The Mystic Festival will take place from June 4 through 7, 2025.
The first day of the festival will be the Warm Up Day (June 4), available for the holders of 4-day and VIP passes.
- Festival opening hours: 3:00 pm (Main Stage – 4:00 pm)
- Concerts start: 3:30 pm (Warm Up Day – 3:45 pm)
- Concerts end: around 1:30 am (Warm Up Day – 12:30 am)
- The area closes: 1:00 am (around Main Stage); 2:00 am (around Park Stage)
- In the case of other zones, located on Elektryków Street, it is possible to stay longer, up till 3:00 am at maximum
Opening hours of exchange points for wristbands:
| Date | Hours | Place |
| June 3 | 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Wydział Remontowy, Doki 1 Street |
| June 4 | 12:00 PM – midnight | entrance to the festival area, Narzędziowców Street |
| June 5 | 12:00 PM – midnight | entrance to the festival area, Narzędziowców Street |
| June 6 | 2:00 PM – midnight | entrance to the festival area, Narzędziowców Street |
| June 7 | 2:00 PM – midnight | entrance to the festival area, Narzędziowców Street |
- Entry to the festival site is possible only after scanning the code from a valid admission ticket. Each festival-goer will receive a wristband with a unique QR code authorizing them to participate in all concerts taking place on all stages.
- Remember that an earlier exchange of tickets for wristbands will allow you to avoid possible queues!
- The passes are not personalised – a pass can be exchange for a wristband only personally.
- The QR code on the wristband will be scanned each time the festival-goer enters the festival site in order to confirm the pass’s validity.
Festival area
Mystic Festival 2025 consists of:
- five stages on which a total of over 90 bands will play,
- signing sessions,
- “The Legacy of Vader” exhibition,
- VHS Hell movies shows,
- Mystic Talks – discussion panel, interviews,
- Game Over, You Died – old school games and VR,
- More Brutal Than Metal – a wrestling event,
- t-shirt stands,
- official band merch,
- official record store,
- special alcohol-free zone,
- daily after party with a DJ.
All the stages will be located in the industrial scenery of the Gdańsk Shipyard. In addition to a wide range of alcoholic drinks available in designated zones, beer with an alcohol content of up to 3.5% will also be served. Alcoholic beverages can only be purchased and consumed by people over 18 years of age.
An accreditation point for the media, visitors and photographers, as well as a paid deposit, a cloakroom and a lost property office will be located in front of the main entrance to the Mystic Festival site.
In front of the festival gate, you will be able to leave your bike, scooter and other vehicle (a list of available car parks can be found below) used to get to Mystic Festival. Remember to bring bike locks to securly attach your vehicle to the designated stands.
In case of questions or doubts, reach out to a member of the information personnel, you will recognise them by the yellow t-shirts they will be wearing.
Payment
At bars and food trucks you will be able to pay only using cashless payment methods. Vendors, the official records stores, festival and band merch stands will accept both payments in cash and cashless.
For festivalgoers who do not possess their own cards, we have prepared special points for the purchase of prepaid cards near the main gate to the festival site.
There will be no ATM on the event area.
Cup return policy
If you do not wish to keep your cup as a souvenir, you can return it and get your deposit back at the Top Up point by the merch stand next to the skull.
People with disabilities
At the Main Stage, Park Stage and Desert Stage there will be platforms for wheelchair users; a separate designated area for wheelchair users will also be available near the Shrine Stage. Should you need it, our security will help you find the best possible solution to participate in the concert.
Toilets for persons with disabilities will be available throughout the festival grounds.
The VIP zone at the Main Stage area is suitable for wheelchair users.
Minors under the age of 16
Minors who are under the age of 16 on the day of the concert may participate in the concert on the following terms:
- minors who on the day of the concert are over 13 years of age but under 16 years of age, upon entering the event site, will be required to provide the festival staff with a completed consent form signed by their parent or legal guardian in order to participate in the event. Consent form template.
- minors under the age of 13 on the day of the concert must remain under the supervision of a guardian at the festival site and provide a completed form at the entrance. Consent form template.
