Electric Forest 2026 – Your Ultimate Guide

June 11, 2026

From lineup highlights to harm reduction essentials, here's everything you need to plan an epic weekend in Sherwood Forest. The 14th annual Electric Forest returns to Rothbury, Michigan on June 25 to 28, 2026 with over 100 artists and new camping options.

🌲 Prepare Before You Go: Code ELECTRICFOREST

Quick heads up before we get into the fun stuff: Bunk Police will not have a booth on site this year. That makes preparing ahead of time more important than usual, and the good news is it's simple to do from home.

Now through June 30th, use code ELECTRICFOREST for 15% off at BunkPolice.com. Stock up on fentanyl test strips, reagent kits, QTest purity kits, SprayPack, and rave supplements. Festival week is our busiest stretch, so ordering early means everything arrives in plenty of time, in discreet packaging. We've put together a full harm reduction rundown lower in this guide, so once you've got the weekend planned, scroll down for how to get Forest-ready.

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Jump to a section: Overview · Lineup · Camping · Getting There · Harm Reduction · The Transparency Triple Check · Know Your Dose · FAQs ·

Festival Overview

Electric Forest is four days of art, community, and music deep in the woods of northern Michigan. Whether it's your first Forest or your tenth, here are the essentials.

Dates June 25 to 28, 2026 (Thursday through Sunday)
Location Double JJ Resort, Rothbury, Michigan
Attendance Approximately 40,000 to 50,000
Presented by Insomniac Events
Year 14th annual Electric Forest

New for 2026

  • Uplift Lounge. A new recharge zone near Ranch Arena with air conditioning, cushy seating, A/C restrooms, water refill stations, and a dedicated bar. Available as a limited add-on for pass holders.
  • GA Preferred Car Camping. Arrive any time and have a guaranteed camping spot near the main venue entrance waiting for you.
  • Good Life Pre-Set RV. Don't own an RV? Borrow a fully furnished, powered one for the weekend, including daily waste removal and water refill.
  • Good Life Lounge. Now air-conditioned.

Lineup and Music Highlights

Electric Forest's initial 2026 lineup features over 100 artists spanning electronic, jam, indie, and global sounds across multiple stages in Sherwood Forest. And don't forget to bring an item to leave at the Giving Tree.

Headliners

  • ILLENIUM
  • Excision
  • KASKADE
  • GRiZ (two sets, including Chasing The Golden Hour)
  • Chris Lake
  • The String Cheese Incident (multiple sets, including a special Shebongle Shebang with Shpongle)

Don't-Miss Sets

  • GRiZ, Chasing The Golden Hour. A special second set from one of the Forest's most beloved artists.
  • DJ Diesel B2B T-Pain (Bass DJ Set). Shaq and T-Pain behind the decks together.
  • The String Cheese Incident: Shebongle Shebang. A Forest-only performance with Shpongle (Simon Posford).
  • Shpongle (Simon Posford Live).
  • Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country.
  • Madeon, ISOxo, and Passion Pit.

More Highlights (A to Z)

ALLEYCVT · Andy C · Bob Moses (Club Set) · Channel Tres · Daily Bread · Disco Lines · Dixon's Violin · Dogs In A Pile · Eggy · Eli Brown · Frost Children · Ganja White Night · Jean Dawson · Kai Wachi · Levity · LSDream · Magoo · Mary Droppinz · MUZZ · Odd Mob · Purple Disco Machine · Sammy Virji · SBTRKT (DJ Set) · SIDEPIECE · Wooli

Check the official lineup page for the latest additions.

Camping and Accommodations


General Admission Camping

Included with every GA pass. Pitch your tent among the trees. The Main Street hub features food vendors, artisan shops, a general store, and the Official Forest Goods Store. Add Early Arrival to enter campgrounds starting 12:01 AM Wednesday, June 24, or choose GA Preferred Car Camping for a guaranteed spot near the entrance.

Good Life Camping

Premium camping close to Sherwood Forest with an A/C lounge, showers, restrooms, and daily brunch. Options include BYO Tent, Pre-Set Tent, BYO RV, and the new Pre-Set RV (furnished, powered, no vehicle needed).

Lucky Lake

Exclusive beach and swimming access, a dedicated lounge, and shuttle service. Walk-in tent camping or Pre-Set RV in a peaceful, dedicated area. Perks include a golf cart shuttle, waterpark and pool access, and parking.

Nearby Hotels

Hotel packages are available through official partner Crewfare. Book early, since rates increase as the festival approaches. Rothbury, Whitehall, and Muskegon all have options.

Getting to the Forest

Electric Forest is nestled in the woods of Rothbury, Michigan, about 4.5 hours from Chicago, 4 hours from Detroit, and 2.5 hours from Grand Rapids.

Option Details
By car Double JJ Resort, 5900 Water Rd, Rothbury, MI 49452. Parking passes are required for GA car camping and available with your pass.
By shuttle Shuttle options from major cities are available as add-ons through the official EF site. Check the add-ons page for routes and pricing.
By plane The closest airport is Muskegon County Airport (MKG), about 45 minutes by car. The larger Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids is about 2 hours away.

