iEDM's Official Guide to Nocturnal Wonderland 2023

With Nocturnal Wonderland just around the corner, it is imperative to finalize travel, camping, and festival plans. iEDM has compiled all of the most important directions, guidelines, maps, and amenities options to make sure the festival experience goes smoothly, leaving attendees free to enjoy the magical environment that Insomniac Events hosts annually to kick off the Fall festival season.

Check out iEDM’s Official Nocturnal Wonderland Festival Guide below.

General Information

Dates: September 16 - September 17, 2023

Venue Location: Glen Helen Regional Park 2555 Glen Helen Pkwy San Bernardino, CA 92407

Tickets: HERE!

Camping Passes: HERE!

Festival Hours:

Festival: 3pm – Midnight daily

Box office: Saturday, September 16 + Sunday, September 17, 2023
2PM – 11PM

Camping: Friday, 9/15, 10am – Monday, 9/18, 3pm

Age Restrictions: 18+ with ID

COVID-19 Policy: No vaccination, testing or masking requirements.

Cancellation Policy: The event will take place Rain Or Shine.

Re-Entry Policy: All campers will have in/out privileges to and from the festival (during festival hours) and a dedicated campers-only festival entrance. Festivalgoers who do not have valid camping wristbands will not have in/out privileges from the festival to the campground or access to the campground at any time.

Parking Passes: Free general parking is offered adjacent to the venue. Do not park in any unofficial lots outside of the festival and venue map. Vehicles must vacate the parking lot each day at the close of the festival. Any vehicles left in the lot after each festival day will be towed at the vehicle owner’s expense. ADA parking will be provided near the festival entrance.

Rideshare/ Drop-offs: Request a ride and let Uber take you to and from our USC (McAlister Field) and OC (Fullerton Park & Ride) shuttle pickup locations. All direct festival drop-offs and pickups must go to the designated Guest Drop-Off and Pickup location in the Purple Lot; located outside of Gate 2 at the intersection of Glen Helen Road and Glen Helen Parkway.

Daily Lineups + Set Times

Festival Map

Weather Forecast

Sunny Saturday, temperatures as high as 87°F, low temperature around 65°F

Sunny Sunday, temperatures as high as 83°F, low temperature around 63°F

Nocturnal Wonderland Camping Pre-Party

Admission only available to camping guests

Nocturnal Wonderland Silent Disco

Admission only available to camping guests

Nocturnal Wonderland Pre-Party at Academy LA

iEDM's Official Nocturnal Wonderland Guide 2023

Buy Tickets HERE!

Nocturnal Wonderland Pre-Party at NOVA SD

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Nocturnal Wonderland After Party at Exchange LA

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Travel

Hotels

Find Nocturnal Wonderland Hotels HERE!

Shuttle Service

Daily City Long Distance Shuttles departing from:

Downtown / USC Shuttle
McAlister Field (30th & University)
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Daily departure time: 1:30 PM

OC Shuttle
Fullerton Park & Ride
3000 W Orangethorpe Ave
Fullerton, CA 92833
Daily departure time: 1:00 PM

San Fernando Valley City Shuttle
15550 Chatsworth St
Mission Hills, CA 91345
Daily departure time: 1:30 PM

Hotel Shuttles departing from:

Riverside Hotel Shuttle
Courtyard by Marriott Riverside UCR
1510 University Ave
Riverside, CA 92507
Daily departure time: 2:00 PM

Ontario Hotel Shuttle
Best Western Ontario Airport
209 N Vineyard Ave
Ontario, CA 91764
Daily departure time: 2:00 PM

* This show will not operate with continuous shuttles. All Ontario Shuttles will depart at a single time of 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, and with a return time at 12:30 AM. Please plan accordingly.

Book shuttle passes HERE!

