow vehicles may come and go until midnight. After midnight on Thursday, all vehicles must stay parked until departure from the festival.
• Only festival goers wearing camp wristbands are permitted in camp. Kids get wristbands. Please make sure your kid leaves their wristband loose enough that it doesn't cut off their circulation.
•Throughout festival weekend, campers must wait until festival gates open for all festival goers before claiming a spot on the grass in front of a stage. At night, all blankets and chairs must be removed from audience areas or the crews will donate them to the worthy cause known as staff camping.
• Campers are not permitted on stages or in fairgrounds buildings other than the ones that are hosting public events. One would have thought this is obvious, and yet.
• Again, please be aware that on Thursday and until gates open on Friday the non-camping areas of the Fairgrounds will be an active job site. Workers, vehicles and forklifts will be buzzing about the site. Please be aware of possible restricted areas. Look for signs, caution tape, and barricades. Keep a close eye on your kids.
• At festival stages, the staff has discretion regarding shelters and chairs which are impeding the sight lines or enjoyment of other guests.
• Camp quiet hours are midnight to 7am, when the cone of quiet descends upon us and the camp mockingbird takes this as his cue to fire up his all-covers set. Please be kind to your neighbors in and out of the festival fence.
• No fires or grills in camp -- nothing that could give off a spark. See Cooking in Camp for what is allowed.
• No pets, with the exception of service animals. No animals may be left in cars or RVs. Seriously.
• No generators may be used in the tent camping area. No sleep tents are allowed on RV sites.
• Generators are permitted during certain hours of the day in RV camping. Hours are 10am to 10pm, subject to change if necessary. Up-pipes are required to direct exhaust over the roof of the vehicle.
• NO GLASS CONTAINERS. For the safety of all, glass bottles and glassware are not allowed in the camp grounds. Exceptions may be made for RVs with stocked kitchens, but anything made of glass must remain inside of RVs. Glass baking dishes and related items which are commonly found in RV kitchens are allowed, but may not be brought outside the vehicle.
• Anyone under the age of 18 in camp must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
• Some of the objects allowed in camp are not allowed in the festival. See Security Checks, above, for that list.
• Reduce, reuse, recycle. Use the right bins, for our crew’s sake. Take big trash home: broken lawn chairs, umbrellas, tents. If (or we should say, when) someone’s pop-up tent breaks we do have a pterodactyl graveyard for those. Come see us at Camp Check In.
• RVs must arrive in camp by 8pm.
• RVs must stay in camp till their departure from the festival. Tent campers’ vehicles must also stay in the camp till their departure from the festival. The exception to that rule is Thursday, when cars and tow vehicles may come and go until midnight. After midnight on Thursday, all vehicles must stay parked until departure from the festival.
• Only festival goers wearing camp wristbands are permitted in camp. Kids get wristbands. Please make sure your kid leaves their wristband loose enough that it doesn't cut off their circulation.
•Throughout festival weekend, campers must wait until festival gates open for all festival goers before claiming a spot on the grass in front of a stage. At night, all blankets and chairs must be removed from audience areas or the crews will donate them to the worthy cause known as staff camping.
• Campers are not permitted on stages or in fairgrounds buildings other than the ones that are hosting public events. One would have thought this is obvious, and yet.
• Again, please be aware that on Thursday and until gates open on Friday the non-camping areas of the Fairgrounds will be an active job site. Workers, vehicles and forklifts will be buzzing about the site. Please be aware of possible restricted areas. Look for signs, caution tape, and barricades. Keep a close eye on your kids.
• At festival stages, the staff has discretion regarding shelters and chairs which are impeding the sight lines or enjoyment of other guests.
• Camp quiet hours are midnight to 7am, when the cone of quiet descends upon us and the camp mockingbird takes this as his cue to fire up his all-covers set. Please be kind to your neighbors in and out of the festival fence.
• No fires or grills in camp -- nothing that could give off a spark. See Cooking in Camp for what is allowed.
• No pets, with the exception of service animals. No animals may be left in cars or RVs. Seriously.
• No generators may be used in the tent camping area. No sleep tents are allowed on RV sites.
• Generators are permitted during certain hours of the day in RV camping. Hours are 10am to 10pm, subject to change if necessary. Up-pipes are required to direct exhaust over the roof of the vehicle.
• NO GLASS CONTAINERS. For the safety of all, glass bottles and glassware are not allowed in the camp grounds. Exceptions may be made for RVs with stocked kitchens, but anything made of glass must remain inside of RVs. Glass baking dishes and related items which are commonly found in RV kitchens are allowed, but may not be brought outside the vehicle.
• Anyone under the age of 18 in camp must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
• Some of the objects allowed in camp are not allowed in the festival. See Security Checks, above, for that list.