Harm Reduction at the Forest

Now that the weekend's mapped out, here's the part that helps it go smoothly. The biggest risk at any festival is not the substance itself; it's not knowing what's actually in it. Pills, powders, and crystals can contain anything regardless of how they look, and visual identification is never reliable. Fentanyl continues to show up in substances where people don't expect it, including stimulants, pressed pills, and powders sold as something else entirely.

Testing reduces that uncertainty. It doesn't make anything guaranteed safe, but it gives you real information to make an informed decision before you ever take anything. That's the whole idea.

Since we won't be on the ground this year, the most useful thing you can do is get set up before you leave. Here's what to pack and how to use it.

Festival-Ready Test Kits and Supplies

đź’ˇ Worth knowing: When results are ambiguous or a sample comes from an unfamiliar source, full lab analysis through Transparency Testing can tell you exactly what is in it and how much.

Get Forest-Ready Before You Leave

No booth this year means packing your own kit is the move. Use code ELECTRICFOREST for 15% off through June 30th — order early and everything ships discreetly in time for the gates.

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The Transparency Triple Check

One test isn't enough. At-home drug checking works best as a process, not a single step, and each layer answers a different question. We call it the Transparency Triple Check: Strips. Reagents. Verify. Every time.

Layer 1, Screen: Test strips come first

Fentanyl, xylazine, and nitazene strips are the fastest, most accessible first line of defense. They give you a yes or no answer to one specific question: is this adulterant present?

A few things to keep in mind. A negative strip result tells you a specific adulterant wasn't detected. It does not tell you what your substance actually is. Strips also can't account for uneven distribution in pressed pills and powders, so testing one portion doesn't guarantee the rest. We recommend testing all of what you intend to take.

Layer 2, Identify: One reagent is never enough

Reagent testing tells you what your substance likely is, and it's the layer most people skip. No single reagent can identify a substance on its own, because each one reacts to different chemical structures. Using two or more builds a chemical fingerprint that narrows identification significantly and catches substitutions a single reagent would miss.

For example, with MDMA, Marquis turns purple or black, but so do several other compounds. Adding Mecke gives you a second data point, and adding Simon's distinguishes MDMA from MDA. Three reagents together give you high-confidence identification. One reagent gives you a guess. Apollo packages exist so you don't have to figure out which reagents to pair on your own.

Layer 3, Verify: Compare against verified video

A printed color chart shows you a snapshot. A video shows you the full reaction, including timing, color shifts, and the final result. Some substances reach the same final color through completely different progressions, and only video reveals that difference.

The free Transparency Harm Reduction App is built on the world's largest reagent reaction video library, with real reactions from analytically confirmed samples and AI-assisted identification. Film your own reaction, compare it side by side with the verified video, and watch the whole story rather than just the endpoint.

The takeaway: Screen with strips, identify with multiple reagents, verify with the app. Skipping any one of them leaves a gap.

Know Your Dose: SprayPack

Testing tells you what you have. Dosing is the other half of the picture. A lot of harm doesn't come from the substance itself, it comes from not knowing how much was taken. Bumps, lines, key scoops, and eyeballing all vary widely, and once you're under the influence, judging how much more to take gets harder.

SprayPack is a DIY nasal spray kit that turns an unmeasured substance into a consistent, repeatable dose. You combine a fixed amount of substance with saline using the included dose chart, and every spray delivers the same measured amount. No calculating in the moment, no guessing.

There are a few reasons people reach for it:

  • Precision. A bump or a line isn't a measurable amount. A custom-dosed spray is. That makes total intake trackable and reduces the chance of taking more than intended.
  • A gentler method. Dry powder is abrasive on nasal tissue. SprayPack delivers the substance as a sterile saline mist, the same kind of delivery used in medical nasal sprays, which is what your nasal passages are actually built to handle.
  • Discretion. It looks and functions like a standard over-the-counter nasal spray. No surfaces, no tools, no visible paraphernalia, which also means less pressure to rush and more room to dose deliberately.

⚠️ Order of operations: A precisely dosed spray of an unknown or adulterated substance is still risky, because dosing precision means nothing if you don't know what you're dosing. The sequence is always: screen with strips, identify with reagents, verify with the app, then mix your SprayPack. Test first, dose second.

FAQs and Insider Tips

What can I bring?

Hydration packs, refillable water bottles, small backpacks, blankets, sealed sunscreen, and portable phone chargers. All bags are subject to search by security.

What's prohibited?

No glass containers, weapons, drones, laser pointers, unauthorized vending, or professional cameras. Full policy details are on the official EF site.

Is there an age minimum?

Electric Forest is all ages. Attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (21+) with a valid wristband.

Is there an app?

Yes, the official Electric Forest app has set times, the venue map, and a schedule builder. The free Transparency Harm Reduction App is also worth downloading for verified reaction videos on the go.

Where can I learn more?

Check the Official Electric Forest FAQ, Festival Info and Policies, Accessibility and Accommodations, and the Sustainability and Electricology Green Team pages.

Experience the Magic, Prepare Ahead

Electric Forest is more than a music festival. It's a community. Bunk Police won't be on site this year, but the tools that help you make informed decisions can be in your hands before you arrive.

Fentanyl test strips, reagent kits, xylazine and nitazene strips, QTest purity kits, SprayPack, and full lab analysis are all available now. Use code ELECTRICFOREST for 15% off through June 30th, and order early so everything ships in time.

Test it. Confirm it. Dose it.

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