From tried and tested tips to guides on the music and arts festival’s offerings, take note of these things ahead of Wanderland 2025!
MANILA, Philippines – Wanderland 2025 is just around the corner. The music and arts festival has been around since 2013, and while its lineup changes every year and new features get added to the mix, Wanderland’s essence still remains the same.
Happening on March 22 and 23 at the Filinvest City Events Grounds in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Wanderland 2025 has much more in store for attendees as the homegrown music and arts festival celebrates its 10th anniversary.
With that, here’s what you need to know about Wanderland 2025 to have a fun festival experience — from tried and tested tips to guides on what you can see at the festival:
Entrances, festival layout
There are separate entrances for Star Wanderers (VIP ticket holders) and Regular Wanderers. Star Wanderers will be able to go through the express entrance lane anytime once festival gates open.
Regular Wanderers can also enter the festival grounds anytime, but Early Entry Wanderers must enter at or before 2 pm.
There will be signs outside the venue indicating where each ticket holder should line up. See the map of the festival below to know where to go:
There are two stages
At Wanderland, there are two stages on either side of the festival grounds: the Wanderland stage and the KARPOS stage. The whole festival will alternate between the two stages. While an artist performs on one stage, the other stage is already being set up. This is to ensure that by the time an artist finishes their set, the next one can start theirs right after.
If there’s an artist you’re looking to get a spot at the barricade for, make sure to take note of what stage they’re playing at so you can camp out at the front! You can check which artists are assigned to what stage on the set times schedule posted by Wanderland.
Keep a copy of the festival schedule with you
That said, it’s best to keep a copy of the set times with you so you’re aware of what time each of the 21 artists on the lineup is performing on each day. We recommend setting it as your wallpaper for easier access, especially since phone reception on the festival grounds can get quite spotty.
Festival gates open at 1:30 pm on Day 1 (March 22), but ALYSON, the first performer, begins their set at 2:15 pm. Meanwhile, you can enter the festival grounds at 2 pm on Day 2 (March 23), but the first act, Nameless Kids, starts their set at 2:35 pm.
There’s a new festival area playing beats nonstop throughout the day
This edition of Wanderland will have the Goody Dance Shoes area, where there will be DJ music played from 4 pm onwards on each day. The beats will be curated by Groove on Day 1 and UNKWN on Day 2.
Boasting a DJ stage, a hangout space, and a dancefloor, this area is for those who really love to let loose to the music, and it’s accessible to all attendees regardless of the ticket type you purchased.
Here are the DJs you can catch on each day:
Day 1 (curated by GROOVE)
- Yggi & Cheeser
- Junoy Manalo & Lane
- Knoxville & Abdel Aziz (Black & White)
- Jason Soong & Manolet Dario
Day 2 (curated by UNKNWN)
- Meek
- Badkiss
- Emel
- Ayon
- Svatg
Experiences, workshops, and vendors at the Wander Market
Situated close to the entrance of the festival grounds is the Wander Market, where you can do a series of activities, from finding souvenirs to take home to ramping up your festival look.
In this area, there will be a photobooth, a stall for you to get face paint, and an artist who can do live portraits of you and your festival companions. There will also be a total of 10 vendors in the same area, selling goods like accessories, stationery, books, apparel, and bags, among others.
For those who love to listen to music while keeping busy, there will be four workshops to choose from, with tickets ranging from P1,000 to P1,500:
- Ceramic painting by Laro Ceramics – P1,500
- Basic pottery wheel session by Laro Ceramics – P1,000
- Matcha-making by Matchanese – P1,500
- Mochi-making workshop by Matchanese – P1,250
Workshop tickets can be purchased at wanderlandfest.com/workshops.
Little Wanderers can enter for free and hang out in a designated play area
Kids — or Little Wanderers — aged eight and below can enter the festival grounds for free, following the ratio of one adult to two kids.
While kids are more than welcome to join their parents in watching the performances, there will be a dedicated Little Wanderer’s Nature Nook for them, where there are different stations for activities, like the dramatic play & sensory stations, and the nature-inspired sensory stations. There will also be teachers present in some stations to facilitate play and learning. This particular part of the Little Wanderer area closes at 8 pm.
Other than this, there will be an inflatable playground and a nursing area and diaper-changing station. Strollers, wagons, infant milk, and unopened and packed infant biscuits will be allowed in the area.
Note that there will be a designated pick-up and drop-off point for the Little Wanderers near the festival entrance.
Bring your essentials with you
Make sure you already have all your essentials with you so you can focus on enjoying the music once you get inside the venue!
As the festival venue is outdoors, don’t forget to bring your sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat to keep cool. Only limited seats are available at the VIP viewing deck and at the food village, so bring a beach mat with you so you can sit on the ground without worrying about getting your clothes dirty.
Bring an empty water bottle with you as you can fill it up for free at the water stations around the festival grounds.
And of course, as with any concert or music festival experience, bring your powerbank! – Rappler.com
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