Your Guide to Drinking at Coachella in 2027

ByVictoria Philpott Last Updated:

Drinking alcohol at Coachella isn’t like drinking at your average British festival. Rules, weather and festival logistics has meant the festival has had to adapt to things the likes of Latitude and Glastonbury don’t even have to think about. Here’s everything you need to know about drinking at Coachella…

Exploring the Coachella Campsite

There were three factors that made the Coachella drinking culture very different to what I was used to.

  • The legal drinking age in the USA is 21.
  • You camp with your car at Coachella.
  • It’s ridiculously hot.

I wouldn’t write a drinking guide for any festival in Europe but I feel like the laws and etiquette of drinking at Coachella warrant some explanation.

Under 21s at Coachella Festival

Sucks for you!