Prohibited + Allowed Items

Campground Prohibited Items

NO Aerosol products/cans
NO Air horns
NO Alcohol for minors. You must be 21+ to drink within the campground. If entering with alcohol, you must present government-issued identification. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department will frequent the campground and randomly card campers seen drinking alcohol. Underage drinkers risk receiving a citation or even being arrested. 21+ campers are advised to carry their government-issued identification AT ALL TIMES.
NO Bota bags
NO Breakable glass or acrylic mirrors (compact makeup and shatter-proof, plastic mirrors measuring less then 8″x8″ are OK)
NO Butane accessories, such as torches or grills
NO Candles
NO Drones or remote-controlled aircraft
NO Drugs or drug paraphernalia
NO Fireworks
NO Gas generators (solar-powered generators OK)
NO Gas masks
NO Glass bottles (small bottles of perfume/cologne are OK)
NO Helium balloons
NO Hookahs
NO Illegal substances
NO Large chains or spiked jewelry
NO Large speaker systems (Sound systems are limited to USB-powered/personal portable speakers. No amplified sound systems allowed.)
NO Laser pointers
NO LED gloves or LED microlights used for light shows
NO Liquor above 16% ABV or glass of any kind.
NO Loose cans or beverages (must be packaged and sealed at entry)
NO Loose pills without a prescription, or expired medications of any kind (all medications, prescription or otherwise, must be in their original container)
NO Medical or recreational marijuana
NO Metal stakes & hammers
NO Mirrors
NO Motorized vehicles of any kind, including golf carts, dune buggies, off-road motorcycles, Segways, electric bicycles, hoverboards, powered skateboards or scooters (bicycles OK)
NO Open campfires or fires/flames of any kind (propane grills OK)
NO Open packs of cigarettes (upon entry)
NO Pets (except service animals)
NO Professional recording equipment—photo, video or audio (detachable lenses, tripods, big zooms or commercial-use rigs)
NO Promotional flyers, promotional/corporate branded banners, or vehicles displaying sponsorships or ads
NO Solar camping showers
NO Spray paint
NO Steel knives and other utensils deemed as weapons
NO Stickers, flyers
NO Stuffed animals or dolls
NO Toolboxes
NO Unauthorized vending of food or merchandise, including alcohol
NO Weapon or weapon accessories of any kind, real or fictional (including whips, lightsabers, pocket knives, pepper spray, fireworks, fake weapons/props, etc.)

Campground Allowed Items

YES Beer and alcoholic drinks under 16% ABV, up to 24 cans per person (12oz or under), or up to 5L of wine.
YES Cell phones
YES Chairs
YES Cigarettes (must be sealed upon entry)
YES E-cigs/vapes (refillable liquid chambers OK, must be empty upon arrival)
YES E-juice (up to one bottle per person—must be factory-sealed upon entry)
YES E-Z UP / shade structure
YES Earplugs
YES Eye masks
YES Factory-sealed e-juice (allowed upon entry into campground but not into festival grounds)
YES Fanny packs
YES Flags/banners or handmade signs (no corporate or company-branded ones)
YES Folding chairs
YES Food and beverages/water
YES Glowing/illuminated costumes or jewelry
YES Glowsticks (string glowstick/LED poi, whips and orbitals are permitted but must be performed 5′ away from others)
YES Gum (must be sealed upon entry)
YES Hula hoops (especially LED hoops!)
YES Hydration packs (with no more than two main compartments and one smaller one, reservoir must be empty upon entry)
YES Ice
YES Ice chests/coolers
YES Inflatables (deflated upon entry)
YES Juuls (one 4-pack of Juul Pods per person OK—must be sealed upon entry)
YES Lighters
YES Lip balm, gloss and lipstick (must be sealed upon entry)
YES Makeup
YES Non-amplified (acoustic) musical instruments
YES Non-professional flash/still cameras and hand-held video cameras (e.g., Sony Action Cam, GoPro)
YES Personal misting fan with a bottle no larger than 1.5L (must be empty upon arrival)
YES Personal-size, battery-powered speakers
YES Phone chargers and external battery packs
YES Physician-prescribed medication that is not expired (must show physician’s prescription and consult with a safety officer upon entry)
YES Plastic mirrors (measuring less then 8″x8″)
YES Plastic stakes and rubber mallets
YES Reusable water bottles (empty upon entry)
YES Sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, air mattresses (deflated upon entry)
YES Small, portable propane grills/stoves with small tanks, up to 4 lbs per group (propane tanks that are a part of your RV/camping trailer’s internal system are OK, even if they exceed 4 lbs)*
YES Sunglasses and hats
YES Sunscreen lotion
YES Tampons and pads (must be sealed upon entry)
YES Tennis balls or caps used for tent stakes
YES Your tent!
YES Totems/decorated pool noodles (see guidelines)
YES Towels and sandals (for use in the shower)
YES Trash bags
YES Wind chairs/sofas (deflated upon entry)

