FRIDAY SCHEDULE

See the full schedule page HERE and save the schedule to your phone!

FRIDAY NOTES:

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats hit the main stage at 7:15pm followed by Mt. Joy at 9:15pm

Get there early to catch the Battle of the Borderland Winner ROY G BIV

Tribute Sets on the New Split Rail Stage: Songbirds (Fleetwood Mac tribute) at 6:30 PM Pastmasters (Beatles tribute) at 8:30 PM

Don't miss the American Legion Honor Guard at 5pm on the Main Stage!

Learn more about all the bands HERE

 

 

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SATURDAY SCHEDULE

See the full schedule page HERE and save the schedule to your phone!

SATURDAY NOTES:

Vampire Weekend closes out Saturday night starting at 9pm on the Main Stage

Arrive early to miss traffic and grab a Bloody Mary with Folkfaces & Friends

Borderland Vibes in the AREA! New addition The Shakermakers play Oasis tunes at 8pm on the new Split Rail Stage.

Morning Yoga at the Knox Mansion at 9am!

Learn more about all the bands HERE

 

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Sunday Schedule

See the full schedule page HERE and save the schedule to your phone!

SUNDAY NOTES:

End the weekend with Khruangbin on the Main Stage at 7pm

Don't miss the return of the Wailers at 3:30pm 

Watch the kids of Borderland Band Camp show you what they've learned. 1-2pm on the Homespun Stage

Morning Yoga at the Knox Mansion at 9am!

Learn more about all the bands HERE

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Festival Map

Your 2025 Borderland Festival Map. Plan your weekend around our beautiful site at Knox Farm State Park and get to know your bearings so you can have a safe and fun festival weeked!

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Parking Map

Please purchase your parking pass prior to arrival as parking prices go up when purchased at the entrance. If you have not purchased a parking pass yet, you can buy Weekend or Single-Day Parking passes HERE

PARKING ADDRESS: 230 Knox Rd. East Aurora, NY 14052

Use the instructions above to acces your pass and have it ready when you arrive at the parking lot entrance

Follow parking attendant instructions to park and walk to the main festival entrance located across Knox Rd.

No parking re-entry allowed. 

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Ride Share / Pick-Up & Drop Off Map

RIDESHARE
Uber/Ride Share Pick-Up & Drop-Off - 437 Buffalo Rd. East Aurora, NY 14052. Rideshare drop offs will be at the BIG RED BARNS at Knox Park with the entrance on Buffalo Road. You can enter to the festival through the Box Office #2. Follow the signs to the entrance past the dog park.

Kissing Bridge Camping Shuttle
If you're coming from Kissing Bridge Campground, you'll be dropped-off and picked-up here!

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Box Office Info

GATES OPEN:  1PM on FRIDAY  |  11AM ON SAT & SUN 

MAIN BOX OFFICE  LOCATED AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE
230 Knox RD. East Aurora, NY 14052  

EARLY WRISTBAND PICK-UP THURSDAY! 
CHECK-IN EARLY ON thursday, September 11th from 11AM - 7:30PM TO  PICK-UP YOUR WRISTBAND SKIP THE LINE WHEN YOU COME TO THE SHOW!  

BOX OFFICE HOURS: 
THURSDAY 9/11:  11AM - 7:30PM 
FRIDAY 9/12:  12PM - 9:30PM 
SATURDAY 9/13:  10AM - 9:30PM  
SUNDAY 9/14:  10AM - 6:30PM

 

HOMESPUN BOX OFFICE 
THE SECOND BOX OFFICE LOCATED NEXT TO THE HOMESPUN STAGE. USE THIS BOX OFFICE IF ARRIVING BY RIDE SHARE, SHUTTLES OR GENERAL DROP-OFF & PICK-UP! 

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Parking at Borderland

GA PARKING:

Buy your parking early and save! Parking prices increase on event days!

Borderland Parking is located at the Knox Road Soccer Fields at 230 Knox Road East Aurora, NY 14052.

