Festival Estéreo Picnic 2027: Dates, Lineup, Tickets and Travel Guide

Festival Estéreo Picnic 2027 takes place on Friday 19, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March 2027 at Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolívar in Bogotá, Colombia ⁴. The dates were announced with the ticket sales and repeated when the lineup came out on 8 October 2026 ^{5 4}. The organiser, Páramo Presenta, sells the three days as one combo ⁵.

If you searched for the last edition, Festival Estéreo Picnic 2026 ran from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March 2026 in the same park ⁹. That edition had Tyler, The Creator, The Killers and Sabrina Carpenter as the main nightly names, and El Espectador reported that close to 200,000 people were expected over the weekend ^{11 10}. The pattern is steady: a long weekend in the second half of March, ending on a Sunday night.

Key dates for the 2027 edition so far ^{5 4}:

• 29 September 2026: first-stage “Creyentes” presale for Grupo Aval bank customers and the dale! wallet ⁵.

• 1 to 6 October 2026: first-stage general sale on Ticketmaster ⁵.

• 8 October 2026: lineup revealed and the second-stage presale opened ⁴.

• 10 October 2026: second-stage general sale opened at 10:00 ⁴.

• 19 to 21 March 2027: the festival itself ⁴.

The festival is younger than it feels. Its first edition took place on 24 April 2010 with fewer than 3,000 people, mostly watching Colombian bands, and a group of friends who had been to festivals abroad kept it going through two loss-making years ¹⁴. In 2013 it booked The Killers and grew into a multi-day event with 23,324 visitors ¹⁴. The 2020 edition was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic ¹⁴. In 2022 the Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins died in Bogotá hours before the band's set, and the stage became a candlelit vigil ¹⁴.

Tip: Book flights to arrive on Thursday 18 March 2027 at the latest. Bogotá sits at 2,640 metres, and a night of rest before the first 14:00 gate opening helps with the altitude ¹⁶.

You need a ticket for every part of Festival Estéreo Picnic 2027, and the 2027 sales are built around three-day combos for four areas: General, General+, VIP and Futuro Picnic ⁴. Prices rise by sales stage. The first “Creyentes” stage, sold before anyone knew the lineup, set these prices including service charge ⁴:

• General: 999,000 COP for three days ⁴.

• General+: 1,329,000 COP for three days ⁴.

• VIP: 2,899,000 COP for three days ⁴.

• Futuro Picnic (minors' area): 979,000 COP for three days ⁴.

Those prices are gone. On 28 October 2026 the official festival site listed the combos from these figures ¹:

• General: from 1,299,000 COP ¹.

• General+: from 1,639,000 COP ¹.

• VIP: from 3,489,000 COP ¹.

• Futuro Picnic: from 1,089,000 COP ¹.

The areas differ in comfort, not in music. General covers all stages and the club areas, with bars, food zones and rest areas ². General+ adds its own toilets and a preferential entry lane ². VIP adds a separate entry line, viewing areas at the main stages, rest zones with a stage view, its own bars and dedicated cashless and merch points ². Noticias RCN reported that the 2027 sale also offers single-day wristbands, but no single-day price had been published by late October 2026 ⁵.

Demand moves fast. Noticias RCN cited a fan account that counted more than 5,000 tickets sold in the first hour of the first stage ⁵. Every later stage costs more, so waiting for the day-by-day lineup has a price.

Tip: Buy only through Ticketmaster Colombia, the platform named by the organiser, and avoid resale posts on social media ⁴. The cashless wristband is a separate item and does not get you through the gate ⁹.

International flights land at El Dorado International Airport, in the Fontibón district on Bogotá's western side, and the festival park sits between the airport and the old centre ¹⁷. Avenida El Dorado, also called Calle 26, links the two, so the trip is a straight run east by taxi, ride-hailing app or TransMilenio.

Before flying, Migración Colombia recommends filling in the Check-MIG pre-registration form, which opens 72 hours before departure and closes one hour before ¹⁹. The form is not mandatory, but it speeds up the immigration interview in busy periods such as festival weekends ¹⁹.

For the festival days, TransMilenio set up this access in 2026 ^{7 8}:

• Trunk stations: Movistar Arena on Avenida NQS, plus Salitre El Greco – Vive Claro and CAN – British Council on Avenida El Dorado ⁷.

• Zonal buses: 33 TransMiZonal routes with stops near Avenida 68 and Calles 53 and 63 ^{7 8}.

• Return buses: three special services after closing, to Unicentro, Septimazo and Av. 1º de Mayo ⁷.

