Levitate Music and Arts Festival will welcome about 30 artists, 60 vendors and between 15,000 and 20,000 music lovers to the Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield this weekend.
The 11th annual festival will last from Friday, July 5 through Sunday, July 7, with headlining performances by Mt. Joy, Lake Street Drive and Sublime.
Festival gates open at 12:30 p.m. each day and the festival typically ends around 9:30 p.m. For those heading down to the South Shore for the festival, here are some things you should know.
Getting to the festival
The Levitate Music and Arts Festival is located at the Marshfield Fairgrounds located at 140 Main St. in Marshfield. Parking on the festival days is located at Furnace Brook Middle School, which is at 500 Furnace St.
It costs $20 to park, and the money benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield. There will be a free shuttle running to and from the festival starting at 11:30 a.m. each day.
For those who paid for parking in advance, the entrance to the pre-paid parking lot is off of South River Street (across the street from the fire station). There are other pre-paid parking lots so people should look out for signs on where to go and have their pre-parking pass ready.
Taking an Uber, Lyft or getting dropped off at the festival is also encouraged. The main the entrance to the festival is located on Main Street. Once people get their festival wristband, they are welcome to come and go as they please. A map of the festival grounds can be found below:
A map of the fairgrounds at Levitate Music and Arts Festival in Marshfield.Levitate Music and Arts Festival
Camping protocols
Those planning on staying overnight near the festival do have the option to camp, just not at the Marshfield Fairgrounds. Levitate offers camping options at Indianhead Campground in Plymouth and Tupelo Hollow in Duxbury.
Is there a Lost and Found
Lost and Found items are brought to the Info Booth, which is located at the Main Gate of the festival grounds. Once Levitate is over, items are brought to the Site Operations building and held until July 11. After July 11th, any remaining lost and found items will be brought to Levitate Surf Shop located at 1871 Ocean St. in Marshfield. People can also rent lockers if they want to keep their items secure.
What to bring and what not to bring
Acceptable items include the following:
- Empty, refillable water bottles
- Clear, plastic vinyl, or PVC tote bags no larger than 12″x 6″x 12″ with a single compartment, and/or small clutch bag less than 6″x 9″
- Cash and credit/debit cards (Levitate is mostly a cashless event but some vendors do take cash)
Prohibited items include the following:
- Weapons or ammunition of any kind
- Fireworks and explosives
- Bags larger than 12″x 6″ x 12″ and small clutch bags larger than 6″ x 9″
- Pop-up tents, canopies and umbrellas
- Lawn chairs with seat backs higher than 28″ and legs higher than 8″
- Outside drinks (excluding unopened water, supplies for babies and medical reasons)
- Outside foods (excluding supplies for babies and medical reasons)
- Alcohol and drugs
- Glass containers
- Coolers
- Selfie sticks
- Bicycles (there will be bike racks outside of the venue)
- Skateboards, scooters, hoverboards, or personal motorized vehicles (riding of skateboards is prohibited within the fairgrounds and can only be used at the skate ramp with a completed waiver)
- Instruments and laser pointers
- Cameras with detachable lenses
- Drones and drone cameras
- Squirt guns
- Pets with the exception of service animals
- Batons, wands and poi used for dancing
Answers to more common FAQs can be found on Levitate’s website. All other questions can be sent to info@levitatemusicfestival.com.