Minors over 16 years of age can freely participate in the festival.
Minors under the age of 13 may enter the festival site free of charge only under the supervision of a parent or a legal guardian.
Safety
Please read the festival terms and conditions for the list of items that cannot be brought into the event area. We will provide instructions on the permitted luggage closer to the festival date. We do not recommend bringing large, tourist backpacks and bags with you. Please follow safety recommendations – the security services will assess if a backpack or bag brought should be put into the deposit. The permissible capacity for this type of luggage is 30 litres.
It is forbidden to bring any beverages or food unless it is part of a documented, special diet. We kindly ask you to have a copy of the doctor’s orders with you, which will allow you to enter the festival area with your own beverages/food.
Each festivalgoer will be able to quench their thirst with the water from a waterpipe available throughout the entire festival. You can bring water bottles with a maximum capacity of 1 litre to the Mystic Festival area.
It is forbidden to bring and possess weapons or other dangerous items, explosive materials, pyrotechnic materials, materials which pose a fire hazard, alcoholic beverages (except for those purchased at the festival), narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, stun guns, pepper sprays, knives, baseball bats, chains, firecrackers, smoke candles, lasers, laser pointers, as well as elements of clothing or armament belonging to the culture of historical reenactment, such as chain mail, swords, bows, axes, hacksaws, etc. and items that could be used as projectiles and the like, glass, metal and plastic packaging and sharp-pointed objects.
Moreover, it is strictly forbidden to bring and possess audio and video recording equipment and professional photographic equipment (mobile phones and cameras without variable optics are allowed), as well as taking photographs, recording sound and filming. This provision does not apply to people who have been accredited by the organizers of the event.
You can bring all kinds of mats to the festival area.
First aid
There is a first aid station at the festival grounds and a psychologist on call; there are also boxes with free menstrual products.
VIP passes
Thank you for putting your trust in us and for purchasing a VIP pass. We believe that the facilities we have prepared will make this edition very special!
Exchange of passes for wristbands:
- June 3 – at the music club Wydział Remontowy (Doki 1 Street), at the Historic Shipyard Gate, from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
- June 4 – at a marked shipping container at the entrance to the festival area, from noon.
- June 5 – at a marked shipping container at the entrance to the festival area, from 1:00 pm.
- June 6-7 – at a marked shipping container at the entrance to the festival area, from 2:00 pm.
You will receive a wristband containing a QR code the first scan of which will allow you to collect a set of gadgets that will be waiting for you in the VIP area. You can pick up your VIP gadget set in the designated tent in the VIP area on June 5, 6 or 7 during the open hours of the Main Stage.
The VIP area is open from 4:00 pm to about 30 minutes after the end of the last concert at the MAIN STAGE.
In the VIP area you can use such amenities as a paid bar with a wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, a chill zone, a free cloakroom, a viewing platform and higher standard toilets.
Tickets
Tickets for Mystic Festival are available at www.mysticfestival.pl (collector’s tickets) and on the ebilet.pl platform.
We recommend purchasing at these points of sale: tickets.mysticfestival.pl, ebilet.pl. We advise against purchasing through unauthorized ticket services, such as Viagogo, Ticketswap, Allegro, and OLX. Purchasing tickets at these venues could result in you being scammed.
Ticket prices for Mystic Festival 2024:
Single-day pass (a chosen day between June 5-7) – PLN 389
Two-day pass (June 6-7) – PLN 599 when purchased until June 5; PLN 649 when purchased on June 6
Collector’s tickets
You will receive your collector’s ticket at the stand that exchanges passes for wristbands. It will also be possible to pick up a collector’s ticket at the information point.
Eco-friendliness
We aim to produce as little waste as possible, that’s why drinks will be served in reusable cups with one of a number of festival designs. Also, special Mystic Festival water bottles will be available for purchase at the merch stands. Each participant will also be able to quench their thirst by drinking from the unlimited water supply, available throughout the event.
Moreover, festival merch will be pack into eco-friendly wrap paper.
