Ohana Fest 2025 Pollstar Music Festival of the Year

iOnlyownMymind

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

demetrios

The Ohana Fest

Get to Ohana Fest safely and smoothly 1-Day & 3-Day Shuttle Passes are on sale now!

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PhilLeotardo

njhaley1 said:

Bus passes are up.  Hub is Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Center, 6 miles up the road

And pricier than other years I’ve been

tbergs

iOnlyownMymind said:

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

Shuttle lines after are always super long. Looked miserable to me. Always parked and walked about 20 - 30 minutes. 

BF25394

iOnlyownMymind said:

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

For 2021, I bought the shuttle passes and they never sent them to me. I ended up parking nearby for $20 each day and walking, and it was much better as I have a 75-mile drive each night after the show. I don't want to spend an hour waiting for a bus to take me to my car.

My friend also did not receive the shuttle passes he bought in 2021, so caveat emptor.

iOnlyownMymind

BF25394 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

For 2021, I bought the shuttle passes and they never sent them to me. I ended up parking nearby for $20 each day and walking, and it was much better as I have a 75-mile drive each night after the show. I don't want to spend an hour waiting for a bus to take me to my car.

My friend also did not receive the shuttle passes he bought in 2021, so caveat emptor.

Dang. I don’t want to spend $65 and wait a long time for the shuttle especially if you might not even get the pass!

BF25394

iOnlyownMymind said:

BF25394 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

For 2021, I bought the shuttle passes and they never sent them to me. I ended up parking nearby for $20 each day and walking, and it was much better as I have a 75-mile drive each night after the show. I don't want to spend an hour waiting for a bus to take me to my car.

My friend also did not receive the shuttle passes he bought in 2021, so caveat emptor.

Dang. I don’t want to spend $65 and wait a long time for the shuttle especially if you might not even get the pass!

They're 65 bucks now?! I think they were ten dollars in 2021-- maybe 20.

iOnlyownMymind

BF25394 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

BF25394 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

For 2021, I bought the shuttle passes and they never sent them to me. I ended up parking nearby for $20 each day and walking, and it was much better as I have a 75-mile drive each night after the show. I don't want to spend an hour waiting for a bus to take me to my car.

My friend also did not receive the shuttle passes he bought in 2021, so caveat emptor.

Dang. I don’t want to spend $65 and wait a long time for the shuttle especially if you might not even get the pass!

They're 65 bucks now?! I think they were ten dollars in 2021-- maybe 20.

$65 for the 3 day pass

PhilLeotardo

tbergs said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

Shuttle lines after are always super long. Looked miserable to me. Always parked and walked about 20 - 30 minutes. 

They do a pretty good job of keeping the lines moving

BF25394

iOnlyownMymind said:

BF25394 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

BF25394 said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

For those who have gone before, is the shuttle pass recommended or fine without?  I don't mind walking a little. 

For 2021, I bought the shuttle passes and they never sent them to me. I ended up parking nearby for $20 each day and walking, and it was much better as I have a 75-mile drive each night after the show. I don't want to spend an hour waiting for a bus to take me to my car.

My friend also did not receive the shuttle passes he bought in 2021, so caveat emptor.

Dang. I don’t want to spend $65 and wait a long time for the shuttle especially if you might not even get the pass!

They're 65 bucks now?! I think they were ten dollars in 2021-- maybe 20.

$65 for the 3 day pass

Ah, gotcha. I'm inferring that the one-day pass is at least $25.00 then.

Manu117

anyone ever have luck with waitlist tickets (VIP) in the past? 

Get_Right

VIP is a not a great value IMHO. Buy a blanket from a local vendor instead. The best view is in front of the soundboard. You might even catch an artist coming over to check on the sound and lighting. You did not hear that from me.

gotthebottle

Get_Right said:

VIP is a not a great value IMHO. Buy a blanket from a local vendor instead. The best view is in front of the soundboard. You might even catch an artist coming over to check on the sound and lighting. You did not hear that from me.

VIP is for people who like to waste money. 

njhaley1

Get_Right said:

VIP is a not a great value IMHO. Buy a blanket from a local vendor instead. The best view is in front of the soundboard. You might even catch an artist coming over to check on the sound and lighting. You did not hear that from me.

We were near the soundboard last year - Goose came by to watch from the platform. 

curmudgeoness

kaw753 said:

PhilLeotardo said:

kaw753 said:

I have a friend joining me for Ohana and she is asking a hard hitting important question that I can't answer:

What is the wine situation at the festival? Decent selection from California or questionable? 

I think it’s just Butter Chardonnay 

Website shows they have partnered with Josh Cellars and Kona Big Wave, so that all sounds good.

Oh, that's good to hear; Butter gives me a splitting headache.

The_Giant_Midget

njhaley1 said:

Get_Right said:

VIP is a not a great value IMHO. Buy a blanket from a local vendor instead. The best view is in front of the soundboard. You might even catch an artist coming over to check on the sound and lighting. You did not hear that from me.

We were near the soundboard last year - Goose came by to watch from the platform. 

Yup can confirm I was standing near Pete from Goose right after their set last year 

BF25394

njhaley1 said:

Get_Right said:

VIP is a not a great value IMHO. Buy a blanket from a local vendor instead. The best view is in front of the soundboard. You might even catch an artist coming over to check on the sound and lighting. You did not hear that from me.

We were near the soundboard last year - Goose came by to watch from the platform. 

Rich Gossage? Guy doesn't strike me as a Pearl Jam fan...

tim131

Anyone care to guess the setlists for night 1 and 2? 

I saw someone mention a greatest hits setlist like Dublin got, which would be ok with me! but the fact it's 2 nights... makes me think we may be in for some deeper cuts and fewer repeats?

Any predictions on what we can expect?

gotthebottle

tim131 said:

Anyone care to guess the setlists for night 1 and 2? 

I saw someone mention a greatest hits setlist like Dublin got, which would be ok with me! but the fact it's 2 nights... makes me think we may be in for some deeper cuts and fewer repeats?

Any predictions on what we can expect?

they don't go off usual course for Ohana...look at set lists from 2021..regular shows just a bit shorter...not "greatest hits" thank god

David.Narwhal

Hey All, thanks for the great tips so far in planning for Ohana. It's greatly appreciated.  I had a couple more questions come to mind.

It looks like my hotel is just under 3 miles to the shuttle station. I wasn't planning on renting a car so I can either walk an hour or take an Uber to the shuttle pickup.  If I choose the latter, should I just Uber directly to the venue instead of taking a shuttle?

Also, I noticed the availability of lockers to rent.  Since I'm doing site-seeing on Saturday, I'm wondering if I need to drop my stuff at the hotel before continuing onto the festival or if I should just get one of these lockers.  I might have stuff on the festival's 'do not bring' list.  Are the lockers located on the inside of the grounds?

Thanks again!