Plan your visit

Bring
the family

Culture is passed on. Kids have come every year — here's how to make it a great day for the little ones too.

Kids get in free

Children 12 and under get in free with a ticketed adult — up to two children per paying adult.

The kids zone

A child playing in the inflatable soccer game in the kids area, 2024
The kids zone, August 2024. Photo: MaxR Film Studios.

In 2024 the Kidz Korner had an inflatable soccer game, face painting with the Lisbon Art Collective, and giant yard games. It's coming back. To confirm: Confirm 2027 activities, hours and whether a parent must stay with the child.

Protect little ears

Earmuffs, not earplugs

Concerts typically run 94–110 decibels. Pediatricians recommend well-fitting earmuffs for children — including babies — because earplugs can be a choking hazard for young kids.

A man in a blue head wrap lifts a laughing baby wearing ear-protection earmuffs above the crowd, 2024
Little ears, well protected — August 2024. Photo: MaxR Film Studios.
  • Keep children back from the speaker stacks, and take breaks away from the stage.
  • If they cover their ears or seem upset by the sound, move further back.
  • Forgot the earmuffs? Ask at the info tent. To confirm: Confirm ear-defender loan box at the info tent.

Sun and water

Gates open at 2 PM, in the strongest sun of the day. Sunscreen and hats for kids; for babies under six months, doctors advise shade and clothing rather than sunscreen. Sealed water and food for babies and young kids are welcome, and there's a free water refill station and a shade tent on site.

If you get separated

  1. When you arrive, take a photo of your child so you remember what they're wearing.
  2. Write your mobile number on their arm or on a wristband.
  3. Agree a meeting point: the info tent. Any staff member will walk a lost child there.

To confirm: Name the info tent location and the lost-child procedure with security.

Practical things

  • Strollers and wagons are welcome. To confirm: Confirm the ground is stroller-friendly.
  • It's dark by 8:29 PM. A small flashlight or glow sticks help on the walk back to the car.
  • Bring a blanket — a home base on the lawn makes it easy to find each other.
Where these facts come from (6 sources, checked September 2026)

We re-check travel times, schedules and hours every spring.

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) — earmuffs for young children, earplugs a choking hazard
  2. ASHA — hearing protection for children
  3. NIDCD (NIH) — noise-induced hearing loss; concerts 94–110 dBA
  4. CDC — sun safety, including babies under 6 months
  5. Central Maine (Feb 1, 2024) — 2024 kids-free policy
  6. U.S. Naval Observatory — sun and moon data, Lisbon Falls, Aug 7, 2027