Festança is made by and for the benefit of the community, and this brings immense challenges that make us want to cooperate and relate! That is why we need to reward the pleasurable work of the entire team and artists, and to have funds to create the infrastructure that follow Festança’s ecological philosophy.
We are a self-sufficient festival, and because of that, we do not want to depend on monetary support that does not follow the philosophy of the festival, nor that forces us to be dependent in any way. Thus, only by building a solid base, edition after edition, we will be able to manage our own self-financing sustainability to organise Festança.
The festival has a strong sense of supporting what is local and ecological, and for us that is the only way we will contribute to a dynamic that does not finance the corporate and monopolising entities that dominate the economy not only in Portugal, but throughout the world.
Main FAQs
There are three ways to purchase the tickets:
1) Online, on this website, more precisely by clicking here. We remind you that if you do it online and with time you pay less.
3) On the day of the festival, but there it will be at the normal price, and you will be dependent on existing availability.
-The admission for all the days of Festança -Includes the admission kit (Organic seeds from our partner Sementes Vivas + knowledge tip + festival’s wristband) -Free camping at the festival’s site: for tents or for caravans -Access to showers and toilets -Amazing drinkable free spring water
-Entry for the purchased day(s) of festival, depending on purchase -Festival’s wristband -Free camping at the Festança’s site for tents and caravans (only if you have ticket for the last 2 days of the festival – depending on the availability of a free place) -Access to showers and toilets -Amazing drinkable free spring water
The admission kit consists of:
-Organic seeds from our partner Sementes Vivas -Knowledge tip -Festival’s wristband
We strongly recommend that you get the tickets at one of the earlier stages, as you will benefit from a better deal!
In addition, we will have a better idea of how many rooters (festival visitors) we will be waiting in order to offer you a better festival. So if you know you’re coming, it’s best to buy the ticket in advance, to also avoid having to join the queue to enter the festival grounds.
Yes, inside Festança’s venue fit around 6000 “rooters” (this is the term for those who come to the festival, and which portrays someone who is enthusiastic and supportive, and who at the same time is connected to the earth to create roots!)
Yes, there are specific tickets for children up to 12 years old. Although admission for children up to 12 years of age is free, you will have to buy this free ticket to register your children.
This is necessary for security reasons.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TICKET OFFER FOR THE FESTIVAL “FESTANÇA”
1 – Age rating: All ages admitted.
2 – Children under 12 years old may only enter the Festival duly accompanied by the holder of parental responsibilities (parents) or by a duly identified adult that takes responsibility for them. If doubts about the age of the minor are raised, the people in charge of inspection may request proof of age identification, under penalty of being denied entry into the venue. People under 12 have free entrance into the festival’s venue as long as they fill the registration form.
3 – The ticket is only valid for the place and date indicated in the ticket or in the website festanca.org, prevailing this last one in case of conflict.
4 – There are two types of tickets, the all-days ticket, and the daily ticket, as well as 3 distinct phases for the ticket sales (beyond the pre-sale season for reserving the tickets):
PHASE I – PRE-RESERVATION OF THE TICKETS FOR FESTANÇA 2023
This is the phase in which you can book your tickets in advance, and you will only pay for them when PHASE I of ticket sales starts. This gets you one of the Phase I tickets at a special price, limited to 400 tickets.
PHASE II – ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR FESTANÇA 2023
This is the lowest priced ticket available and this will be the first period of anticipated ticket sales. If payment is made to one of our ambassadors, or if it is made by mbway (only possible for Portugal users), you are entitled to a full refund. If payment is made by another means, the ticket does not entitle to a refund, but if you cannot attend, you can choose not to pay at the festival’s welcome centre the half of the ticket that you did not pay in the initial purchasing process. This phase is limited to a total sale of 800 tickets..
PHASE III – TICKET SALES AT THE FESTIVAL’S VENUE FOR FESTANÇA 2023
This is the highest priced ticket available and will be the last ticket period, sold at the festival’s welcome centre from the 26 July to 6 August 2023. There is no right to a refund.
5 – Alcoholic beverages will not be served to individuals under the age of 18 and to people who are visibly impaired.
6 – The entry of objects considered dangerous by the organisation, or others prohibited by law, substances prohibited or likely to generate acts of violence, namely explosive and pyrotechnic material, weapons or objects that may serve as weapons, tools, spray pumps, etc. is not allowed.
7 – Any person demonstrating violent, aggressive or otherwise unlawful behaviour, displaying symptoms of intoxication or having drugged drugs, or refusing to expropriate unauthorized or unapproved objects shall be refused entry into the Festival.
8 – The entry of animals is not permitted in the festival’s site, except for guiding dogs for the blind. There have been problems with lost dogs in the past, and with dog fights. Be aware that the sun, dehydration, noise and density of crowds can increase the stress and health problems of our beloved pets. Due to this, pets are not allowed at Festança. Although, there is another exception: if you really have to take your pet with you because you don’t have where to put him, in case you come with your van to the van parking, you can obviously put him there with the right conditions and not loose.
9 – Smoking is not allowed in all enclosed spaces of the Festival, in compliance with the provisions of Law 37/2007 of 14 August.
10 – Audio and video recordings and broadcasts of all or part of the event by any means, as well as the use of professional cameras, are strictly not allowed.
11 – The ticket holder recognises that his image can be captured and recorded during the event, and therefore, grants, free of charge, to the Promoter all the image rights he/she has on them.
12 – In case of cancellation of the event, rescheduling, replacement of the main artists, the admission ticket price is not refundable, and the ticket will remain valid for the next rescheduling edition, under the legal terms.
13 – There will be no refund if the performance is not performed due to force majeure, or any unpredictable events whose effects happen without the will or responsibility of the Promoter (Decree-Law no. 23/2014, of 14 February).
14 – The ticket holder acts at his own risk, expressly acknowledging that the Promoter cannot be held liable for any risks or damages, or for any other incident, whether it occurs before, during or after his permanence in Festival, except for incidents resulting from negligence or wilful misconduct by the Promoter.
15 – The resale of the tickets as well as their use for promotional or institutional purposes is not allowed, unless you have the prior express consent of the Promoter, or except you use ticketswap platform.
16 – The ticket holder will lose his rights upon leaving the venue.
17 – The ticket holders, whose actions are inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions, may see refused its entry or permanence in the Festival and the respective tickets cancelled without refund. The Promoter, using its decision-making powers, reserves the right to take other legal means.
18 – The Promoter reserves itself the right to update and introduce changes and amendments to the rules established in these Terms and Conditions, without prior communication.
19 – The holder of the ticket must periodically, to stay informed, consult them in www.festanca.org where it will always be an updated version of the Terms and Conditions.
20 – The Promoter reserves the right to change or modify the Event program.
21 – The ticket holder expressly declares that he has read, understood and accepted, fully and without reservation, these Terms and Conditions and is fully aware of the rights and obligations arising from them.
CLAIMS
The rights and remedies provided herein, and any and all claims and disputes related to it and/or the services, will be governed, interpreted and applied in all aspects solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal Laws of Portugal.
APPLICABLE LAW
This Terms and Conditions are ruled by the Portuguese Law.
Tickets price
You can buy the tickets to Festança in 3 different stages.
When purchasing the ticket for all days of the festival, you are offered the admission Kit.
* Besides meaning little caresses in portuguese, Festinha is our local currency. 1 Festinha equals 1 euro. When more than 1 (for plural), we say Festinhas.. *1 Price is per day *2 Take a look into “Festança for all” for more info
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