• Reduce, reuse, recycle. Use the right bins, for our crew’s sake. Take big trash home: broken lawn chairs, umbrellas, tents. If (or we should say, when) someone’s pop-up tent breaks we do have a pterodactyl graveyard for those. Come see us at Camp Check In.
POP-UP TENTS
As noted way above, last year we had half a dozen pop-up tents – those complex $99.99 metal skeletons with a roof-shaped tarp Velcro’d on top – go airborne in 50mph gusts. Plus, the 200 other pop-ups that were still attached to the earth were bending sideways and many of them were snapping joints. Our whole team — security, site, camp — dispersed at warp speed to get the airborne division back to the ground and all the other pop-up tarps pulled down, leaving naked pop-up frames safely but strangely standing all over camp. About 25 broken pop-ups landed in recycling. This year, our site director suggests a more reliable 10-12" corkscrew stake (such as this or this) for your pop-up tent. And even if you have that corkscrew stake, you must pull the tarp off on your pop-up when security tells us to because no one wants to see this much metal flying through the air. Yes, we are intimately aware of what a pain in the neck it is to take the tarp off a pop-up. We urge you to take this matter seriously and arrive with the ability to securely anchor all of your tents. This is each camper’s responsibility.
CAMP GENERAL STORE
Located at Camp Check-in, the Camp General Store has a useful selection of items including bagged cubes of frozen water, tent stakes, tarps. We also sell ear plugs, in case you don't love the camp mockingbird aka cover band known as Harold. He usually fires up his set sometime after midnight. He is neither a Christmas tree ornament nor AI, both of which seem more likely than an actual 2-ounce bird with the lung capacity of a PA system.
VALUABLES
Please use your locked car or RV to store items of value during times when you’re not home. We have a great security team but a locked vehicle is an extra measure. The festival cannot be responsible for lost or stolen goods. With apologies to the many musicians who camp with us, we do not have instrument storage in camp.
WHAT TO BRING
Please see the lists of what to bring and what NOT to bring in the festival FAQs HERE. And see Security Checks above for notes on what not to bring.
Remember to bring:
• Water bottle. No single-use i.e. disposable plastic water bottles are allowed at Green River Festival. Water is available all over the fairgrounds, and the festival does sell water in cans.
• For tent campers: tent, tarp, rainfly, stakes. Once again: tarp
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Soap & towel (we have showers on site)
• Rain poncho (to shade yourself from the sun we will have all weekend)
• Bikes, bike locks, reflective gear, lights, helmets
• Yoga mat
• Extra shade tent for your camp site (there is literally no shade in camp unless you bring it)
• Bathing suit, if you’re going swimming
Remember to bring:
• Water bottle. No single-use i.e. disposable plastic water bottles are allowed at Green River Festival. Water is available all over the fairgrounds, and the festival does sell water in cans.
• For tent campers: tent, tarp, rainfly, stakes. Once again: tarp
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Soap & towel (we have showers on site)
• Rain poncho (to shade yourself from the sun we will have all weekend)
• Bikes, bike locks, reflective gear, lights, helmets
• Yoga mat
• Extra shade tent for your camp site (there is literally no shade in camp unless you bring it)
• Bathing suit, if you’re going swimming
BIKES
Bring your bike! Bikes are permitted in camp and — if you’re comfortable on some busy local roads — great for exploring the area. Here’s a good article on biking in the area, with a DIY section and maps for routes. We also have maps at Camp Check-in.
The festival has a bike valet you’re welcome to use during the day. It’s at the corner of Petty Plain and Wisdom Way; we can direct you to it. You can check your bike there, or lock your bike to your car. We will have a bike rack again this year in camp.
Note that while bikes are welcome in camp, they are not permitted when you go from camp into the festival – this is a hard rule, even before and after festival hours.
Remember to bring reflective gear and lights if you plan to bike after dark.
The festival has a bike valet you’re welcome to use during the day. It’s at the corner of Petty Plain and Wisdom Way; we can direct you to it. You can check your bike there, or lock your bike to your car. We will have a bike rack again this year in camp.
Note that while bikes are welcome in camp, they are not permitted when you go from camp into the festival – this is a hard rule, even before and after festival hours.
Remember to bring reflective gear and lights if you plan to bike after dark.
FESTIVAL SHUTTLES &
GETTING AROUND GREENFIELD
GETTING AROUND GREENFIELD
With camping and the festival all in one place, and delicious food available on site, many festivarians choose not to leave the fairgrounds at all on festival weekend. But if you’d like to explore downtown Greenfield and the surrounding hills of Franklin County, info and a downloadable guidebook are available HERE. Greenfield's Main Street is less than a mile from the festival.
On Thursday campers may come and go in their cars or their RV tow vehicles until midnight. After that time, cars and towing vehicles must all remain parked in the festival until departing from the festival. From Friday to Sunday, there will be free shuttle buses for festival goers who parked in Downtown Greenfield. Shuttles will run from the festival’s main gate to the Olive Street Parking Garage in Downtown Greenfield. They begin running an hour before festival gates open — so that’s 11am on Friday and 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. Final run is an hour after music ends. You are welcome to use the shuttles “in reverse” — to explore downtown. Shuttle hours subject to minor changes in schedule. We'll give the final hours at Check-In.
