Hopscotch Music Festival attendees must be vaccinated or test negative
Attendees of next month's Hopscotch Music Festival must be vaccinated for COVID-19 or test negative for the virus before coming, the festival announced Friday.
After canceling last year's festival due to the coronavirus, the downtown Raleigh music festival opted to return this year with a completely outdoor schedule on Sept. 9 to 11.
"Earlier this year, when we found out that we would be able to produce a festival in 2021, we made the decision to move to a completely outdoor footprint with a reduced capacity in order to present the safest festival possible," organizers said via social media. "It is with that same goal in mind that we will require full COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results to attend Hopscotch Music Festival."
Attendees will need to bring proof of identification, and either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Negative tests must be obtained within 72 hours for each day the you attend the festival.
Accepted proof of vaccination includes your vaccination card, a photocopy of your vaccination card or an electronic picture of your vaccination card on your cell phone.
Masks are required in any indoor spaces and strongly encouraged outdoors regardless of seating location and vaccination status.
People who have purchased tickets for Hopscotch but prefer not to attend the 2021 event can contact eTix to request a refund or rollover to next year's festival
All outdoors this year
In previous years, Hopscotch was held at various indoor venues throughout downtown Raleigh, with City Plaza and Red Hat Amphitheater hosting event headliners on outdoor stages
For the 11th annual event, the festival opted for two main stages – City Plaza and Moore Square. Due to COVID-19 concerns, organizers said all official shows at these outdoor stages will operate at 75 percent capacity.
Performances start at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at the Moore Square stage with Patois Counselors. Music starts Thursday, Sept. 9, at 4:30 p.m. on the City Plaza stage with Libby Rodenbough. Shannon & The Clams will play the Moore Square stage at 8:45 p.m. The last act to hit the City Plaza stage is Caroline Polachek at 9:30 p.m.
On Friday, Sept. 10, the music is set to start around the same times with Flying Lotus closing things out on the City Plaza stage with a 9:30 p.m. set. Dr. Dog will play the Moore Square stage at 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11, is a longer day of music with official programming beginning at Moore Square at 1 p.m. and continuing past 9:30 p.m. when Animal Collective takes the stage in City Plaza.
Single day festival passes are on sale now.On Friday and Saturday (Sept. 10-11), Hopscotch is teaming up with Pop-Up Raleigh for an art market at Moore Square and Martin Street. Admission will be free to that event.
