During the festival

The practical business of three days at Åby Arena — eating, moving around, and keeping enough in the tank to still be dancing on Sunday night.

Eating

Mölndal has supermarkets and places to eat within a short walk of the arena, and central Gothenburg is 10 minutes away by train if you want more choice. What is available inside the venue on each day is announced in the festival app, so check there rather than planning around it in advance.

A practical note from every festival everyone has ever been to: eat a real meal before the evening party, not instead of one. The socials run late and the food options get thinner as the night goes on.

Getting around

Buy tickets in the Västtrafik To Go app. It covers trams, buses and commuter trains across the whole Gothenburg region, it is cheaper than buying on board, and it saves you working out zones at a machine in the rain.

• Mölndal to Gothenburg Central: commuter trains run frequently and take under 10 minutes.
• Trams toward Mölndal run from the city centre throughout the day.
• After the parties: night buses and taxis run late. If you are at the partner hotel you will not need either.

Apps worth having

• The La Luna app — the live schedule, room changes and announcements, which is where any same-day change will appear first. More about the app.
• Västtrafik To Go — public transport tickets.
• A maps app with offline maps downloaded — useful if your data plan is unreliable.

Pacing yourself

Three days is longer than it sounds when the workshops start in the morning and the socials finish at midnight. A few things that make the difference:

• Drink more water than feels necessary. The rooms get warm.
• Skip a workshop rather than skip sleep. The lineup is not going anywhere.
• Change your top between sessions — your partners will notice, and so will you.
• If something hurts, stop. A pulled muscle on Friday costs you the rest of the weekend.

Before you leave home — final check

• Pass confirmation email saved offline or printed
• Indoor shoes packed
• Västtrafik To Go installed
• Festival app installed
• Travel insurance details saved somewhere you can reach without data

Next: Important info — emergency numbers, safety, and how to reach the team.