Food stands, music shops and NGOs
For records (as well as t-shirts, patches etc.) you can go to the stands run by Defense, Inferno Profundis, Mad Lion, Metal Market, Rare Records and Tadas Ledo Takas. For books (horror & SF) visit the Platinum Story stand.
For clothing – American Socks, Batcat, Ebola, Grumpy Geeks, Gueye, Metro Nysa, Rockmetalshop, Underworld and Zibru.
For accessories, jewellery, candles, skulls etc. go to the stands of Ozdoby Wikingów, Pig On The Table, Sztuka Srebra + Czulej, Web Viking, Yimfir and Ziołowe Pola.
Tattoo parlour – Vean Tattoo.
At the festival grounds there will also be stands of charity organisations such as DKMS, Koci Świat, Metal for Ukraine, Otwarte Klatki, Przystań Ocalenia and Unicef.
How to get to the festival area
There are several ways of getting to Mystic Festival 2025, located in Gdańsk Shipyard (Elektryków Street):
- Szybka Kolej Miejska (SKM trains), running on the following routes: Lębork-Wejherowo-Reda-Rumia-Gdynia-Gdańsk. The final stop for festival goers is GDAŃSK STOCZNIA (GDAŃSK SHIPYARD), between Gdańsk Główny (Gdańsk Main Station) and Gdańsk Politechnika (Gdańsk University of Technology). Train tickets can be purchased:
- at SKM ticket offices (NOTE! Paper tickets must be validated at the station where your journey begins. The ticket-punchers are most often located in the tunnels leading to the station),
- online – via the Polregio, SKM Kompas, KOLEO, Jakdojade or Skycash apps. These tickets are validated in the app.
Detailed timetables, ticket prices and other additional information can be found at https://www.skm.pkp.pl/.
The Gdańsk Shipyard station is currently undergoing repairs – the viaduct is closed. Access to the platform is possible at track level from Jana z Kolna Street. Detailed information, map and video here: https://www.skm.pkp.pl/dla-pasazera/aktualnosci/informacje-dla-podroznych/artykul/od-dnia-21-stycznia-2025-roku-przystanek-gdansk-stocznia-jest-otwarty
- ZTM trams (Public Transport Authority in Gdańsk). You can take a short walk to the event site if you get off at the STOCZNIA SKM 02, STOCZNIKA SKM 01, BRAMA OLIWSKA 01, BRAMA OLIWSKA 02 tram stops. Tickets can be purchased:
– in kiosks and press lounges (NOTE! Paper tickets must be validated in the vehicle).
– in ticket machines located at selected stops (NOTE! Tickets must be validated in the vehicle).
– online – via such apps as GoPay, Jakdojade, moBILET, Mpay, Skycash, and zbiletem.pl. These tickets are validated in the app.
Detailed timetables, ticket prices and other additional information can be found at: https://ztm.gda.pl/
– by ZTM (Municipal Transport Authority of Gdansk) buses. Stops near the Mystic Festival area are: EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CENTER 01, EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CENTER 02, JANA Z KOLNA 01, BRAMA OLIWSKA 03, BRAMA OLIWSKA 04, DWORZEC GŁÓWNY 05 or DWORZEC GŁÓWNY 07.
Tickets for rides can be purchased:
– at kiosks and newsstands (NOTE! Cardboard tickets must be punched on the streetcar).
– at ticket machines located at selected stops (NOTE! Tickets must be punched on the streetcar).
-Online – via the selected application: GoPay, Jakdojade, moBILET, Mpay, Skycash, zbiletem.pl. The deletion of these tickets is done in the application.
Detailed schedule, ticket prices and other additional information can be found at: https://ztm.gda.pl/
ARRIVAL FROM THE AIRPORT
You can travel from the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (Matarnia district) via:
- SKM trains (Municipal Rapid Transit) from the Gdańsk Port Lotniczy (Gdańsk Airport) stop to the Gdańsk Stocznia (Gdańsk Shipyard) stop (with a change at the Gdańsk Wrzeszcz stop). Train tickets can be purchased:
- at SKM ticket offices (NOTE! Paper tickets must be validated at the station where your journey begins. The ticket-punchers are most often located in the tunnels leading to the station).