Road closures shape the walk. In 2026 Calle 63 was closed between Carreras 68 and 60 from 19 to 23 March, with restrictions on Carrera 60 and Calle 53 and detours via Avenida 68, Calle 26 and Carrera 70 ¹⁰. The city also marked yellow taxi zones for the exit ¹⁰. Canal Trece suggested getting dropped a few blocks from the park and walking the rest, which cuts time stuck in traffic ⁸.

Buses and stations take the TuLlave card. Registering it in your name gives free transfers, two trips on credit per day and a refund of the balance if you lose it ⁷.

Tip: Pick your return route before the final set starts. When Festival Estéreo Picnic empties out after midnight, the Carrera 60 side fills first, and the CAN – British Council station is a quieter walk south.

A day at Festival Estéreo Picnic starts slowly in the afternoon and ends late at night, with the biggest names after dark. The festival had not published the 2027 day-by-day split by late October 2026, so the 2026 schedule is the best guide to how the hours fall ^{3 11}.

The 2026 programme followed this rhythm ¹¹:

• Mid-afternoon: first timed sets from 16:00 to 17:00, such as 31 Minutos at 16:00 on the Saturday ¹¹.

• Early evening: guitar bands, such as Tom Morello at 18:00 and Interpol at 19:00 ¹¹.

• From 21:00: the main-stage run, with Turnstile at 20:45, Lorde at 21:45 and Tyler, The Creator at 23:15 on the Friday ¹¹.

• After midnight: dance closers, such as Swedish House Mafia at midnight on the Saturday and Peggy Gou playing past 02:00 on the Friday ¹¹.

The 2026 site used six stages: Smirnoff, Un Mundo Distinto, Bosque Samsung, Páramo, Lago and Fuerza Bruta ¹¹. Stage names follow sponsors and change between editions, so check the 2027 map once it is out. The festival sets the main stage in the open part of the park and the smaller stages near the lake and the trees, and walking from one end to the other takes longer than it looks on the map.

For Festival Estéreo Picnic 2027 in Bogotá, the poster has 79 acts: 40 non-Spanish-speaking international acts and 39 Ibero-American and local acts, according to Portafolio ⁶. Travis Scott, Charli XCX and David Guetta lead, with Arcángel, Avenged Sevenfold, The Prodigy, Rawayana and Milo J next ⁴. Fans of guitar music get Fontaines D.C., Kasabian, Khruangbin and The War on Drugs; dance fans get Four Tet, Bicep, Amelie Lens and Nina Kraviz ^{6 4}. Spanish-language names include Lola Índigo, Amaia and El Mató a un Policía Motorizado ^{6 3}.

Tip: Mark two or three key sets per night and leave the rest open. The clashes between the main stage and the electronic stages are where the best surprises happen.

Bogotá in March is mild by day and cold at night, and that gap matters more at Estéreo Picnic than the headline temperature. WeatherSpark's long-term records give the city an average March high of 19°C (66°F) and an average low of 9°C (48°F) ¹³. The same records count 15.9 wet days in March and about 104 mm (4.1 inches) of rain for the month ¹³. Cloud covers the sky most of the time ¹³.

That climate comes from altitude, not latitude. Bogotá stands at 2,640 metres above sea level, so the sun feels strong at 15:00 and the air turns cold soon after dark ¹⁶. A day that starts in a T-shirt at the 14:00 gate opening can end in a jacket and a rain shell at 01:00.

What this means at Festival Estéreo Picnic 2027 in Parque Simón Bolívar:

• Arrival: the first hours after the gates open are the warmest and least crowded part of the day.

• Rain: showers come and go; a raincoat is on the 2026 list of allowed items, while umbrellas are banned ⁹.

• Ground: grass near the lake and the Bosque area turns to mud after rain, so closed shoes beat sandals.

• Crowd level: expect the busiest crowds (5 on a 1–5 scale) from the main-stage headliner onwards, when most of the park moves to one place.

• Altitude: alcohol hits harder at 2,640 metres, and sun at that height burns quickly even under cloud ¹⁶.

The Alcaldía de Bogotá told 2026 visitors to arrive early because some areas have limited capacity ⁹. If you want a spot near the front for a late headliner, be in the park by late afternoon.

Tip: Wear layers you can tie around your waist. Sunscreen up to 100 ml is allowed, and you will want it at 15:00 and a warm layer at midnight ⁹.

The bag search at Festival Estéreo Picnic is strict, and the list of banned items is longer than at most city festivals. The Alcaldía de Bogotá published the 2026 rules: gates opened at 14:00 each day, the last entry was 01:00, and every bag was checked ⁹.