Festival Grounds Prohibited Items

NO Aerosol products/cans
NO Balls or Frisbees
NO Bota bags
NO Drones, remote-controlled aircraft, toys
NO Drugs or drug paraphernalia
NO Eye drops (available inside festival at the general store)
NO Gas masks
NO Glass, cans, cups or coolers
NO Helium balloons
NO Illegal substances
NO Large chains or spiked jewelry
NO Large purses, bags or backpacks (over 12″×12″)
NO Laser pointers and air horns
NO LED gloves or LED microlights used for light shows
NO Liquid makeup
NO Markers, pens or spray paint
NO Massagers
NO Outside food or beverages (including alcohol and candy)
NO Over-the-counter medication (available inside festival at general store or from a first aid station)
NO Pacifiers
NO Pets
NO Professional photo, video, or audio recording equipment (no detachable lenses, tripods, big zooms or commercial-use rigs)
NO Red-colored light-up wands, batons, or lightsabers
NO Stickers, flyers
NO Stuffed animals or dolls
NO Tents, large umbrellas, chairs or blankets
NO Toy guns, water guns, slingshots
NO Unsealed tampons or pads (upon entry)
NO Weapon or weapon accessories of any kind, real or fictional (including whips, lightsabers, pocket knives, pepper spray, fireworks, fake weapons/props, etc.)
NO Wind chairs/sofas

Festival Grounds Allowed Items

YES Deodorant (must be sealed at entry)
YES Cigarettes (must be sealed upon entry) and lighters
YES E-cigs/vapes are permitted (Refillable liquid chambers OK, must be empty upon entry. One bottle sealed/unopened E-liquid or E-juice will be permitted.)
YES Disposable vapes will be permitted if they are sealed upon entry
YES Earplugs
YES Fanny packs
YES Festival totems or decorated pool noodles (see Totem Guidelines)
YES Flags/banners or handmade signs (no corporate/company-branded and no hard flagpoles)
YES Glowsticks & glowing/illuminated costumes or jewelry
YES Gum (must be sealed upon entry)
YES Hand sanitizer (up to 2oz)
YES Hula hoops—including LED hoops
YES Hydration packs with no more than two main compartments and one smaller compartment—must be empty upon entry
YES Inflatables (must be deflated upon entry)
YES Juuls (one sealed Juul Pod OK at entry)
YES LED whips, pois & orbitals
YES Lip balm & gloss (must be sealed upon entry)
YES Non-professional flash/still cameras, handheld video devices under 6″ (Sony Action Cam, GoPro, Polaroids, etc.)
YES Reusable water bottles (must be empty upon entry)
YES Personal misting fan with a bottle no larger than 1.5L (must be empty upon arrival)
YES Powder makeup (liquid makeup is prohibited)
YES Physician-prescribed medication that is not expired (must show physician’s prescription and consult with a safety officer upon entry. Only bring the amount of medication needed for the duration of the festival. Prescription must match ID.)
YES Rain ponchos and umbrellas measuring less than 10″ when collapsed
YES Selfie sticks
YES Small bags, single-compartment backpacks, plush backpacks, purses (maximum 12″x12″)
YES Sunglasses & hats
YES Sunscreen lotion (inspected upon entry)
YES Tampons and pads (must be sealed at entry)
YES Wet wipes (must be sealed at entry)

Find more information about Prohibited + Allowed Items HERE!

Lockers

Lockers are internally equipped with a universal phone charger. Each locker measures approximately 8″ high, 12″ wide, and 18″ deep—plenty of space for backpacks or purses.

Find more Locker information HERE !