- online – via the Polregio, SKM Kompas, KOLEO, Jakdojade or Skycash apps. These tickets are validated in the app.
Detailed timetables, ticket prices and other additional information can be found at https://www.skm.pkp.pl/
- ZTM buses (Public Transport Authority in Gdańsk) from the PORT LOTNICZY 01 stop. You will need to change buses. The stops closest to the festival site are JANA Z KOLNA 01, EUROPEJSKIE CENTRUM SOLIDARNOŚCI 02, EUROPEJSKIE CENTRUM SOLIDARNOŚCI 03, BRAMA OLIWSKA 03, BRAMA OLIWSKA 04, DWORZEC GŁÓWNY 05 or DWORZEC GŁÓWNY 07. Each of these stops is just a short walk (5-10 minutes) away from the venue. Tickets can be purchased:
– in kiosks and press lounges (NOTE! Paper tickets must be validated on the tram).
– from ticket machines located at selected stops (NOTE! Tickets must be validated in the vehicle).
-online – via such apps as GoPay, Jakdojade, moBILET, Mpay, Skycash, and zbiletem.pl. These tickets are validated in the app.
Detailed timetables, ticket prices and other additional information can be found at https://ztm.gda.pl/
ROUTE FROM GDAŃSK MAIN RAILWAY STATION
People who want to arrive at Mystic Festival 2024 by train have the opportunity to take a short sightseeing walk (15 minutes), during which they will be able to see:
- Solidarność Square in Gdańsk – a place known due to the NSZZ Solidarity movement and its protests during August 1980. The square is home to the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers 1970, commonly known as the “Monument of the Three Crosses,” along with the plaques containing the names of the fallen workers,
- the historic gate no. 2 of the Gdańsk Shipyard,
- the building of the European Solidarity Centre (ECS),
- the museum of the BHP Hall in the Gdańsk Shipyard.
It is also possible to cover the short distance between Gdańsk Main Station and Gdańsk Shipyard by trams and SKM trains.
CAR PARKS
It is not possible to park vehicles on the Mystic Festival site. We recommend leaving your cars in one of the following places:
- a paid car park near the entrance to the festival area (near 100-cznia restaurant, Popiełuszki 5 Street). Capacity: approx. 200 cars. 24/7. Prior place reservation is not possible.
- a paid cubature car park at Jana z Kolna Street. Capacity: approx. 500 parking spaces. 24/7.
- a paid cubature car park at Podwale Grodzkie 6 Street (entrance to the car park from Rajska Street). Capacity: approx. 200 parking spaces. 24/7.
- Hevelianum paid car parks (Gradowa 3 Street, Gradowa 11 Street, 3 Maja 9 Street). Capacity: approx. 250 parking spaces (total). 24/7.
- an underground paid car park of the European Solidarity Center (entry on Nowomiejska Street – from Jana z Kolna Street or Father Jerzy Popiełuszko Street). Capacity approx. 287 places. Open from Monday to Sunday, 6 am to 10 pm.
More information about parking options in Gdańsk is available on the website of Gdański Zarząd Dróg i Zielieni (Gdańsk Road and Greenery Board): https://gzdiz.gda.pl/zalatw-sprawe/parkingi,a,4578
Accommodation & hotels
ACCOMMODATION IN TRI-CITY
Tri-City and its surroundings have one of the largest number of accommodations available in Poland, from the cheapest hostels to exclusive hotels for the more demanding festival-goers.
The most convenient city districts where it is worth spending the night during Mystic Festival 2025:
- Gdańsk Stocznia (Shipyard)
- Gdańsk Główny (Main)
- Gdańsk Wrzeszcz
- Gdańsk Oliwa
- Gdańsk Żabianka
- Sopot
- Gdynia Orłowo
- Gdynia Redłowo
- Gdynia Wzgórze Świętego Maksymiliana (St. Maximilian Hill)
- Gdynia Główna (Main)
We would like to inform you that thanks to the well-coordinated public transporation, you can stay overnight not only in the cities of Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia, but also in the neighbouring towns, such as Rumia, Reda or Pruszcz Gdański.