Hai in den Mai Festival 2025 at Waldfrieden

In spring, we gather again around to welcome the first rays of sunshine and dance ourselves out of hibernation in the fresh forest air.

The Hai in den Mai festival is the annual start to the open-air psytrance season!

Tickets are available here.

Info
The site opens on Thursday at 2 pm. Camping is allowed until Monday morning, the campsite must be completely cleared by 2 pm at the latest!

The Warm-Up Party starts at 6 pm on Thursday on the Backyard Floor at 7 pm on the Hill Top and at 9 pm in the Club.

There will be a break from 5 am on Friday until 1 pm. On Friday at 1 pm the Backyard will open again, at 3 pm the Hill Top and at 5 pm will be the Main Floor opening. There will be continuous music on the Main Floor and Hill Top from then on. The Main Floor will finally close on Sunday at 8 pm. Afterwards, the afterhour continues on the Hill Top and in the club until around 3 and 4 am.

Area

  • Waldfrieden Psy Club
  • Main Floor: Outdoor Psychedelic / Progressive Floor
  • Backyard Floor: Outdoor Alternative-Electro / Techno Floor
  • Hill Top Floor: Outdoor Forest / Hitech-Floor!
  • Healing Area
  • Chill Out Area
  • Market Area
  • Organic Food Area
  • Performer Stage
  • Camping Area

Travel:
For all rail travelers, there are free shuttle buses from the nearby train stations “Lemförde” and “Rahden“.

If you want to park your vehicle, whether car, van or motorhome, on the campsite, you must also purchase a Car Ticket.

Answers to frequently asked questions about our festivals can be found here.

Tickets
Tickets are available here.

1. Early Shark Ticket 135€
2. Shark Ticket 155€
3. Lazy Shark Ticket

185€<

Personalization
All tickets are personalized. After you have ordered and paid for your ticket, you can enter the name of the person who will use the ticket in the ticket shop under “My Tickets“. The name of the ticket can only be changed once. If you have received a ticket and want to check it for validity, you can do so by entering the code here that appears at the top of the ticket next to your name.

Transfer of tickets
The name on a ticket can be changed once. Under “My Tickets” you can get a new ticket with a new name. For the secure resale of tickets, we recommend the TicketSwap platform. It is not possible to return purchased tickets.

Day tickets
This year we are offering a limited contingent of day tickets for Friday and Saturday, which are valid from the respective day at 2 pm until the next day at 2 pm. Select the correct ticket to order. The Sunday ticket is valid from 10 am on Sunday until the end of the festival. These tickets are only available while stocks last!

Reduction
Wheelchair users with a disability card do not have to pay admission for an accompanying person.

Line Up

Main Floor

(Psy, Prog)

Alice D Joanna
Waldfrieden

Anneli
Nutek rec
(Sweden)

Aquaman
Independent

Axcidus
Black Out Records

BESNIK
Believe Lab

Braingineers
Bom Shanka Music
(Switzerland)

Daksinamurti
Sangoma Records

Doron
Plazmalab

Dsompa
Believe Lab

Hatikwa
Xonica Records

Illäusius
Root Sector Records

Impites
Nordic Aliens Music

Inpsyde Out
Digital Shamans Records

Jensson
IONO Music

Liftshift
Independent
(The Netherlands)

Lufttrockner
Waldfrieden

MagicStar
Waldfrieden Resident

Marsu
Anooma

Metaprog
Sun Department Records

Natika
iDirty Records

Neutron
TIP Records
(United Kingdom)

Once Upon a Time
Forestdelic rec
(Bulgaria)

Outsiders
FM booking
(Israel)

PsyVana
Antu records

Radikal Moodz
Looney Moon Records
(France)

Shenanigan
Independent
(Sweden)

SmallTownFreakz
Expo Records

Sonic Tickle
Zenon Records

TauriX
Independent

Tromo
SONIC LOOM
(Greece)

TyStix
Independent

Yann
Sonic loom
(Greece)

OTHER FLOORS T.B.A.!


Decoration & Visuals

T.B.A.


Healing Area & Workshops

In the Healing Area by the lake, you can take part in spiritual programs. There are also many lectures and workshops on the topic of spirituality.

Before the festival you can find a detailed overview of this year’s program here.

We look forward to seeing you!


Forest law
Minors
You can only enter the festival if you are over 18 years of age with a valid identity card or passport. Juvenile minors are not allowed on the festival, unless they they are with their parents. Unfortunately we can not provide family camping so we do not recommend you to bring your children!
Awareness
In Waldfrieden there is no place for racism, sexism, homophobia or any discriminatory behaviour and hateful ideology. This of course also means that nazis are not welcome here. Look out for each other. Those who do not respect these rules are kicked out, for example men who harass women.
Photographs
To have enough room for dirty, tired and happy faces on the festival that will not appear on the internet please do not to take pictures of others without permission. There will be professional photographers taking pictures that will be uploaded here. If you appear on a picture against your will let us know and we will remove it.
Apart from the fact that other people may not want to be filmed or photographed by you, you don’t do yourself a favor if you want to capture everything on camera. The festival is a good time to put your smartphone aside and take a vacation from the digital world. Keep the good memories in your heart – not on a chip!
Ecology
It is our desire to limit the damage to nature as much as possible. Therefor all of our electricity is supplied by renewable energy sources and we ask the food shops to sell organic food only.
Please help us to also keep the direct environment of the Waldfrieden clean by using garbage bags and pocket ashtrays. Also please use the toilets instead of going in the forest or elsewhere for that purpose.
Dogs
Dogs are not allowed on the area. Unfortunately we can not allow you to bring your dogs due to spatial conditions of the nature reserve and the animals that live here.
Laser pointers, Graffiti & Confetti
Laser pointers must not be taken with you because of the high risk of injury. Graffiti, markers and confetti may not be brought to any of our events! It is simply too much work to get rid of the garbage and paintings. Confetti also causes unnecessary environmental pollution. If you are interested in participating as graffiti artist you are welcome to apply and contact us. However, it is not permitted to bring spray cans and markers with you without permission. In no circumstances may weapons of any kind be brought to the festival!

FAQ / A-Z
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Hai in den Mai Festival from A-Z can be found here.


Waldfrieden Events