Choose the right festival
Festivals are often related to the customs, culture, and spiritual life of each locality or country. Therefore, you need to choose festivals that suit your personality and health condition. A person who is afraid of noise or introverted will not be able to participate in an outdoor music festival for many hours, or people who are allergic to pollen should not participate in flower festivals. If you cannot drink alcohol, it will be very difficult for you to join the big wine festivals in the world. And if your health does not allow it, you should avoid the water festival when coming to Thailand...
Check the weather
Sometimes, you start your trip with so many little things but forget about the weather. Actually, this is the first important issue when you travel or attend outdoor festivals. Checking the weather in advance will help you prepare the right clothes and necessary equipment, as well as avoid problems that bad weather brings.
Find a place to stay
As you know, festival venues are often very crowded. Therefore, if you have planned to attend a special festival during the year, you should also find a hotel after booking your flight ticket. In European countries, some festivals will only be held periodically every 5 years, 10 years or even 20 years. Therefore, hotels are often not enough to accommodate tourists during the festival. To have an ideal place to stay, you need to prepare a few months or even a year in advance.
Comfortable clothing
Because outdoor festivals are often crowded and you have to walk a lot, a good pair of shoes and a comfortable, light outfit will help you a lot. For spiritual festivals, you need to pay attention to choosing discreet, solemn and respectful outfits. However, do not forget to choose a small backpack, enough to hold the necessary items, and absolutely do not carry a lot of things if you really want to enjoy the festival.
Bring sunscreen
Most festivals are held outdoors and during the day. Even if the weather is great, don’t forget to pack a tube of sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. A wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses are also helpful to reduce your exposure to the sun. In colder climates, a little sunscreen is still helpful.
Bring water and sweets
One important thing when participating in the festival is to bring water in your backpack because you can't always find a place to buy water when you're thirsty. Especially when you're in a spiritual festival, it will be difficult for you to separate and find water to drink. In addition, participating in the festival's activities continuously can make you exhausted and low blood pressure, then suck on a candy and sit down to rest, you will feel more comfortable. Usually, people will put a few chocolates in their bags.
Go in groups
Most festivals will be cramped and crowded, so group members are very polite to each other. When participating in festivals together, you should not separate from the group, always stay close to each other. Besides, prepare a spare charger so you do not lose contact with your friends. If you accidentally get lost, find a place with a lot of people, the most visible or have easy-to-find landmarks or signs to wait for other members to find you. In addition, you can also use offline applications to contact each other when necessary.
Watch the kids
If you have decided to bring your children to the festival, you should pay attention to choose a festival near where you live and choose festivals held during the day. That ensures your children have enough energy to participate in the whole event. In particular, the festival is always in a state of jostling so you always have to keep an eye on them because they are often very active.
In addition, you should also prepare food, drinks, and necessary medicines for your children to ensure your children are happy and healthy throughout the festival. At the festival, it will not be easy to find suitable food and drinks for children. And do not forget to prepare clothes suitable for the weather for your children.
Personal belongings storage
When participating in festivals, you often focus too much on the activities that are taking place and forget to protect your personal belongings. But crowded festivals are often opportunities for thieves. To have a complete festival season, you should always pay attention and protect important items. On the other hand, do not forget to leave some change outside for easy use.
Remember the taboos
Each festival and each religion often has its own taboos, you should learn before participating. In particular, some festivals will not allow you to film, take photos or use flycam. Besides, polite clothes and keeping quiet, not littering are also some of the things to remember when experiencing the festival.