Enter the lot from the north at the intersection of Willardshire Rd and Buffalo Rd.

Knox Road westbound will be closed to traffic.

Upon entry, have your pre-purchased ticket ready to show on your phone!

 

VIP PARKING PASSES:

You should have added your complimentary parking pass during checkout. 

Please have your VIP parking pass ready before you arrive. 

If you didn’t add your complimentary parking pass and would like one, you must add your VIP Parking pass by Friday, September 12. 

You can add it now by logging into your tixr.com account and viewing “Add-Ons” under your ticket in the TIXR wallet. 

You must show your Weekend VIP Festival Pass along with your VIP Parking ticket. 

 

PARKING LOT HOURS:
Friday 9/12: Lots open at 12pm
Saturday 9/13: Lots open at 10am
Sunday 9/14: Lots open at 10am

ADA Parking will be available with proper legal placards 

 

RIDESHARE/SHUTTLE/GENERAL DROP-OFF & PICK-UP

Uber/Lyft/Rideshare, KB Shuttle & General Pick-Up & Drop-Off Address: 437 Buffalo Rd. East Aurora, NY 14052.

All Drop-offs & Pick-Ups will be at the BIG RED BARNS at Knox Park with the entrance on Buffalo Road. 

Follow the signs to the entrance past the dog park. You can enter to the festival through the Box Office #2.

 

BIKING TO BORDERLAND:
We will have a designated bike paddock where you can lock your bike up for the day. This will be located at the Main Entrance!

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Download Your Passes

Download your passes BEFORE you leave to get to the festival. Add them to your mobile wallet by signing into your account at TIXR.COM

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WHAT YOU CAN & CANNOT BRING

What you CAN bring in...

Small backpacks (all backpacks will be searched upon entry and re-entry)

Personal cameras

Empty water bottles (refill for FREE on site)

Clothing layers or extra jackets for the day

Small blankets

Small strollers & Wagons

Small folding chairs

Snacks for fans with dietary needs.

 

What you CANNOT bring in...

NO KNIVES, WEAPONS or FIREWORKS OF ANY KIND

NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL

NO ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES OR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

NO COOLERS or PICNIC BASKETS

NO PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS

NO FLASKS

NO GLASS OF ANY KIND

NO TENTS or UMBRELLAS

NO LASER POINTERS

NO FRAMED or LARGE BACKPACKS

NO ILLEGAL/UNAUTHORIZED VENDING

NO FLYERS or MARKETING MATERIALS

NO SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS, BIKES, or PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION

NO BOAS or EXCESS GLITTER!

SECURITY WILL BE CONDUCTING BAG CHECKS, PAT DOWNS, AND POCKET SEARCHES AT THEIR DISCRETION. VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS CAN RESULT IN CONFISCATION, EXPULSION, OR ARREST DEPENDING UPON SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION.

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ON-SITE RV CAMPING (KNOX FARM)

Located at the Knox Farm Soccer Fields across from the festival main gate entrance. ***THIS TICKET DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY TO THE FESTIVAL*** You must buy a GA or VIP pass.

 

ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE:

You can first enter and set-up your RV Thursday, September 11 from 4-10pm (you may stay over night Thursday night)

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY: RV Gates open at 10am

ADDRESS: 230 Knox Rd. East Aurora, NY 14052

All RV's must be gone and spaces cleaned by 10am Monday morning. 

 

CAMPGROUND DETAILS:

Your RV space is 20’x50’

Only (2) Vehicles allowed per RV space. Additional cars need to pay the regular parking fee and park in the general parking area.

Every person camping at RV camping MUST have a Borderland Festival wristband.

Up to 8 people max per RV

Quiet hours are from midnight to 7am to respect your neighbors.

There will be several porta-potties in the parking area if needed.

No campfires or above ground fires

No power or electric hook ups

No dogs or pets allowed. (Service animals are permitted)

No pump or water service or waste removal

Potable water available on site - there are free water stations at the festival if you need to refill your water bottles.

No fireworks

No glass

No in and out for RV parking. If you leave the lot, you will lose your space.

