Amid the beautiful surroundings, the water & woods of the Horst Castle, we’ll be inviting a top-drawer music and art line-up for a spellbinding weekend with an extra third stage & day on offer. Over the past five years HORST grew to a refreshing take on what a festival can be. Combining a well-selected music program from across the spectrum with in-situ visual arts and enriching it all with the insights of respected architects & designers.
No campers or cars are allowed on the campsite during the festival.
The campsite is open from Friday 7th of September from 16:00 and closes at Monday 10th of September 2018 at 13:00.
Food and drinks in glass containers are not allowed on the camping site. HORST offers a brunch for all campsite ticketholders. The festival holds a wide range of food and drinks.
HORST offers € 45 weekend camping tickets, this ticket includes 3 deluxe brunches.
HORST 2018 is a three-day festival, held from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th of September. Friday starts at 17:00 and ends at 03:00, Saturday starts at 14:00 and ends at 02:00, Sunday starts at 14:00 and ends at 00:00.
Food and drinks in any kind of containers and/or wrapping are not allowed on the festival site. HORST offers a wide range of food and drinks.
Children aged 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.
You’ll be able to buy tokens by cash ànd by card on the festival site.
HORST welcomes and invites (relevant) media representatives to cover the festival. For accreditation send us an email (press@horstartsandmusic.com) and state the necessary information: name of/link to media, name of the applicant and the type of coverage (reviews, interviews, audio, video, photos, etc).
HORST is run by Onkruid - www.onkruidonkruid.com. Onkruid is an interdisciplinary team combining expertise in architecture, public policy, marketing, music & culture to further develop the creative context of our cities. Onkruid develops actions, interventions or events that unite people & cultivates parts of the social wasteland.
HORST offers one-day tickets and weekend tickets both for the festival and camping. Tickets are now on sale and can be bought through the website. Refunds aren’t available but you are able to change the name on the ticket for free. Regarding ticket support please get in touch with Paylogic.
HORST is located at Horststraat 28, 3220 Holsbeek, Belgium.
HORST promotes public transport as the main option to travel to and from the festival. By train and shuttle service is the easiest way to get to the festival. A shuttle service runs directly between Leuven railway station and HORST Festival. Shuttle busses drive every twenty minutes during the course of the festival and cost € 2.5 per ride.
Shuttle schedule:
Friday 7th of September 2018: 15:00 – 04:30.
Saturday 8th of September 2018: 13:00 – 03:30
Sunday 9th of September 2018: 13:00 – 01:30
Biking to HORST is easy. Follow the signs in and around Holsbeek and park your bike for free next to the main entrance (bring your own lock).
Coming by car? The event location features a large parking lot. A parking ticket costs € 5 / car. However, if you make use of the full capacity of your car (all seats taken): your access to the parking lot is free, so be sure to carpool. In case of irregular parking, your vehicle might be towed away.
Volunteers are an integral part of the festival. You can either work before, during or after the festival. If you would like to be a part of HORST 2018 as an individual or as a group send us an email (volunteers@horstartsandmusic.com)