The Best Alcohol for Festivals
If you’re planning on taking alcohol into a festival you need to think strategically. What is the best alcohol for festivals, what’ll taste good in the sun, and what will get you the desired level of ‘tipsy’?
Also, you need to establish whether you’re actually allowed to bring the festival drinks in, or not. If you’re not, you’ll be better off reading my article on How to Sneak Alcohol into Festivals first.
If you are, here’s my advice from over a decade of experience and effort in deciding on the best alcohol for festivals based on cost, weight, taste and durability.
The best alcohol to take to a festival

There are a few things to remember in taking alcohol into festivals.
- You may have to carry your festival drinks a long way.
- And for a long time.
- Your festival drinks will get warm.
- Or cold.
- You can’t take glass in.
No matter how long this is though, you will reap the benefits tenfold when you get to your camp and you have cheap booze yours for the taking.
Enjoy my tips for the best alcohol to take to festivals!
No glass at festivals

You need to put your alcohol in plastic bottles for festivals – so make sure you decant them before you leave the car. You will not be allowed to bring the glass in, and for good reason.
