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Festival Property Guidelines

  • Keep your coolers and food sealed, keep your garbage sealed at night or in a secure vehicle.
  • The festival is a leave no trace event. Please be respectful of the land and the owners who have graciously agreed for us to host the festival here on their land. We are truly blessed to have this special place.
  • The festival practices radical inclusion, please treat others with respect and kindness.
  • We do not permit alcohol or hard drugs. This is not that kind of festival.
  • Please do not bring glass bottles, weapons, fireworks, or bad attitudes.
  • For the peace and enjoyment of others, amplified music and renegade stages are not allowed in the camping area.
  • There will be no smoking on the dance floor at Main Stage, Beach Stage or Mystic Lounge. If you are smoking or vaping, please do it far away from other people so as not to disturb others with second-hand smoke. Thank you 🙂
  • Please keep the space and your camping area clean. Please bring a garbage bag and recycling bag for your waste. The festival is a pack it in/ pack it out. There will not be garbage cans for our trash.
  • No Fires – due to Fire Ban. Be aware and follow the provincial fire bans and restrictions, and follow provincial health guidelines to minimize health risk.
  • BANNED ITEMS: anything that can be considered a weapon, fireworks, flares, fire toys, fuel, glass, non-biodegradable glitter, and any items public safety staff deem to pose a potential safety or security risk to any staff or guests.
  • There will be a couple flushable toilets next to Mystic Lounge and multiple portapotties onsite with hand sanitizer. The portapotties will be cleaned out daily.

Festival FAQ

Where is the Festival Location?

This year the festival is back at Lazy River Camping, located just 5 minutes west of Hedley on Highway 3.

Address:6083 BC-3, Hedley, BC. V0X 1K0

We will have signs posted close to the turn off, so hopefully you will not miss the turn off!

Gates open Thursday, August 28th, @ 9am. Programming starts at 430pm. The gate will be closed every night at 9PM. Please arrive before then. 

Yes, we will have a first aid tent on site. We have various volunteers with first aid training available to assist anyone with their health concerns. If you have an emergency outside of our first aid hours, please contact our First Aid Coordinator: Cydney Brown at: 250-215-9476

Yes, our festival is built and organized by a small army of heart centered volunteers. It truly takes a village to put on a festival of this size. We have a number of volunteer positions available. Go to the section of this website titled: “Get Involved” to apply today!

 No, this is a “Pack it in Pack it out” event. Thank you for keeping the space clean. Please bring a garbage bag and recycling bag for your waste. Also before you leave your camp spot please do a sweep of your camping space and ensure you are not leaving anything behind you. Leave no trace!

We will have volunteer campground hosts assisting folks to settle into the campground on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

There will be a crew only (Djs, Facilitators, Vendors, Volunteers and organizers) camping space next to the main stage.

General camping will be located in the first field you will see once you arrive on site. It is a short, couple minute walk to the festival grounds down below next to the Similkameen River.

 There is no shade in the campground, so we are suggesting folks bring sun shade structures. Also there are no lights in the campground, so we are strongly encouraging folks to bring solar lights to light up your camp spot and make the campground look beautiful!

 We would like to keep all dance and workshop areas non-smoking/non-vaping areas. If you are smoking or vaping, please do it far away from other people so as not to disturb others with second-hand smoke.

This year we are going to set up a “Weed Garden” near Beach stage where you can smoke cannabis. We are 420 friendly!

Thank you for your cooperation with this 🙂

There will be a couple flushable toilets on site, next to Mystic Lounge and several couple portable toilets on site. The portable toilets will be cleaned daily.

Absolutely! Everyone at Rise Wellness Festival is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to bring some costumes and dress up at the festival! Bring your wedding dress, fun halloween costumes, old grad dresses, onesies – really whatever you can find that is fun to wear.

There will be a tickle trunk set-up in the free store, so if you forget your costume or you are looking for something new to wear – check it out. If you have some old costumes you are no longer using, bring them to the tickle trunk to have them recycled. Let’s all dress up and have fun!

 Yes, at Rise Wellness Festival we want to promote health and wellness and will have bunch of holistic practitioners offering spa services for festival attendees. You can pre-book a bodywork treatment (Bowen, Cranio, Reiki, Thai Massage and/or Deep Tissue Massage) to add to your overall festival experience. You can book it online(go to the “Spa” section of the website to see the list of practitioners coming to Rise this year) or by contacting Chelsea, our Spa Coordinator, at 780 905-2695.

Friendly dogs that are good with children are welcome on site. You will need to register in advance if you are planning to bring your dog, by purchasing a $50 dog pass.

Yes, there will be two food trucks coming this year: Cleopatra’s Cafe serving Turkish food  & Traquila Tara serving burgers, sandwiches and smoothies. There will also be Aura Coffee truck selling speciality coffees & treats.

There will also be a wide variety of other vendors sharing some unique offerings as well for our guests. Please bring cash for easy transactions as there are no ATMs onsite.

Yes, there is drinking water available on site. There will be two water stations set up on site where guests can access clean drinking water. 

How to get to the Festival

2100 Hulme Creek Road, Rock Creek, BC. Tel: (250) 528-1000
We will have a big “Rise Wellness Festival” road sign at the entrance, so hopefully you will not miss the turn! Our awesome gate volunteers will greet and welcome you upon your arrival.

Contact Us

For all inquiries please use the contact form.
Before submitting your questions, we kindly ask you to take a moment to go through our FAQ section. It’s possible that your inquiry has already been addressed there, which means you could find an answer more promptly than waiting for us to respond. We appreciate your interest in our event and will be happy to hear from you!