Only a few days left till we meet again at Expo Prague! Please read all important festival information below, find out where you can locate official merchandise
VENUE, START OF THE EVENT, TICKET SALE
Imagination festival takes place in four halls of Expo Prague, Holesovice (GPS below) on Friday 24th November 2017. The festival program starts at 8:00PM and ends at 7:00AM, the opening show starts at 22:00. Every visitor will receive from our hostesses a useful brochure with a dj’s timetable, festival map, merchandise info and upcoming events.
A limited amount of tickets will be on available on the spot from 7:00 PM for 1200 CZK and afterwards from 10:00 PM for 1300 CZK. This year there will also be an opportunity to pay by a credit card. Visitors who have purchased a pre-sales ticket in the Goout or Festicket network (in a stone branch or on the Internet as an E-Ticket) will come to the corridors at the entrance to the festival area. Avoid purchasing tickets from resellers, the tickets are passing through scanner and it is not possible to use them again. We recommend you to arrive at 21:30 to avoid unnecessary waiting at queues and so you do not miss out on some of the headliners. Also if you arrive early you will have the opportunity to get some items from our limited edition merchandise at the „B“ and „E“ halls.
This year as well, there will be an ATM inside festival area, but we recommend you to take enough cash anyway! We recommend to exchange enough money to CZK, however there will be a possibility to pay by euros.
No hand strips will be given at the entrance to speed up the check in process. However you can buy an official Imagination Festival wristbands at the official merchandise tent located in the “B” and “E” halls for symbolic price.
Outside areas between the halls will be available to all visitors. Please note: You can only use your ticket once to access the festival site. After leaving the area you are not allowed to go back inside.
ACCREDITATION
Accreditations are placed in front of the festival entrance next to cash desk and they are opened from 7 PM. Do not forget to take your ID which is needed for your identification.
RESTRICTIONS AND WARNINGS
It’s forbidden to bring your own drinks, food, laser pointers, pyrotechnics, cans, aerosol sprays, plastic bottles, camelbacks or any sharp objects into the festival area. It’s against the law to enter with any type of guns or drugs. Visitors are not allowed to leave the festival area (no hand strips will be given so you will have to buy a new ticket if you leave). Anyone who will be selling drugs at the festival site will be handed over to local police. In case you recognize a person selling forbidden substances, please notice our security
Every visitor must go through a short security check. We thank you in advance for respecting that. In case there will a queue of people, please avoid pushing through. This will not get you into festival premises earlier. In the premises of Expo Holešovice is smoking forbidden – please respect this restriction.Our video team will be recording in the festival area. Please respect their job and you might be rewarded by appearing in our festival aftermovie.
CLOACKROOM
The cloakroom will be available in hall C on the right side behind the entrance. Your clothes will be charged 40 CZK per one piece and bags or other luggage for 60 CZK per one piece. Everyone will be allowed to use a limited amount of locker boxes for 150CZK per locker (+100CZK deposit).
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
Overall there will be 10 bars with soft drinks and premium alcohol. Food will be available in the outside zone between halls “B” and “C”; “D” and “E”.
MEET & GREET + PHOTO WALL
M&G with photo wall will be available in pavilion “C”! You can take pictures with your favourite artists over there. Timetable for meet & greet will be released shortly before the event and also will be available at the event itself / in the festival booklet.
WC
Toilets are available in halls “B” and “E”. Also you can find some of them in the outside area.
REFUNDABLE BEER CUPS
In order to save the environment by a ton of waste, we are introducing this year’s half-liter beer cups with the theme of the festival. The deposit per cup will be 50 CZK. When buying a new drink, each cup will be replaced with clean one (it can no longer be printed, so if you want to keep the printed cup as souvenir, take it with you). Cups can be returned to bars. Damaged cups can not be refunded.
OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE – HALL B & E
Official Imagination Festival t-shirts & Devastator t-shirts will be sold at the merchandise shop which will be located in hall “B” & “E” for 399 CZK. We are also offering original Imagination sunglasses just for 199 CZK, bags for 250 CZK and various wristbands for 45 CZK. Imagination power bank will be available to purchase for 250 CZK and key rings for 60 CZK. Also, you can buy official festival poster here for 50 CZK.
If you are considering buying some of these clothes or accessories, do not forget to take enough cash with you.
FIRST AID
You will find a rescue service next to the entrance to the bass music stage in hall “B”.
SOUND SYSTEM
Imagination drum and bass stage will be powered by L’Acoustics sound system. Devastator stage will be also powered by L’Acoustics PA. Knockout stage will be powered by Funktion One PA.
We reccommend you to take earplugs and protect your ears.
PHOTO AND VIDEO
In order to capture all the special moments of Imagination Festival, it is possible to bring your mobile and compact digital cameras to the event. Professional cameras (with interchangeable lenses) and video cameras are only allowed for people who have received a special photo pass accreditation.
SMOKING
Smoking is prohibited inside the halls. Please use outside zones for smoking.
TRANSPORT
The nearest tram station is “Nádraží Holesovice” where goes trams 6, 12, 17, 92, 93, 94 during the night. The closest underground station is “Nádraží Holesovice”. When you get out of the subway go upstairs and take tram number 6 / 12 / 14 / 15 / 93 / 94 (heading to “Nádraží Holesovice“). Right after you get out of the tram, just head towards the big expo building and walk around it, down the stairs – you will see 4 halls of our festival. After getting of at the Exhibition Grounds walk about 200 meters by foot to the exhibition grounds around the industrial palace and downstairs to Křižík’s pavilions.Parking for cars is accessible in the expo are for 200 CZK per night / or in public parkings (which are not marked as blue zone).
GPS of Imagination Festival: 50.1065221, 14.4298386
COSTUMES & MASKS
Any original festival costumes (which will not offend people around you) are welcome! You are also allowed to take masks, signs, banners and flags to support your country or performers. Imagination Festival does not require any dresscode.
AGE RESTRICTION
Visitors younger than 18 years old are allowed to enter the festival. It’s prohibited to serve the alcohol to the minors.
AFTERPARTY
Official afterparty will take place in Prague‘s Storm Club next day at 9 PM.
We wish you great party and the best party experience in the heart of Europe!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
Team IMI DANCE