My husband, Bryan, and I have been going to Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) for years.
In all honesty he is not much of a music festival / concert person, but he does
these things for me because I love it. I wanted to highlight some things for us
that have been helpful and useful throughout the years of going. As you can see
in some of the photos there are a few things I initially left out of the main
photo that are very important and you will see in photos below.
Here are some things we like to bring.
- Wristbands.
- Backpack.
- Sunscreen.
- Sunglasses.
- Phone. You can check Twitter for giveaways while you are at the festival.
- Empty Water Bottle. There are fill stations throughout Zilker. Stay hydrated.
- Tarp and Ponchos. This is in case it starts raining, which it has various times throughout the years.
- Comfortable Clothes and Shoes. You will walk a lot. I try to wear sandals or flip flops in case they get wet it can dry fast. Same with clothing, you want fast drying cloths if it rains. I am more about function than style when it comes to music festivals.
- Hand Sanitizer. Because porta potties are nasty.
- Wipes / Toilet Paper. I will carry these things because you never know how the porta potties will be.
- Cash / Credit Cards. Now you are able to connect your wristband to your credit card, but we still carry one card, cash and our Drivers License.
- Chairs. We usually don’t bring them, but you can if you want.
- Waterproof Bag or Ziploc Baggies. This is in case it rains to keep our phones dry.
- External Phone Charger. We have never brought one in the past, but may this year because usually our phones are running low by the end of the night.
Tips while you are at the festival
- Try all kinds of food, it really is good.
- Listen to various acts, you'll be pleasantly surprised on how good many of them are.
- Don't get too wasted and stay hydrated.
- Save to buy your souvenirs for at night so you don't lose them or ruin them. ACL used to have a USPS booth set up where you could ship your items to your home. Not sure if they will have that this year. We always buy a poster and wait to buy it at the end of one evening.
- Take the shuttle if you can. There are so many constantly running and you rarely have to wait long to get on one. The only time we really wait is at night if we stay until the last act finishes up.
- If there is a lull period you don't have any particular bands you want to see leave and then come back. We have done this various times throughout the years. Sometimes we go eat at a nearby restaurant and other times we go back to our rental and take a quick nap.
- If you are renting a condo, a house, or somewhere with a kitchen for the festival bring snacks or frozen food. A lot of times we are hungry when we finish up with the festival and pizza often takes at least an hour to be delivered, if not longer.
- Have fun!
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