UNTOLD, the top 3 festival in the world in the ranking of the largest festivals for the third consecutive year, is preparing for its eleventh edition, which will take place between August 6 and 9.

For the 4 days and 4 nights, the organizers and authorities are collaborating to ensure that everyone will be safe at one of the largest events in the world. Thousands of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including the General Directorate for Operational Management of the M.A.I., the Romanian Gendarmerie, the Romanian Police, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, the National Anti-Drug Agency, the Brigade for Combating Organized Crime, as well as the Local Police forces, will be present throughout the 4 days of the festival, ensuring that the safety measures are respected by all participants at the UNTOLD festival. In addition, a considerable number of private security agents will contribute to maintaining order and peace within the event perimeter.

The UNTOLD 2026 Main Stage will be a monumental construction, with an opening of 127 meters, 1,250 square meters of LED screens, and over 1,000 intelligent lights, and will host the shows of artists such as STING, Lewis Capaldi, Zara Larsson, Martin Garrix, The Chainsmokers, Kygo, and Flo Rida. It is the largest and most impressive stage ever built in the history of the festival. The concept of the main stage starts from the idea of a primordial source of energy, in a state of continuous transformation. Monumental, yet at the same time organic, the stage appears as a living entity that breathes, evolves, and opens windows towards unknown worlds. The stage has a maximum height of 38 meters, being two meters taller than the construction built two years ago. With an impressive width of 127 meters, it is the largest stage ever built for UNTOLD.

The total surface area of the LED screens reaches 1,250 square meters, the largest ever used at the festival. The visual system integrates approximately 15 million pixels, transformed into an immense digital canvas on which spectacular worlds, characters, and stories will come to life. The experience will be completed by 1,070 intelligent lights, more than at the previous edition, which will transform each show into a spectacle of light, color, and energy.

This year, UNTOLD launches 1 Billion for Good, a global movement with an ambitious objective: to bring together one billion people who choose to create a positive impact. In a world often marked by conflicts, divisions, and uncertainty, this initiative starts from a simple idea: we do not need to share the same beliefs to choose the same direction — peace, connection, courage, and love. Through the power of music and community, we aim to make good visible, inspirational, and contagious. Every contribution matters, whether it is a message, a simple gesture, an action in support of a community, the environment, or a person in need.

PAYMENT SYSTEM, CHECK-IN AND ACCESS TO THE UNTOLD FESTIVAL

The UNTOLD organizers present important details regarding access to the event, the payment system, and advise fans to choose the online Check-in and Top-up options in order to benefit from faster access to the festival.

The UNTOLD team emphasizes that only fans registered in the Check-in form (online or on-site) can receive the festival wristband, based on a pass or day ticket, with a valid barcode and an identity document.

Those who have purchased multiple passes or tickets can also complete the Online Check-in for friends. In the event that the holder of a pass or ticket wishes to transfer it to another person, they must go to untold.com or the UNTOLD app in the My Wallet area and select Transfer, then fill in the details of the person who will receive the ticket.

After successfully completing the online Check-in, fans can access the My Balance section on the untold.com website or in the UNTOLD app, and can top up online. The loaded amount will be transferred and activated on the festival wristband at any Credit Point within the festival. This loading method will also be available during the festival and can be accessed directly from the phone via the UNTOLD app or on the untold.com website. Amounts loaded online require activation, which can be done at: Online Top-Up activation points; credit points; stadium bars; Check-in points (at the time of wristband collection).

The online Check-in procedure can be carried out at any time, however fans who choose to do it on-site will pay a fee of 125 RON, and payment will only be possible by card at the dedicated payment points.

The organizers provide participants with storage spaces located outside the festival, right next to the access point. Fans can rent a locker for all four days of the festival for 150 RON or for one day for 50 lei, between 4PM and 7AM.

PARTICIPATION RULES FOR MINORS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

For those between 16 and 18 years of age, a festival ticket, a valid identity document, and the completed parental consent form are required: https://untold.com/info/4cbe44c0-9150-4e11-a15e-940720481559. Those between 14 and 16 years of age must present a festival ticket, a valid identity document, must be accompanied by an adult, and must have the completed parental consent form. Minors between 7 and 14 years of age must present a festival ticket, a valid identity document, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and must have the completed parental consent form. Those under 7 years of age have free access and may be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. It is mandatory for minors under 3 years of age to wear ear protection headphones. For children over 3 years of age, these are recommended but not mandatory.

PRE-FESTIVAL SCHEDULE FOR WRISTBAND COLLECTION:

The organizers have prepared a pre-festival schedule for wristband collection. Fans with General Access or VIP passes and online Check-in can collect their wristbands in advance from:

IULIUS MALL (Ground Floor – Atrium)
Period: August 1–4
Address: Str. Alexandru Vaida Voevod no. 53B
Hours: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

PLATINIA Shopping Center (1st Floor)
Period: August 1–4
Address: Calea Mănăștur no. 2–6
Hours: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

These festival wristband collection points are available only for persons over 18 years of age who hold General Access or VIP passes, with online Check-in.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE FOR WRISTBAND COLLECTION:
Parcul Central “Simion Bărnuțiu”: August 6–9, 2026, between 3:00 PM and 3:00 AM.

The payment system at UNTOLD is offered with the support of Banca Transilvania and is integrated with the access system to provide greater security for participants. Visa is the official card of the festival, and its users receive various benefits during the 4 days and 4 nights of fun. The festival wristband is made from recycled plastic (RPET). To avoid congestion, the online Top-up option is recommended.

Access to the festival is not permitted with: prohibited substances, alcohol, bottles (including perfume or deodorant bottles), baby bottles, umbrellas, flammable cosmetic products, backpacks or belt bags larger than 29 cm x 21 cm x 12 cm, canned goods, fireworks, lasers, sprays, knives, weapons, blunt objects, banners supported by sticks, chairs, chains, pyrotechnic articles, food or beverages, animals, professional photo or video equipment including DSLRs with detachable lenses, or any objects that could injure other participants.

All fans are advised to consult the list of prohibited items and not to have such items in their possession at the festival. The complete list of prohibited items can be consulted on the official festival website https://untold.com.

Access is permitted with medications accompanied by a medical prescription, insulin, drops for medical use, an asthma inhaler spray, only if the holders present a medical letter or equivalent document and in the maximum recommended daily quantity.

As a result of the very strict rules regarding prohibited items, the persons responsible for the security and monitoring of the festival will check each participant in detail, and any prohibited items discovered during the check will be retained at the gate, without the organizer assuming responsibility for them.

The eleventh edition of UNTOLD, a festival that occupies 3rd place in the world in the official Top 100 Festivals ranking for the third consecutive year, will begin on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM. On all 4 days and 4 nights of fun, access to the festival takes place between: 4:00 PM and 5:00 AM.