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Security
Our festival security is here to watch over the festival grounds and to prevent entrance of unauthorized personnel into restricted areas. All members of the festival security are clearly marked and dressed in festival security uniforms. Should you witness any kind of abuse from the festival security, please report to the festival organizers.
Please follow the instructions of the festival security to make the festival go easy.
Once outside the festival area, please follow the instructions of the state or municipal police.
The rights of the festival security include following: checking the validity of your festival wristband, personal search at the entrance (festival visitors are not allowed to bring dangerous or restricted items into the festival area), banning visitors with aggressive behavior, drug dealers, merchandise dealers without valid concession.
The festival security is here to help people with special needs and to protect the visitors and the artists from any possible danger.
Transport
Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe. The capital Prague is a major airport with connection to most major destinations around the globe. There is a highly functional network of busses and railways covering the entire country. Rock for People festival site is approximately 100 kilometers from Prague. All payments in Czech Republic are only possible in CZK. Major shops and supermarkets accept usual creditcards and some of them accept payments in EUR. Please make sure you have enough local currency with you. The 4th and 5thof July are national holidays and due to this reason many institutions (such as banks) may be closed.
Transport - by car
Coming from Prague, take D11 highway to Hradec Kralove, turn left at the end of the highway and drive northbound over Libisany, Brezhrad and Svobodne Dvory -direction Nachod and Wroclaw. Take first to the right at the fourth roundabout (direction Hradec Kralove centrum) and look for OBI supermarket. Turn left then.
The coordinates of the festival grounds are: 50° 15' 11.99"N, 15° 50' 42.99"E
There is a large guarded parking ground just outside the festival site. The parking fee is 50CZK per day. Please note that we are not liable for your belongings kept in your car during the festival.
The traffic in the close neighborhood of the festival area will be limited. Please follow the roadsigns and instructions of authorized personnel.
The prices of parking on the festival grounds are following:
Passenger car - 150,- CZK
Van - 500,- CZK
Bus- 2000,- CZK
Transport - by train and bus
Train is the far most convenient way of getting to the festival. Hradec Kralove is a city located on the main railway line No. 020. The journey from Prague takes 1 hour and 40 minutes. The trains depart from Prague Masarykovo nadrazi, There is about one train every hour. There are also special festival trains departing from Prague.
There will be special busses from the Hradec Kralove railway station to the festival site. Please look for Rock for People bus-stand once outside the railwaystation building.
Taking pictures and videos inside the festival area
Please note that we are responsible for the fact that the festival performances will not be recorded (neither audio nor video) by anyone without a special permit. It is not allowed to bring professional cameras or recording equipment into the festival area. The right to decide whether a particular device may or may not be called professional is entirely upon the festival security workers. Experiencing the festival live will definitely be more enjoyable than recording it.
Information
There will be a 24-hour information stand to provide information about the program, services,and transport. Feel free to ask our info people about anything regarding the festival! The INFO stand will also serve as lost and founds.
Map of the festivalgrounds
Map of the festival grounds will be posted here during May. Thank you for your patience.
Internet
There is a large tent where the festival visitors may use a high-speed Internet connection.
Aside from music
You are probably coming to Rock for People because of music. But there certainly are cases you might need a little break. Therefore we have arranged a whole variety of things for you to do. There are sports activities, Internet tent, theatre and cinema performances, chill-out zones and many other.
Recycling
There´s no need to worry that Rock for People will have negative impact on our environment. Just like every year, there will be a beer cup buy-out and large containers for sorted waste. We kindly ask all visitors to recycle and help to keep our environment healthy.
Food
There are all sorts offood opportunities inside the festival area including vegetarian food, local cuisine, Indian, Thai, Mexican or Chinese specialties. Drinking water is distributed exclusively by the festival organizers for 20 CZK per 1,5 liter bottle. Being the choice of food and drink within the festival area more than rich, there is no food and drink allowed to take into the festival site. Thank you for understanding.
Beer
STAROPRAMEN brewery is the official beer partner of the 2010 Rock for People.
First aid
There is a first-aid tent inside the festival area - see the festival area map. In case of an injury or health problems outside the festival area please call 155 or 112.
What shall I take with me?
Most festival visitors spend 4 days on the festival. Therefore we recommend to take your health insurance card, valid ID, festival ticket, reasonable amount of money, head cover, medicine, sunscreen, sunglasses, swimsuit, raincoat, toilet paper, tent and a sleeping bag.
Things such as jewelry, large amounts of money or luxurious equipment are not recommended.
Concessions
In case you are interested of coming to the festival with your salestand, pleasewrite to dydla@ameba.cz
Printed festivalprogram
Printed festival program will be distributed free at the festival entrance, in case of loss it can be obtained at the INFO stand. This program includes necessary information about the artists, daily festival schedule, festival site map and other useful information.
Accommodation
There is a large campingsite right outside the festival area. The camping site is lamplit and non-stop guarded. The price of camping is 50 CZK for all four days. Each visitor will also have to pay a 50 CZK deposit for a plastic bag for trash. This deposit is refoundable when you´ll be leaving the festival site. Making fire, using cookers, fireworks and manipulation with open fire is not allowed within the campinggrounds. There are no cars allowed into the camping grounds. The festival organizer is not liable for any loss or damage of any personal belongings kept in the camping grounds.
Toilets and showers will be located close to the camping grounds, same as certain opportunities to buy food and drink.
Hradec Kralove is a town of approximately 100,000 people. There are many possibilities of accommodation in the city, however, the festival does not organize any accommodation of this type. In case you want to live in a hotel we advise you to contact hotels directly.
Drinking water
To prevent speculations with the price of drinking water, drinking water is distributed exclusively by the festival organizer. The price is 20 CZK per 1,5 liter bottle.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online via www.ticketstream.cz The festival area is large and tickets will most probably be available at the festival gate. All payments are only possible inCZK. Please make sure you have enough local currency with you.
Lost and founds
There is a luggage depository within the festival area. The festival organizer is not liable for any damage or loss of personal belongings left in the camping ground or in the festival area. In case you lose something, please report to the INFO tent.
The city of Hradec Kralove
Hradec Kralove is the capital of Eastern Bohemia region. It is a town of approximately 100,000 people. There should be all imaginable service available. Please notice, that many institutions (such as banks) may be closed during the festival, as the 4th and the 5th of July are national holidays.
Useful numbers:
Fire department 150
Car assistance 154
First aid 155
Municipal police 156
State police 158
Information center
Gočárova 1225
500 02 Hradec Kralove
tel: +420 495 534 482
fax: +420 495 534 485
open: Po - Pá8:00-17:30
icko@ic-hk.cz
www.ic-hk.cz
Information center
Velké náměstí 165
500 01 Hradec Kralove
tel/fax: +420 495 580 492
open: 8:00-12:0012:30-16:30
icko2@ic-hk.cz
www.ic-hk.cz
Municipal police
Dlouhá 211
Hradec Kralove
tel . +420 495 707910, +420 495 707 911 (non-stop line)
