Portola Festival 2025 Set Times and Essential Info

Portola Festival returns to the Bay Area with an eclectic lineup of acts and events. Stay in the know with the set times, maps, and other important information!

Portola Festival is back for its fourth edition, taking over San Francisco’s Pier 80 on September 20-21. What started as a bold experiment in 2022 has quickly cemented itself as one of Northern California’s must-attend electronic and dance music festivals, and this year, they bring a week-long series of events and promising acts.

The hype around the festival kicked off in May, when organizers revealed a jaw-dropping lineup featuring LCD Soundsystem, The Chemical Brothers, Peggy Gou, Blood Orange, The Dare, and more. In true Portola fashion, they also delivered a curveball booking of Christina Aguilera, who is making a rare festival appearance for the gals, gays, and theys in true Y2K fashion. And, the party doesn’t stop at the Pier.

In August, Portola unveiled Portola Week, a lead-up series of intimate club shows scattered across San Francisco starting Thursday, September 18. Those itching to hit the dancefloor before the weekend can expect unique experiences with salute, LP Giobbi, KETTAMA, Chris Lorenzo, Magdalena Bay, Peggy Gou b2b Mau P, and more.

Stay in the know with all the essential information below, including the set times, maps, and more. Be sure to check out our five top acts for a refined dancefloor experience or dig into Despacio, and remember to party responsibly.

Portola Festival 2025 – Essential Info:

Dates: September 20-21, 2025
Hours: 1pm – 11pm, Daily
Will Call: 12pm – 9pm, Daily
Venue Address: 900 Marin St, San Francisco, CA 94124
Tickets (21+ event): Purchase HERE

Download the official Portola app for your iOS or Android device to stay in the know on set time updates, use your mobile pass for entry, and more.

Portola Festival 2025 – Set Times:

Portola Festival 2025 – Festival Map:

Portola Festival 2025 – Transportation Information:

There are multiple ways to get to Portola Festival, including different public transit options, rideshares, biking, and more. Please note that there is NO festival parking. Goldenvoice urges you to please not drive to the event.

Check out the full map below and head to the official website for details on drop-off and pick-up zones, shuttle service from BART, and the on-site bike valet.

Portola Week 2025 – Schedule:

Reminder to Mind Your Belongings:

Unfortunately, during recent festival seasons, many have reported pickpockets, bag slashings, and theft of wallets, smartphones, purses, and other valuables. While this small number of bad apples in the bunch doesn’t define an entire crowd, some opportunistic people come to these events to take advantage of unsuspecting partygoers. It’s essential to mind your valuables while at Portola Festival.

Looking for tips to keep your belongings safe? Check our post highlighting some ideas!

Portola 2025 – Dos & Don’ts:

Prohibited Items

Advanced first aid kits (advanced first aid kits include, but are not limited to, hemostatic gauze or powder, tourniquets, compression bandages, decompression needles, or chest seals)

Aerosol products/aerosol cans

Air horns

Animals (Service Animals ONLY)

Audio recording devices

NO Bad Vibes

Bicycles, skates, scooters, or skateboards

Body armor

Coolers

Chains or chain wallets

Chairs

Detachable lens cameras

Discriminative or appropriative items

Drones or remote control aircraft, cars, or toys

Fireworks, explosives, or road flares

Flags or totems

Flyers, samples, giveaways, or promotional items

Glass bottles or containers

Glow sticks, light sticks, or LED gloves

Hammocks

Hula hoops or flow toys

Hoverboards or Segways

Illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia

Instruments

IV bags

Kites, balloons, or sky lanterns

Laser pointers

Markers or paint pens

Massagers

Outside food or beverage

Non-personal protective equipment (PPE) masks (costume)

NO More than 7 Pokémon cards per person (STRICTLY ENFORCED)

Selfie sticks, tripods or narcissists

Smelling salts

Stuffed animals

Tailgating

Tents or sleeping bags

Tourniquets

Toy Guns, water guns, or slingshots

Totems

Umbrellas

Video cameras

Wagons

Walkie talkies

Weapons (guns, knives, ammo, pepper spray, mace, etc.)

Permitted Items

Backpacks oe bags (medium) 18″x13″x8.5″

Band-Aids

Binoculars

Breast pumps (manual, battery-operated, and powered devices)

Cameras (non-pro digital, disposable, Polaroid, and film)

Chapstick and lip balm

“Chill Uncle” energy

Dancing shoes

Earplugs

Eye drops/contact lens solution

EpiPens

Face masks (PPE, non-costume)

Fanny packs and hip bags

GoPros

Gum (sealed packs)

Hand sanitizer

Hats

Hydration packs (empty)

Inhalers

Lighters

Makeup

Mobile phone chargers

Parasols

Water bottles (empty and reusable)

Personal medication (name on medication must correlate with person’s DL or state ID)

Personal protective equipment (PPE) masks

Purses and handbags (12”x6”x12”)

Stollers (For infants and toddlers ONLY)

Sunblock (non-aerosol)

Sunglasses

The spirit of your ancestors who also loved to party

Towels (small to medium size)

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