FAQ —

General Info

  • FIBER Festival (founded in 2011) is an indoor arts & music festival, with a focus on audiovisual art/performances, digital culture and experimental electronic music. Based in Amsterdam, it works with various cultural institutes in the city. Most of the festival editions offer a programme which consists of concert evenings, a two-day context programme (interviews, panels and artist talks) and two club nights. For professional visitors working in audiovisual art, design and music practices, we offer a series of meet-ups.

  • FIBER Festival takes place from Thursday, May 29 to Sunday, June 1, 2025 across several locations in Amsterdam.


    You can find more information on the festival timetable on our website from Thursday, May 8. For a detailed listing of all our festival locations, you can check our venue page.

  • Unfortunately, for this edition of the Festival, our sign-ups for volunteers are already closed. If you wish to take part in the Festival next year make sure to check our communication channels around the end of March 2026.

  • FIBER Festival has no age restrictions, but we recommend that children under the age of 16 not attend alone, but accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children below the age of 14 can enter the festival for free. Our club nights at Garage Noord and De Sering are accessible only to those 21 and older.

  • FIBER does not personally sell any food or drinks, but works together with a few restaurants/bars located at our festival venues. Please check the information on our venue page.

  • Although we really appreciate the effort of keeping the memories of our festival on your phone or camera, we would like you to keep your fellow visitors in mind. Small cameras are advised (press photographers, please contact us at jannes@fiber-space.nl), and keep your phone or camera away from other people’s line of sight. No photos are allowed at Garage Noord.

  • We try to keep our website as updated as possible, but in case you may have further questions you can still contact us at the following email addresses. 

    For press questions, please contact jannes@fiber-space.nl. 

    For ticket questions, please contact tickets@fiber-space.nl. 

    If your question doesn’t fall in either category, please contact info@fiber-space.nl.

FAQ —

Accessibility & Safety

  • Guide dogs with a visible harness are allowed in all locations except for the club nights at Garage Noord and De Sering.

    We strive to make every location as accessible as possible and our hosts will be present at all venues to provide assistance. You can find information about each location on our venue page.

    In case you need further information or will be requesting special assistance, please send an email to carla@fiber-space.nl. You can also request a free ticket for a companion/caregiver by sending an email to tickets@fiber-space.nl and indicating which programme you would like to attend.

  • You can check how to get to our festival locations on our venue page.

  • Every year we work on improvements to provide a safer space for our visitors, artists, team and volunteers. If anything did happen during the festival, on boundary-violating or transgressive behaviour or an unpleasant experience that you would like to share with us, please get in touch via: safety@fiber-space.nl

    You will be in contact with someone from our team who will support you further. In doing so, we are also affiliated with MORES, which means we can also put you in touch directly with an external confidential counsellor. You can also get in touch with them directly: https://www.mores.nl/en/steun-nodig

    If you witness anything happening to others at the festival and want to report it, please go to one of our ticket desks (daytime) or the bar staff at the evening/night venues. They will inform their trusted coordinator and us of the unwanted behavior. You can also contact the above email address. We will check it regularly during the festival.

    Don't hold back on sharing things, in fact, we are here to support you should anything have happened.

FAQ —

Tickets

  • When you purchase a Full-Festival Ticket, you will still need to exchange it for a wristband to access our events. You can do it in the following venues:

    Thursday 29/05: Contactweg, between 12:00 and 18:00, & de Brakke Grond, from 19:00 to 20:30

    Friday: de Brakke Grond, between 9:00 and 18:30, & Muziekgebouw, from 19:00 to 21:30

    Saturday: de Brakke Grond, between 11:30 and 18:00

    Sunday: de Brakke Grond, between 14:30 and 18:00

  • Yes. We do however encourage you to purchase your ticket online, to ensure your desired ticket is still available. Except for our club night at Garage Noord and De Sering, tickets that are sold out online, will not be available at the door either. You can only pay by card at the door.

  • No need! We can scan your ticket(s) from your smartphone. Be green, keep it on the screen.

  • We offer students with a valid student card the chance to buy discounted tickets. These can be found in our ticket shop. 

    It is important to bring your student ID when entering our events, and exchanging your ticket for a wristband. Please note that you cannot enter without a valid card.

  • We believe it is important that as many people as possible have access to arts and culture. Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding ticket price adjustments and reductions: tickets@fiber-space.nl

  • Full Festival Tickets allow access to the whole the Festival program, apart from: 

    • Interferences: Live at Goethe-Institut, on Thursday, 29 May, and Friday, 30 May

    • Workshop: Permacomputing at de Brakke Grond, on Friday, 30 May

    • Masterclass: Audiovisual Workflows at de Brakke Grond, on Friday, 30 May

FAQ —

Policies

  • Because we find ourselves in a global climate emergency, every festival edition FIBER is working in areas to increase sustainability and reduce festival impact. We actively work to minimise flights: short-haul flights are converted as much as possible to train journeys and all flights are offset. This is a collaborative conversation and process with artists, agents and everyone who is part of the mobility of art and culture. Work is being done to cut-out and reduce (single-use) plastic use at the festival. We don’t provide plastic bottles with beverages. Artist and crew catering is always vegetarian, and often entirely plant-based. We will add more steps and areas of development in the near future.

  • Yes, and so should everyone :)
    FIBER follows the Fair Practice Code (Dutch), which sets out clear fees for artists, researchers, crew, team members and interns. We engage with artists and team members to learn and continue to improve financial situations.Fair Practice Code

  • FIBER follows and acts through a Code of Conduct:

    We follow a zero tolerance policy: no racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, cissexist, ableist or otherwise oppressive behaviour is allowed, casual or explicit. This includes any harmful language, behaviour, or action toward anyone. We take extra care of creating a safe and accommodating space for the needs of people of colour, trans folks and people in need of more physical or cognitive support. We won't tolerate any harassment.

    We follow an upgraded version of the Berlin Code of Conduct. Please read about it here.