Defqon.1 FAQ

Remember that you need to pre-register.
Our travel packages will be available at Coretours.se. As an official partner of Q-dance, we can release our travel packages earlier.
Make sure you get a ticket by booking as soon as possible: last year the tickets sold out quickly. Coretours expects to sell out within the first few days after the release.

Q-dance's general sale for Defqon.1 2027 starts on 31 October 2026, with priority access for DEDIQATED members on 27 October. Read more in the article Defqon.1 2027 tickets.

Yes, you can book for up to 10 people in the same order.

We hand out the festival wristbands on the bus trip.

Yes.

In the step where you fill in your friends' details, we need:
- First and last name
- Mobile number (remember the country code, for example +46707203040)
- Preferred pick-up point
- Date of birth
- Email
+ any optional extras

Visit Coretours.se and choose Defqon.1 in the menu, or click the menu link Resor (Trips).

Unfortunately not. We do not allow pre-orders or reserved tickets for our Defqon.1 trip. We follow our agreement with Q-dance very strictly.

To improve your chances, we recommend that you and your friends pre-register, which gives you priority access to the ticket release.

No, all our tickets come directly from our partner, Q-dance.

All information about our Defqon.1 package is shared first with everyone who has pre-registered, and after that on Coretours.se.

First of all, get yourself a Defqon.1 piggy bank. Put money aside from work, birthdays and so on, so the price does not come as a shock when the package is released. Also book your time off early. Last year's edition from Q-dance sold out very quickly. To avoid disappointment, pre-register and you get priority access to the ticket release.

Yes. As an official Q-dance partner we offer all Q-dance Travel & Stay packages that you find on their website.

You will be very, very tired. It is non-stop partying from Thursday to Monday morning, so for your own good, take Tuesday and Wednesday off after Defqon.1. We always travel the day before the festival starts, so do not forget to take that day off too.

You can find all available pick-up points on the left-hand side of the event page. Cities marked with * and in italics are only available if enough people book from them. If too few people book, the pick-up is moved to the nearest available pick-up point.

We are not allowed to sell tickets only. We sell the following:
1. Bus trip only
2. Bus trip with entrance ticket
3. Bus trip with entrance ticket and accommodation package from Coretours
4. Bus trip with entrance ticket and accommodation package from Q-dance Travel & Stay

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Defqon.1 takes place at the end of June every year. In 2027 the festival runs from Thursday to Sunday, 24-27 June.

Yes. Q-dance cancelled Defqon.1 2026 because of extreme heat. Ticket holders could choose to keep their ticket for 2027 or get their money back. The next edition is 24-27 June 2027 in Biddinghuizen. Read more on the Defqon.1 2026 page.

According to the Dutch broadcaster NOS, Defqon.1 usually has just over 72,000 visitors per day. Q-dance wrote that the 2026 festival was completely sold out.

18. Bring your original passport, ID card or driving licence. A copy is not accepted.

In 2025 Defqon.1 had 14 stages, around ten per festival day. Read what the colors mean in the article about the stages.

The festival is held at Spijkweg 30, 8256 RJ Biddinghuizen in the Netherlands. You can find a map of the location on the Defqon.1 2027 page, and Q-dance shows the map of the festival grounds in the Defqon.1 app.

Yes. In 2026 there was a Kiss & Ride drop-off point, open around the clock, where Uber also picked up and dropped off. Taxis could only stop at the taxi stand by the car park, and Q-dance advised visitors to arrange other transport home, because it can be hard to get a taxi after the festival. The rules for 2027 have not been published yet. You can read about bus, train, flights and parking on the travel page.

You can book up to 10 people per order. Buying tickets to resell at a higher price or on the secondary market is not allowed. Abuse leads to a permanent ban from future events, and no refunds are made.

You can find photos from previous years on the camping page.

No, the only way to camp with us is to book a travel package through Coretours. Our security staff patrol the campsite regularly.

Yes, if you have a weekend ticket. You will have to go through the security check again to get back in.

Yes, you may bring your own food to the campsite, but not onto the festival grounds. Just remember that nothing in glass is allowed.

Yes, you may bring alcohol to the campsite, but there is a limit: a maximum of 4.5 litres of drinks per person with no more than 14.9% alcohol, and only the first time you enter the campsite. Glass bottles and spirits are not allowed. Alcohol can be bought at the bars on the festival grounds and at the campsite.

You may bring medication, but no more than the daily dose and in unopened packaging. Bring your doctor's prescription, because security may ask to see it. Medication that needs to be kept cold can be left at first aid.

Our preliminary arrival time is about an hour before the campsite opens, as long as everything goes to plan on the road.

You can find more information about when the bus leaves for home on the event page on the Coretours website.

If you have booked accommodation through Q-dance, make sure you check out in good time so you do not miss the bus because of queues and so on.

Yes. At the campsite there are lockers in Regular, Large and Extra Large for four days. On the festival grounds there are lockers in Regular and Large for one day or the whole weekend (Friday to Sunday), and a weekend locker there must be emptied on Sunday. Lockers are bought in the Defqon.1 shop, see Q-dance for prices.

Yes, there are several showers on the campsite, and Coretours Camp is close by. The showers are open around the clock from Friday to Sunday, and showers are paid per use. You can only use electricity for a short time, because the shower blocks have limited power.

Yes, you can use hair dryers and shavers in the shower blocks. You can get a power bank to charge your phone at the campsite. If you travel with Coretours, there are normally power sockets available in the central part of the camp.

We have a great parking spot just a 1-2 minute walk from the entrance, so you do not have to carry your things further than necessary (and we also avoid the infamous "bridge" that wears out even the fittest bodies).

Actually, there is an amusement park called Walibi Holland just a 5-minute walk from the festival, with roller coasters and other attractions.

Didn't find the answer to your question? Visit the official Defqon.1 website.