What you could bring in 2026 ⁹:

• Phones and power banks

• Sunglasses, hats, caps and a raincoat

• Sunscreen and hand gel up to 100 ml each ⁹

• Empty thermoses and cups

• Backpacks up to 30 x 30 x 15 cm, ideally clear ⁹

• Handbags and bum bags up to 11 x 16 cm ⁹

• Make-up without mirrors, glass, scissors or tweezers

What security took away in 2026 ⁹:

• Food and drinks of any kind

• Umbrellas, folding chairs and musical instruments

• Professional cameras, tablets, tripods and selfie sticks

• Cigarettes, vapes, lighters and nicotine pouches

• Football team shirts and aerosol cans

• Laser pointers, drones, flares and pets

Two rules catch visitors out. Football shirts are banned, so leave the Millonarios or Santa Fe jersey at the hotel. Vapes and lighters are also confiscated, which surprises smokers used to festivals elsewhere ⁹. Anyone who looks drunk or high can be refused entry ⁹.

Children need planning too. In 2025 the festival opened a minors' area, now called Futuro Picnic, for visitors from age 7, each with a responsible adult who had to stay with them at all times ¹². Both the child and the adult had to show a valid ID, the area only covered certain headline shows, and families had to leave Parque Simón Bolívar when the concert ended ¹². Futuro Picnic had its own toilets and food points ¹².

Tip: Bring an empty bottle. Bogotá’s 2026 safety guide told visitors to locate the drinking water points inside the park, and food and drinks from outside are not allowed ⁹.

Parque Simón Bolívar sits in the Teusaquillo locality of Bogotá, and staying close to it matters more than staying somewhere famous ¹⁵. After a 01:00 last entry and sets that run past 02:00, a short ride home beats a long one across a city of more than 8 million people ^{9 11 16}.

Areas that work for Festival Estéreo Picnic 2027:

• Teusaquillo and Galerías: the closest residential areas to the park, quieter and with mid-range rooms. A walk or a short taxi ride covers the trip home.

• Salitre and Ciudad Salitre: along Avenida El Dorado, close to both the park and the airport. The CAN – British Council and Salitre El Greco – Vive Claro stations are on this corridor ⁷.

• Chapinero: further east, with bars, cafés and the most choice of rooms. The ride back takes longer after midnight.

• Usaquén and the north: pleasant but far. The special return bus to Unicentro was a 2026 route towards the north ⁷.

• La Candelaria: the historic centre, good for sightseeing but a longer trip home at night.

Book early, because rooms near the park go first on festival weekends. Book your room as soon as you buy your combo, and choose a room with free cancellation if your plans may change.

Bogotá's food is worth a day off the festival grounds. The city's signature dish is ajiaco santafereño, a soup of native potatoes, corn and chicken, finished with cream and capers ¹⁸. Bogotá's market squares serve it at lunch, including La Concordia in La Candelaria, La Perseverancia in Santa Fe and 12 de Octubre in Barrios Unidos ¹⁸. Ask for chocolate santafereño, the hot chocolate served with cheese, on a cold morning ¹⁸.

For a day before or after the festival, the old centre around Plaza de Bolívar, Monserrate above the city and the market squares are all an easy taxi ride from Teusaquillo.

Tip: If your hotel is in Chapinero or the north, agree on a ride home with your group before the headliner starts, not after the crowd floods Carrera 60.

Your phone will work in Parque Simón Bolívar, but expect it to slow down when the crowd peaks. Canal Trece warned 2026 visitors to Festival Estéreo Picnic that mobile signal in the park can saturate, and told groups to set a fixed meeting point inside or near the park for that reason ⁸. With close to 200,000 people expected over the 2026 weekend, that is the normal state of the network at the headline hour ¹⁰.

Plan around the busy hours rather than fighting them:

• Before the gates: load the festival map, your Ticketmaster details and the TransMilenio route home on your phone at the hotel.

• During the headliner: messages usually still get through when video uploads do not; post clips later.

• At closing time: check the TransMiZonal return route before the last song, while the network is still usable ⁷.

• Payments: top up the cashless wristband online before entering, not in the queue ⁹.

Public Wi-Fi is not a plan at a site this size. When tens of thousands of phones look for the same hotspot, it fails first, and an open network is the wrong place for ticket logins. A local data connection set up before you land is simpler. A Colombia eSIM activated on arrival at El Dorado covers maps, ride apps, translation and calls home without a SIM shop queue at the airport.

How much data you need depends on video. Maps, messages and ride-hailing use little; filming the Travis Scott set and posting it from the park uses far more. If you plan to share video every night, choose a larger plan.

Keep a power bank in your bag; phones and power banks were both on the 2026 list of allowed items ⁹. For emergencies anywhere in Bogotá, the number is 123, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week ²⁰.

Tip: Agree on a fixed meeting point, such as a named stage or bar, before the first set. If the network jams, everyone already knows where to go.