If there is an emergency and you need to leave early, please see the Borderland Staff for assistance.

Portable generators are allowed. Quiet hours are from midnight to 7am to respect your neighbors.

We are a plastic-free site and encourage all fans to bring reusable water bottles. We also ask that you are mindful of your space, your neighbors, and the park. Please make sure all your trash is placed in the waste bins as well as please recycle.

The camping area is close to a residential neighborhood, and we need to respect the neighbors. Please no loud music after midnight.

Overnight security will be around making sure everyone is safe.

NO DRUGS/ TANKS or other illegal substances allowed in the camping area. There is security and the local police make rounds so please be aware and respectful. 

(Rules subject to change)

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TENT & RV CAMPING (KISSING BRIDGE)

The Official Borderland Camping Partnership Kissing Bridge returns for year three! Kissing Bridge Basecamp is a close, fun and affordable way to experience Borderland Festival. Just 15 miles through the hills lies Borderland Basecamp. Tent and RV campers nestle along the slopes for the weekend enjoy a robust campground with great sites, breakfast options and late-night grub, after-hours live music and of course shuttle rides to and from the festival. 

DOWNLOAD WAIVERS HERE:
ADULT WAIVER
MINOR WAIVER

TENT & RV CAMPING PASS PURCHASING INSTRUCTIONS:
Tent Camping - Each camper must have an individual camping pass.
Camping passes are per person, NOT per site. 

RV Camping - One RV Camping Pass must accompany the driver of each RV. RV passengers need to purchase only a Tent Camping Pass for entrance to the campground. 

See more details and guidelines on TENT & RV Camping at Kissing Bridge below.
Check out their website here for a general overview of Kissing Bridge HERE

NOTICE: ALL CAMPERS MUST SIGN A WAIVER AND BRING TO CAMPGROUND. Waivers will be emailed out to all ticket holders closer to the event.

 

OFFICIAL AFTER-PARTY AT KISSING BRIDGE
The Official Borderland After-Party on Friday and Saturday nights returns for another round of late-night fun at Kissing Bridge.

LATE-NIGHT BANDS
FRIDAY NIGHT: The Sideways
SATURDAY NIGHT: The Scales (Phish Tribute)

FOOD & DRINK AT KB
WILLIE’S BREAKFAST/LUNCH: 8a-1p 
LATE-NIGHT FOOD/DRINKS: 9p-1am

CAMPING DETAILS, HIGHLIGHTS & FAQs:
Each individual camper must purchase their own camping pass. The passes are NOT per vehicle or site, they are per person. You can camp with your friends in the same area (we reserve the right to separate campsites that are too large.) Children 10 & under are FREE with a paying adult and signed waiver. All children under 17 must have a signed waiver.

 

INDIVIDUAL CAMPING PASS INCLUDES:

3 Nights of camping

Official After-Party at Kissing Bridge on Friday & Saturday nights

Free campground parking (1 car per pass)

Complimentary Festival parking (1 car per pass)

 

"PRIMITIVE" CAMPING DETAILS

All campsites are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ice and water are available for purchase at Kissing Bridge.

Park and leave your vehicle in the main parking lot and walk to your spot.

You can camp with your friends and are not limited on space, however, EVERY person camping must purchase a camping pass. (Camping passes are sold per person, not per vehicle.)

Tent camping is on the grass areas only.

Bathrooms will be available.

Kissing Bridge will have after-hours at Willie’s Smokehouse with beer, cocktails and snacks available for sale. Breakfast & coffee options will be available for purchase Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Each camper will need to sign a liability camping waiver at check-in.

Campers will receive a camping wristband for the weekend. This does NOT allow entrance to the Festival. Campers will need to purchase a separate Festival ticket.

Campers will pick up their Festival wristband at the box office at Borderland Festival.

 

PRIMITIVE CAMPING MEANS....

No fires

Camping stoves OK with a controlled flame

Outside food OK

Carry-In/Carry-Out & Leave No Trace (dumpsters and recycling available)

No Weapons/Firearms/Fireworks

No Illegal Substances

Smoking in designated areas only.

