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Traffic Information
Directions:
Please follow all the temporary road traffic signage wand the Visual Messaging Signs on A75/A701 & M74. Once you get to Dumfries there will be Yellow Road Signs to direct you to General Parking, Blue Badge Parking and the Pick Up/Drop Off Point.
Car Parking:
There is no general car parking at the festival venue. There is blue badge parking which must have been booked in advance
The official Youth Beatz Car Park is Brooms Road Car Park, Brooms Road, Dumfries, DG1 2JZ. The What 3 Words Address for this is: supper.wobbling.stream
You can use all existing car parking within Dumfries Town Centre.
No Parking:
There will be Parking Restrictions in place for the duration of the festival on Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 June. The map below shows where parking restrictions are- you cannot Park on the roads marked Red. You must adhere to the No Parking in the surrounding streets as any vehicle parked in these streets may receive a Parking Ticket or be towed if it is causing a blockage. Please follow the Yellow No Parking Signs and do not block any driveways or cause any obstructions.
Resident only parking is shown as Pink on the map- please do not park here unless you are a resident.
Road Closure:
New Abbey Road between Priestlands Drive & Park Road and Pleasance Avenue from New Abbey Road to Robison Drive will be closed on Saturday 29 June & Sunday 30 June between 9.30pm & 10.30pm to allow for customers to leave the festival safely
Youth Beatz site is flat farmland covered in grass with the site separated by gravel roadways and pathways.
Access may prove difficult to negotiate in some areas of the park should there be adverse wet weather.
We have the following measures in place to ensure the event is accessible to all:
The nearest train station to the festival site is Dumfries which is a 20 minute walk from the site.
Train times can be found HERE
The short journey between Dumfries Town Centre and the festival site is approximately a 5 minute taxi ride away.
A list of local taxi companies and contact numbers can be found HERE
A selection of drive times to Youth Beatz can be seen below
Aberdeen
3 hours 45 mins
Dundee
2 hours 35 minutes
Edinburgh
2 hours
Glasgow
1 hour 25 minutes
Inverness
4 hours 15 minutes
Kilmarnock
1 hour 34 minutes
A viewing platform with a stewarded accessible toilet is located near the stage in the Main Arena.
There will be a stewarded accessible toilet located beside the viewing platform in the Main Arena. There will also be other non-stewarded accessible toilets in the Main Arena.
We welcome assistance animals onto the site. There will be an area provided for toileting and drinking.
There will be general warning signs around the Main Arena if strobe lighting will be used.
Due to the nature of the artists it is likely that strobe lighting will be used throughout the performances. There will not be a warning immediately before a period of strobe lighting.
There will be a First Aid and Welfare tent located in the Main Arena that will be easily visible. There will also be Medics and First Aiders on patrol around the event.
We’re bringing a Changing Places toilet to Youth Beatz. Previously, this provides specialist equipment and additional space and should make Youth Beatz an event for anyone.
If you need to visit the box office on arrival then there will be a hearing loop installed at the box office.
Medication can be brought into the event as long as it is in the original packaging with relevant prescription labels.
The main entrance to Youth Beatz is on New Abbey Road, with a second entrance next to the accessible and coach car park.
A second entrance is available for those using the blue badge parking and those attending as part of a group booking with coach parking. (spaces must be booked in advance)
Both entrances will have a box office where attendees can collect tickets and passes.
Parking is available for blue badge holders and organised coaches only – to apply for parking please
Your application for parking will be confirmed with you in advance of the event.
A ‘quiet zone’ will be created on site. This will be in the form of a tented area with soft seating and will allow attendees to get away from noise and business of the rest of the site.
The area will be located at the furthest point from the stages and fairground and will be staffed by Youth Work staff at all times.
All toilet facilities on site will remain gender neutral. In addition, all references and requests for attendees to provide their gender pronouns have been removed from the ticketing process.
Youth Beatz is open to ticket holders between 12noon – 10pm on both Saturday & Sunday.
1st time entry is permitted anytime from 12noon – 8.30pm both days.
If a ticket holder enters the festival during the day and decides to leave before 6:30pm, they will be issued with a re-entry wristband that will allow them to re-enter the event before 8.30pm.
If a ticket holder enters the festival during the day and decides to leave after 6:30pm they will not be able issued a re-entry wristband and cannot re-access the site after they are exited.
Entry will not be allowed outside of these times so ticket holders are encouraged to plan their journeys accordingly.
The festival will finish at 10pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
Entry to the festival is by ticket only.
No tickets will be available on the gates.
Young People aged 11 and under must be accompanied by a ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 18.
Children aged 2 and under do not require a ticket
Cameras are permitted on site for personal use, however professional grade equipment or press related photographers must contact us in advance on the enquiry inbox.
Yes, as part of our safety and security plan there will be general searches of all individuals and bags entering the Youth Beatz site. This includes prams.
Searches are carried out so that event organisers can ensure the weekend is safe and enjoyable for all.
The following cannot be brought into site:
There is no campsite at Youth Beatz. There is limited accommodation availability over Youth Beatz weekend at local Hotels and B&B’s so we are encouraging people to search local accommodation providers in advance of the weekend.
Information on local accommodation providers can be found HERE
You are able to bring a bag into the event, however this will need to be searched by our Security Team upon your arrival, and contraband items will not be permitted to enter the site.
All bags must be smaller than an A3 piece of paper.
This year, we’re proud to be expanding our Donation Point at the Entrance to Youth Beatz where all ticket holders who feel comfortable to do so, can bring along an item(s) for donation.
Food donations for the foodbanks across our Region this could include any tinned food, packs of pasta, rice, biscuits, toiletries of all kinds, coffee, tea and all types of drinks, chocolates or treats
Pet Food Donations including Cans of Pet Food, Boxes of Pet Food, Sachets of Pet Food, Pet Treats of any Kind & Pet Toys
School Uniforms items including, Blazers, Ties, Polo Shorts, coats, trousers, skirts, shirts & shoes. Branded School Uniforms are welcome too along with School Bags, Lunch Boxes or Sports Wear which you no longer need, please bring these along on the day.
These will all be sorted & delivered to each of our Permanent Free School Uniform Donation Points which are located throughout our Region. For more details, please click here.
This is discretionary and will depend on an individual ticket holders circumstance so whilst people are encouraged to bring along an item(s) for donation, it is not required to gain access to the event and please do not worry if you are not in a position to do so.
Yes, there are capped costs for the fairground rides, items sold at the fundraising stall and the food vans. Everything else is 100% FREE.
Youth Beatz is an event focussed on providing free and where free is not possible, affordable, opportunities for children, young people and families. In order to provide a free daytime offer, we rely on our catering and fairground providers paying a pitch fee to attend the event – the income from this enables us to offer the range of free activities we have on offer. We recognise that affordability is important for families in light of the cost of living and so we have worked with providers to agree to terms that are below those seen at large scale commercial events and the fairground when it comes to Dumfries & Galloway.
Details of the prices to expect at Youth Beatz can be found here
Attendees are welcome to bring their own packed lunches along to the event and a refillable bottle to access the water points throughout the event so this allows you to attend the event without spending any money
We have worked hard to ensure that more than 95% of activities are free to all attendees and want to reassure families that there is plenty to do, see and experience at Youth Beatz 2024. For more information about what’s on, please click here
If you have tickets for Youth Beatz 2024, but can no longer attend, you can cancel these through your confirmation email. Tickets for Youth Beatz are free of charge, and any tickets being sold online for profit will be cancelled. We can’t wait to welcome you all on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June.
