ESSENTIAL INFO

Get the best of the fest in your pocket! Before you arrive, make sure you download the official Boardmasters Festival app. Here you’ll find: 

🎵 Set times + Personalised Schedule
🗺️ Site map
📍Pin your tent
ℹ️ Key info
🛍️ Merchandise
+ Much more! 

📱 Download on iOS 

📱 Download on Android

Boardmasters 2025 will take place from 6th – 10th August 2025.

Timings coming soon…

Boardmasters spans two festival locations in Newquay, Cornwall.

Watergate Bay
Home to our main arena, campsites, and boasts a breathtaking festival view! Admission to the festival at Watergate Bay requires a ticket.

Location: Trebelsue Farm, Watergate Bay, TR8 4AN

Fistral Beach
Playing host to the Boardmasters Open, our surf competitions, along with our beach bar, shopping village, and more. No ticket is required for Fistral Beach.

Location: Fistral Beach, Headland Rd, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1HY

All ages are welcome and will require a ticket to enter the festival.

0 – 8 YEARS
Child’s ticket required, must be accompanied AT ALL TIMES.

9 – 15 YEARS
Adult ticket required, must be accompanied by an adult over 21+. Each adult can accompany a maximum of two under 16s.

16+
Adult ticket required. 

Proof of identity and age must be provided upon request at the admission gates to the festival. Names on tickets must match the details on the ID of the ticket holder entering the festival.

Challenge 25.
If you appear to be under 25 years old, please bring valid ID. Remember that there is no automatic right to be served alcohol; service is at the discretion of the licensee.

Accepted ID
We accept the following forms of ID: 

• Passport 
• Driving License (including provisional license)
• Proof of Age Card certified with a PASS hologram
• A National Identity card issued by an EU member state

We do not accept other forms of ID or expired ID. 

Please note: Photocopies or photos are not acceptable. 

Drugs Policy

Boardmasters operate a zero tolerance drugs policy. 

Please be aware that searches are a condition of entry to the festival. You will be searched each time you re-enter the site.

Boardmasters offers an amnesty point which will allow you to dispose of any illegal or prohibited items without question or consequence. 

After the point of amnesty if you are found with illegal or prohibited items you may be denied entry and legal action may be taken. 

Drug detection dogs are in operation at the festival and will be on all entry gates. 

Alcohol Policy

Day Ticket Holders are not permitted to bring alcoholic drinks into the Main Arena.

Weekend Camping Ticket Holders 18+ are permitted to bring alcohol to site but must comply with the following restrictions:

We have a strict no glass policy – decant any liquids before you arrive. 

One person is permitted to bring 24 cans of beer/lager/cider/alcopops OR 2 non-glass bottles of wine. No straight spirits.

Alcohol is only allowed on first entry to the campsite and cannot be brought into the main arena.

Alcohol will be on sale at the event. You must be 18+ with Photo ID, it’s illegal to buy for someone under 18. We operate a Challenge 25 policy at all bars, accepted forms of ID are passport, driver’s licence or ID containing a PASS logo.

If you, or a friend feel unwell, please know that we are here to help. Speak to a member of staff, such as a steward or security member for assistance. You can also go to one of our welfare points. 

Ask Angela scheme is in operation across Boardmasters.

What to bring 

• Festival ticket – have your ticket downloaded before you arrive to reduce queueing times. 
• ID – Valid forms of ID are a Drivers License (provisional is ok), Passport or any other form of ID that is certified in the PASS System.We do not accept expired or photocopied documents. 
• Mobile phone
• Portable charger or book one with Vodafone Charging Packs – – exchange each day for a fully charged pack. 
• Bank card – we are a cashless site! 
• Reusable water bottle, to fill up from drinking water points on site
• A good quality tent 
• Change of clothes – bring something for all occasions, it is a British summer after all! 
• Sensible footwear – Boardmasters is a green-field site which can get muddy, we recommend wellies and a comfy pair of trainers. 
• Toiletries – miniature if possible (including sanitary products)
• Mini first aid kit, including plasters, painkillers and insect repellant 
• Sleeping bag, roll mat and pillow
• Suncream and sunglasses  
• Medication – remember to bring this in its original packaging with your name, address and mobile number clearly labelled. Remember to bring a copy of your prescription or a doctors note containing details of your medication and dosage, as you may be asked to present this. If you require medical storage, speak to one of the Medical team and they will look after this for you. 
• Waterproof jacket
• Swimming costume / shorts (if you fancy a dip, we are by the beach after all!)
• Bum bag/money belt to carry valuables

❌ Animals (expect assistance dogs)
❌ Aerosols (excluding suncream and deodorant. Liquid suncream and roll-on deodorant are permitted)
❌ Bladed items, including multi tools
❌ Candles or sky lanterns
❌ Anything that could be reasonably considered for use as a weapon
❌ Campfires
❌ Drones or remote controlled flying devices
❌ Fireworks, flares, smoke bombs or smoke machines
❌ Food into the main arena (sealed food can be brought into the campsite). If you have a medical condition which requires you to carry food on you for personal consumption, please bring a medical letter or doctor’s note including details of your requirements as you will be asked to present this. 
❌ Gas canisters or cylinders (except built into campervans)
❌ Generators (expect those built into campervans)
❌ Glass bottles (excluding perfume bottles 50ml and under into the campsites)
❌ High-vis jackets or unofficial tabards
❌ Illegal substances  (psychoactive substances, nitrous oxide or legal highs)
❌ Laser equipment / pointer pens
❌ Spray paint
❌ Professional camera or video recording equipment (including SLRs and anything with a detachable lens)
❌ Spirits (alcohol)
❌ Sound systems exceeding the following size specifications (H: 184mm x D: 73mm e.g. BOOM3, please note, if on a Day Ticket no sound systems are permitted)
❌ Single-use plastic
❌ Portable or disposable barbeques, gas, paraffin lamps, or fire / gas-related cooking equipment
❌ Megaphones, air horns, or compressed air