No pets/dogs allowed.

 

KISSING BRIDGE WEEKEND RV CAMPING PASS
One (1) RV Camping pass is needed for the driver of the RV.  Each RV passenger needs one (1) tent camping pass to enter.

All size campers and RVs are allowed.

No hookups/electric/water. Must be self-contained.

Designated generators allowed. (Quiet hours for generators in effect: 1:30am-7am)

No fires

Camping stoves OK (with controlled flame)

Outside food OK

Carry-In/Carry-Out & Leave No Trace (dumpsters and recycling available)

No Weapons/Firearms/Fireworks

No illegal substances.

Smoking in designated areas only.

No pets/dogs allowed. 

 

SHUTTLES & PARKING
We have weekend and single-day shuttle passes available for purchase. 
You will be prompted to purchase a shuttle pass when checking out to purchase your camping passes. 
Shuttle passes are only available for Kissing Bridge Camping Pass purchasers. You must have a camping wristband to get on the shuttle.

SHUTTLE TIMES:

Friday, 12th
TO FESTIVAL: 2:30pm to 7:30pm
FROM FESTIVAL: 9:30pm to 12:30am **

Saturday, 13th
TO FESTIVAL: 11am to 2pm
FROM FESTIVAL: 9:30pm to 12:30am **

Sunday, 14th
TO FESTIVAL: 11am to 2pm
FROM FESTIVAL: 8pm-11pm **

* Shuttle buses will run during specified time windows each day in loops.
* Shuttle Wristbands will be available for pick-up when checking into Basecamp. 
* Shuttle buses will drop off at the Ride-Share area at Borderland Festival (Knox Farm State Park) each day. A designated Ride-Share area is located at the Red Barn Buildings off of Buffalo Rd. Follow Ride-Share signage.
* Shuttle bus passengers must have camping, Festival, and shuttle bracelets.

 

FREE FESTIVAL PARKING FOR CAMPERS
Your Weekend Camping Pass includes complimentary parking at Borderland Festival on Knox Road in the general admission parking area. You can drive to and from the Festival, but please don't drink and drive!

 

TICKET POLICY

***All tickets are non-refundable

***All tickets are rain or shine

***Ages 17 & under must be accompanied by an adult & with “minor waiver”

***Non-transferable

***Please respect your environment and LEAVE NO TRACE.

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FAQs

Find even more answers ot questions you might have at our FAQ PAGE

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TRAFFIC TIMES

Be sure to get there early so you don't have to wait in lines! Check out these graphs below for peak wait times.

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Craft Vendors

Say hello to all of our vendors and crafts people at the fesdtival. We curate over 50+ artists, vendors and more to chowcase their skills at around the event. Don't miss out on walking through Artisan Alley where over 30 vendors will have turned the horse stalls into pop-up shops!

Learn about all of our vendors HERE

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Food At Borderland

Learn more about all of our food vendors HERE

Vegan and Gluten Free options will be available at the festival!

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Sober Space

A safe space for those the sober community of Borderland. Grab a mocktail from Traveling Tipsy Trailer, a can of Curious Elixir (while supplies last), ice cold NA beer from Go Brewing, and hang in the lounge!  Visit the sober space for plenty of games, giveaways and daily meetings.

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2025 Festival Merchandise

View the full lineup here

 

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Stainless Steel Cup

Get $10 of draft beer all weekend with the purchase of the 2025 Stainless Steel Cup!

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Draft Beer & Hard Cider

Who doesn't love a nice draft beer on a hot late-summer day during a music festival. We have the perfect local list of craft beers and hard cider for you to try at one of 7 bar around the festival grounds. 

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Specialty Cocktails

Try some of our curated cocktails made with the finest spirits from our great cocktail partners!

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Canned Drinks List

We have a great array of craft beer, canned cocktails and more waiting for you at the Borderland bars. Try out some new flavors or stick with the tried and true to keep you refreshed throughout the weekend!

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