On Thursday campers may come and go in their cars or their RV tow vehicles until midnight. After that time, cars and towing vehicles must all remain parked in the festival until departing from the festival. From Friday to Sunday, there will be free shuttle buses for festival goers who parked in Downtown Greenfield. Shuttles will run from the festival’s main gate to the Olive Street Parking Garage in Downtown Greenfield. They begin running an hour before festival gates open — so that’s 11am on Friday and 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. Final run is an hour after music ends. You are welcome to use the shuttles “in reverse” — to explore downtown. Shuttle hours subject to minor changes in schedule. We'll give the final hours at Check-In.
SWIMMING
The Green River Swimming & Recreation Area is a public park run by the Greenfield Rec Department. It’s about three miles from the festival. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, if the weather is hot, there’ll be a shuttle at 9:45am from camp to the park, and a shuttle back at 11:30am. This single shuttle run is so campers can get a dunk before the festival starts. NOTE: The regular shuttles pick up close to the main entrance of the festival. The swim shuttle will pick up in camp. Info will be at Camp Check-in and in the Camp News. The swim area charges a fee; the shuttle is free. Info HERE.
YOGA
Bring your mats! We’ll have morning yoga on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Info at Camp Check-In.
UKULELE LESSONS
Uke Lessons will be Saturday and Sunday mornings. Ages 12 and up. Beginners welcome. Ukes provided. Details at Camp Check-in.
WATER
Potable water is widely available from spigots throughout the festival and camp.
ELECTRICITY
Electricity is available for charging cell phones and other devices at specific charging stations around camp. Info at Check-in. Do not run extension cords to your tent or RV, unless you specifically have paid for an RV with Hookup.
CELL SERVICE & WIFI
Cell phones generally get pretty good service at the fairgrounds but keep in mind that at high-use times service can be less reliable.
A public WiFi network has been installed at the fairgrounds. We’ll give you network info when you arrive. As with cell coverage, the internet can be sluggish when 5000 people are using it all at once. If you need faster WiFi than the ether is providing at the fest, you can find it at a few places in downtown Greenfield. Ask at Camp Check-In for that info.
A public WiFi network has been installed at the fairgrounds. We’ll give you network info when you arrive. As with cell coverage, the internet can be sluggish when 5000 people are using it all at once. If you need faster WiFi than the ether is providing at the fest, you can find it at a few places in downtown Greenfield. Ask at Camp Check-In for that info.
SHOWERS
Public showers are available on site. Keep in mind we close the showers during festival (a.k.a. show) hours, so get your clean on, before or after fest hours. Hours will be listed in the Camp News at Check-in.
COMPOST, RECYCLING, TRASH
A dedicated team of recycling elves work on site to sort through all the waste from the festival and keep us running on green. Please use the bins they provide all over camp and festival for compost, recycling, and trash. Having sorted some of this trash ourselves on occasion, we’re doubling down here to ask that everyone in camp takes a minute to follow the info signs on the bins and put things where they go. And please do not throw out big items like broken tents, chairs, umbrellas. Take them home to recycle.
RV SEPTIC TANKS
We can usually offer an on-site dump so RVs can empty septic tanks at the end of the weekend -- by which we mean, on Monday morning. Not guaranteed, but likely. Ask at Check-in for info and location.
SEVERE WEATHER
In the event of severe weather daytime or overnight, fairgrounds buildings or your car are effective emergency shelters. Halberg Hall (underneath the grandstand and across from the fairgrounds restrooms/showers) will remain open overnight for campers to shelter if necessary.
We strongly suggest signing up for camper text alerts (one of those three forms) to receive pertinent weather-related info. Note that sometimes cell service can be unreliable, but we will do our best to notify campers of any updates via this channel.
We strongly suggest signing up for camper text alerts (one of those three forms) to receive pertinent weather-related info. Note that sometimes cell service can be unreliable, but we will do our best to notify campers of any updates via this channel.
EMERGENCIES
In case of emergency at the festival, dial 911. Our security team and EMTs are on site throughout the weekend and are part of the 911 system.
For more logistical issues we will give you a couple staff numbers when you arrive at camp.
For more logistical issues we will give you a couple staff numbers when you arrive at camp.
LOST & FOUND
During the festival, check for lost items at Camp Check-in or at the festival's Lost & Found booth. After the festival, found items make their way to the fairgrounds office. After a week, they are given to nonprofits or discarded.
QUESTIONS?
Thanks for reading to the end. If you have questions, check festival FAQs HERE and/or email us at info@greenriverfestival.com.
Support From Our Sponsors
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