Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Oerol festival. If you can’t find the answer to a question you want to ask,
please contact us .
When is Oerol?
Oerol yearly takes place for ten days during the month of June.
2012 from the 15th until the 24th of June
2013 from the 14th until the 23th of June
Where is Oerol?
Oerol is everywhere! The entire island of Terschelling is the site for Oerol during the festival. You can find shows and performances in all the villages, on the beaches and on the most unexpected, remote parts of the island. There’s daily musical variety to be enjoyed on the Green Beach Stage and an entire Oerol Village has been erected at the Westerkeyn terrain where festival visitors can enter with their festival passports to enjoy free performances. Other theatre shows will take place in sheds, attics, the dunes, the woods or on the beach.
How do I get there?
By train and by boat! The train stops at Harlingen Harbour, which is at walking distance from the boat terminal of Rederij Doeksen. During the festival, extra boats will ferry passengers from Harlingen to Terschelling. For the most up-to-date schedules and reservations, check the website of Rederij Doeksen.
Where do I sleep?
In a hotel, a cabin, a trailer or in your tent. For more information about accommodations, check the local tourist board, the VVV of Terschelling. Make sure to reserve something before heading out to Terschelling.
Hoe can I buy tickets online?
For the Friends of Oerol, the online ticket sale starts the end of May.The regular online ticket pre-sale starts a week later on the ticket sale page (maximum of 8 tickets per show per person). Roughly half of the available tickets will be for sale during the online pre-sale period. In order to buy tickets, enter the festival terrain and to enjoy the passport projects, you’ll need a passport. Passports can be ordered through the website as well, both passports and any ordered tickets will be sent to you by mail.
How do I buy tickets on the island?
During the festival, ticket sales take place at the festival terrain at the Westerkeyn. The ticket booths will be open from 10.00 until 22.00. The ticket booth at the Westerkeyn will be open until 16.30 on Sunday June 24th.
When will the programme magazine be available?
The programme magazine is scheduled to appear in the second half of May and it’ll be distributed across the entire island. Friends of Oerol will receive a copy through the mail. It will also be published on our website.
Are there activities suitable for children at Oerol?
Children aged 12 and younger can freely enter the Westerkeyn terrain. They also get a 50 % discount on tickets, and there’s a special morning event for kids on wednesday June 16th at the Westerkeyn. You can check the website to see which shows are deemed suitable for children.
Photo: Michiel Landeweerd
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Photo: Pieter Crucq
Festival Rules
To make this edition of Oerol another successful event, we ask you to adhere to these rules:
1. Don’t be late! All shows start at the time printed on your ticket and/or in the programme magazine. Be in time, or you won’t be allowed to the show.
2. If a show for some reason (for example, because of the weather) is canceled before half of the running time has been reached, you can receive a refund for your ticket.
3. Don’t take small children to shows meant for adults. Both crying infants and playful toddlers can be a nuisance to the performers and the public. Small children are barred from shows meant for an adult audience. There will be a special morning event for kids on Wednesday, the 16th of June.
4. Park your bicycle or car on the allocated parking spaces. Park your bicycles in the custom built bicycle racks or park it on the spaces designated by the Oerol employees. And remember where you’ve parked your bicycle! A note about cars: please park your car outside of the villages as much as possible. The Westerkeyn will feature a large parking space for both cars and bicycles.
5. Switch off your phone! During shows, calling or texting is not allowed, as it can be a nuisance to performers and visitors alike.
6. Hold off smoking until after the show. Smoking during the show is not allowed. Starting a campfire is prohibited at all times and places.
7. Shows are not intended to amuse your pets. Dogs and other furry friends are not allowed to accompany you to any show.
8. Keep your tickets and passport at hand at all times. Oerol employees will check them before every show.
9. Keep the island clean: throw your garbage in the trashcans, don’t litter. Oerol is one of the last festivals where beer is still served in glasses. Not only does it make for better tasting beer, it’s also better for the environment. Please return your glasses to the bar so no glass ends up on the ground or in the street.
10. It is prohibited to take pictures or make video and audio recordings during shows and performances without first obtaining written consent from the artist, performer or the Oerol organizers.
11. Stay on the paths. Oerol is famous for its unique system of signs. Those are meant to be enjoyed by everyone, not as a souvenir or keepsake.
12. Don’t take your own alcohol into the festival terrain. Oerol is a gracious host and will not leave you high and dry. A broad range of libations and drinks will be served at the bars on the Green Beach and the Westerkeyn.
13. Camping without permission is prohibited across the entire island.
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