Planning Head Trip 2026? A practical guide to camping, arrival, transportation, tickets, accessibility, and connecting with people headed there.
Head Trip 2026: a practical field guide Updated September 24, 2026. Headed to Head Trip 2026? Open the Head Trip 2026 Outpost to see the live event page, find people headed there, and join the conversation. Goldenvoice’s one-time-only two-day electronic music festival at Empire Polo Club in Indio, with a single-stage-focused lineup, onsite car camping, shuttles and hotel packages. A much more compact Empire Polo Club experience than Coachella, but still a real campout. The important planning split is car camping vs. hotel/shuttle vs. day parking; campsite vehicles are locked into the weekend, while free day parking and valley shuttles serve non-campers. At a glance - Dates: October 10, 2026–October 11, 2026 - Where: Indio, CA - Format: Camping festival / campout - Camping: Part of the planning picture — check your exact pass/site rules. Tickets and passes The event uses one RFID wristband for both days. As of the latest check, standard 2-Day GA is no longer available on the official site, while other pass/package products remain listed subject to availability. Arrival timing Festival day parking opens at 1 PM and the venue opens at 3 PM both days. Car camping opens Friday Oct. 9 at noon; car check-in runs Friday noon–midnight, Saturday 9 AM–9 PM and Sunday 9 AM–3 PM. Pedestrian campers can check in 24 hours. Getting there and getting around Day parking is free. Preferred parking, Any Time/Any Line shuttles and scheduled shuttles are also sold. Hotel packages bundle lodging with festival and shuttle credentials. Camping vehicles cannot leave and re-enter without forfeiting the campsite. Camping Head Trip car camping uses 10x30 sites with exactly one passenger car/truck/van in each site; everyone camping also needs an event pass. RVs, motorhomes, trailers and vehicles with running water/toilets are not allowed. Companion parking is sold separately for additional vehicles. Accessibility Head Trip publishes Accessibility Services Hubs, accessible cart service around the festival perimeter, accessible camping and showers, and fully equipped medical sites. Wheelchair-accessible hotel shuttles can be requested in advance through Guest Services. Ways to get involved 2026 press applications closed Sept. 4 and food-vendor inquiries closed Aug. 7. Partnership/sponsorship inquiries remain available through the official contact page. Dryfters tips - Save tickets, maps, vehicle passes and campground details offline before arrival. - Confirm your arrival window, vehicle rules and re-entry policy before you commit to a route. - Coordinate with your crew before signal gets weak; meeting up is much easier when everyone knows the plan before gates. Check the official source Time-sensitive details can change. Before travel, confirm the latest information with Head Trip 2026's official site. Don't just read the guide — join the Outpost Dryfters is built for the part a normal festival guide cannot do: who's going, what people are asking, where the campfire conversation is happening, and what the road looks like around the event. Open the Head Trip 2026 Outpost →