Introduction

Dear Subardys,

We are thrilled to officially announce the 2024 edition of the Subardo Festival! Join us from August 8th to 11th in Luppa, a charming location conveniently situated between Dresden and Leipzig, with excellent public transport connections.

Prepare yourself for four unforgettable days filled with the finest in current bass music, powered by the impressive Bassculture Audio System. Our second floor will once again feature the ‘Dirty Lookin’ Mobile Disco,’ spinning the best of Disco, House, and Garage. As always, we offer a variety of workshops and booths designed to enhance your festival experience.

Our talented deco crew is ready to mesmerize you with their creativity, transforming the festival grounds into a magical escape. The Subardo collective has been hard at work, eagerly setting the stage for an exciting and memorable event. The fourth edition of our festival marks a fresh start, filled with anticipation and excitement.

We hope you are as excited about August 2024 as we are! Come explore new terrain with us and enjoy a fantastic time together.

Tickets go on sale on June 10th, 2024, with an exclusive two-week Early Bird option available.

Best regards, The Subardo Festival Team

View at a coffee tent at Subardo festival 2022

hard facts:

  • mainstage powered by "Bass Culture Audio Soundsystem" with Drum&Bass, Dubstep, Footwork, Halfstep and Jungle
  • 2nd stage powered by "DirtyLookingMobileDisco" with Breaks, Downtempo, House and Garage
  • lake for surfing and Stand-up-Paddling
  • close passage to abundant forest of "Dahlener Heide" and "Wermsdorfer Wald"
  • family-friendly festival
  • various workshops
  • sport activities as table tennis
  • tasty food and coffee places

Arrival & Departure

Arrival and departure

Please self-organize your collective arrival and departure, for which we have established this Telegram group: https://t.me/SUBARDO_MFG

Arriving by car

Address of festival area is:

Torgauer Str. 26
04779 Wermsdorf - OT Luppa

The festival aera is situated close to the road B6 connecting Dresden and Leipzig. In Luppa you turn off to Torgauer Straße (S24) in direction to Dahlen.

Coming from the motorway A14 Dresden-Leipzig, best exit is Mutzschen following the adjoint road S24 to Wermsdorf and Luppa.

Arriving by public transport

From Dresden and Leipzig there are regional trains RE50 to Dahlen (ICE and IC do not stop there!) almost every hour. Details and exact arrival- and departure-times you find at bahn.de.

The distance from train station Dahlen to the festival aera is approximately 2km.

The regional trains (RE50) to Dahlen are almost crowded. If someone prefers coming by bicycle from Leipzig, it's recommended to use the suburbanline S3 to final destination Wurzen and and go by bicycle the remaining distance of 20km.

Bicycle

Of course, in some time and corresponding fitness you can take the bicycle from Dresden (approx. 80km) or Leipzig (approx. 50km). You can choose several routes from expressroads to quitely beautiful lanes arriving at the Saxony fruit cultivation area.

Coming from Leipzig, you can take your bicycle with the suburbantrain S3 to Wurzen. From there, you can ride the remaining 20 km to Luppa.

Departure

Subardo festival is terminated on Sunday, 11th of August 2024. The main stage will close at 16:00. Since we will only have a limited schedule for deconstruction we beg you to leave the festival area until 20:00. Many thanks!

Information

Information

Here you find a short info about Subardo Festival to show some useful hints and a couple of rules we find necessary that everyone feels comfortable during the festival.

  • Festival open doors on 8th of August 2024 at 14:00. Music starts at 16:00 on the main stage and ends on 11th of August at 16:00. Please leave the area until 20:00 that day.
  • We do not tolerate any kind of discrimination! If you witness any act of discrimination, exclusion, sexual harassment or any kind of violations do not look away! Get in contact with our awareness- or security-team.
  • Please respect barriers and follow security instructions. The security stuff grants for a safe procedure of the festival and has no personal intention to annoy anyone.
  • Please do not bring (your) pets (dogs, cats, etc.) to the festival area.
  • Please don't shoot pictures or make video footage of any other person without their agreement. Further respect the personal rights of images taken. Photographer need an accreditation by the promoter and will be visible as press.
  • Access to the lake for surfing and stand-up-paddling is kindly supplied by the local surf club. It’s possible to bring your own boards as well as to borrow stand-up-paddling boards.
  • Due to the free access to the lake, parents please pay attention to your children! The organizer assumes no liability for any accidents. - Please pay attention to any person who seems unable to swim. Don’t hesitate to inform the awareness, security or festival organization team!
  • The festival is situated in splendid nature and environment. We all wish to preserve that. Please keep the area clean!
  • In August there is most probably a high risk of forest fire! To cook and grill with open flame is not allowed! Please look also after your cigarette butts.
  • Be careful by severe weather like storm and thunder. Please avoid to stay close by high structures, trees and any water. If you have the option of a car, that would be the first choice to withstand the weather.
  • Please do not climb on any decoration or structures. Do not destroy or steal any decoration! We invest a lot of time and efforts to create it and without that the festival would only be half as nice. Persons getting caught will be held liable for damage incurred.
  • Selling of illegal drugs or narcotics will not be tolerated. Persons getting caught receive a ban of entrance.
  • Area for camping and caravan is located on designated lawns and places. Please check our festival map for it! The organizers may not be held liable for damages and losses that might occur by camping. Camping takes place on own risk.
  • Cars are not allowed on the festival ground. There will be a parking possibility close to festival terrain right before the entrance.
  • It is allowed to bring your own water and non-alcoholic beverages on festival area. But of course we would look forward if you buy some drinks at our stands to support the festival. There will be also food stands offering different types of delicious meals from vegan to some dishes with meat.
  • At the entrance you have to pay 5 EUR as deposit. Therefore you will get a bag where you can collect your garbage during the festival. By leaving the area give it back filled at the entrance and you will get back your deposit. For glasses and leftovers there are extra bins at the entry. Please use them!