The 3 Bags You Need For Festival Season: Our Festival Packing Guide

The sun setting while your favorite artist takes the stage, the ferris wheel lights flashing in the distance, the sound of crowds from around the world — yeah, it’s about that time of year. Festival season is one of our favorites, but we know it takes a *lot* more planning than it looks like. 

 From where you’re staying to what you’re wearing… let us at least make one thing easy — here’s what we’re packing for festival season this year. Read below to see our top recs! 

GETTING THERE: HELLO PACKING CUBES 

Yeah, festivals are about the music… but they’re also totally about the fashion. Whether you’re totally function-focused and just care about having room to pack proper layers… or you’ve been planning your outfits for months, packing cubes are a festival-goers best friend. Why? For one, they’re easy to organize and help you fit more (who wouldn’t want that??). Plus… if you’re like us and you’re already categorizing your outfits by day, our favorite hack is packing each one in its own packing cube. Yes, we take it one step further. Our packing cubes come with built-in label tabs so you can even write down which day its for (some people call this type A behavior… we call it an anxiety relief tactic).   

GETTING READY: THE PERFECT TRAVEL JEWELRY CASE

Ok so it’s time to get ready… wow, we get excited just thinking about it. But… picture this: your outfit is on (you look GOOD), and you reach in your bag to add some jewelry only to find an absolute tangle of necklaces, body chains, and bracelets. With your packed itinerary, you realistically don’t even have time to untangle everything. Yeah, we would never let that happen to you. Accessorizing is one of our favorite things… and festival season is a time to go all out. Our travel jewelry case can be hung on closet or towel bars so you can keep everything accessible and ready for styling. With microfiber lining and clear windows, we’ve cut out any unnecessary digging around. Adding that perfect finishing touch to your fit has never been easier!  

FOR THE FESTIVAL: OUR GO-TO DAY BAGS 

We see people tag us in festival posts every year, and it’s always these two bags… so we’d say they’re definitely real-life approved (and they look great with any outfit). In a wide variety of colors + made from durable materials, these aren’t just any old fanny packs. Our bestselling crossbody sling and our 5-star fanny pack are the perfect bags to bring to the festival grounds. They’re small but spacious, and they’re packed with useful details like multi-wear straps, key leashes, and organized pockets (our Sport Sling even has a hidden pocket for your water bottle so you can stay hydrated during long days at the desert). Best of all, these bags allow you to go hands-free so you can sing, dance, sip an Onda… you name it. 

Heading to a festival soon? Tag @beis + show us your fit!