In spring, we gather again around to welcome the first rays of sunshine and dance ourselves out of hibernation in the fresh forest air.
The Hai in den Mai festival is the annual start to the open-air psytrance season!
There is a €10 waste deposit per ticket, which you will get back after the festival when you return a full waste bag. One euro of the ticket price goes directly to the PsyClean crew.
Personalization
All tickets are personalized. After you have ordered and paid for your ticket, you can enter the name of the person who will use the ticket in the ticket shop under “My Tickets“. The name of the ticket can only be changed once. If you have received a ticket and want to check it for validity, you can do so by entering the code here that appears at the top of the ticket next to your name.
Transfer of tickets
The name on a ticket can be changed once. Under “My Tickets” you can get a new ticket with a new name.
Day tickets
This year, we will once again be offering a strictly limited number of day tickets for Friday and Saturday. These tickets will only be available two months before the festival, starting in March. Sunday tickets will also be available again.
Car ticket
If you want to park your vehicle, whether car, van or motorhome, on the campsite, you must also purchase a car ticket. The tickets are limited because we only have a limited amount of space available. If you arrive by car but don’t want to use it on the campsite, you can park it in the parking lot for a fee of €10.
Reduction
Wheelchair users with a disability card do not have to pay admission for an accompanying person.
At Hai in den Mai, four floors once again open this year for a journey through the different styles of psychedelic music. From straight driving to experimental, from warm groove to a clear edge.
The Main Floor is the biggest stage and the center of the night: different psytrance genres meet here. At Hill Top, things get a bit more experimental and playful, while the Backyard Floor tempts with alternative techno and cross-genre sounds. And in the Club, the program deliberately remains diverse: proggy, tekno and drum & bass alternate on the different days.
MAIN FLOOR
(Psy, Prog)
Act One
Bom Shanka Music / Bom Shanka Bookings
(United Kingdom)
Airi
Zenon Records
(Japan)
Alice D Joanna
Waldfrieden / xXETEXx
Alienatic
Nano Records
(Netherlands)
BiBou
Volkane
(France)
Chaosprofi
iDirty Records
E.V.P
Wildthings Records
(United Kingdom)
Elly Fetzt
Independent Artist
Fifs
Quintessence Records / Drops Music
(Slovenia)
Finndus
Sun Department Records
Flegma
TesseracT Studio
(Serbia)
Fungus Funk
Sangoma Records
(Spain)
Futuremoon
Digital Om Productions
High Roller
Sun Department Records
Imaginarium
Sacred Technology
(Sweden)
Kaliiraa
Luminara Labs
KOKMOK
Hadra Records
(France)
Koma Kommune
Parasomnia Music
Krypto
Arcanum Collective
(Sweden)
Lavinia
Yellow Sunshine Explosion
Mapusa Mapusa
Lexicon Records
Naima
Sangoma Records
(Austria)
NeuroLogic
Ajourney
NoctraVibe
Liquid Acid Music & Trance Oriënt
(Netherlands)
Patara
Parasomnia Music
Sabretooth
Iono Music
(United Kingdom)
sG4rY
Sangoma Records
Silent Sphere
Iboga Records
(Switzerland)
Sonic Entity
Expo Records
(Sweden)
Static Impulse
Mind and Movement
uultraViolett
(France)
Waio
Synk87
(Brazil)
Wubba Lubba
Art-X Recordings
(Sweden)
HILL TOP
BACKYARD
CLUB
T.B.A.
Butterfly Effect – Decorations
Main Floor
Behind the name Butterfly Effect – Decorations stands the Swiss artist André Halti (*1996), whose textile art has a lasting impact on the atmosphere of events. Since 2015, he has been designing impressive decorations that transform rooms and stages into magical worlds and turn events into unforgettable experiences.
With a combination of skilful fabric design and creative vision, André cuts and sews various fabrics together to create large-scale images or unusual shapes. These flexible installations manage to temporarily lift any space into a new dimension – from dance floors to gigantic festival stages.
Butterfly Effect – Decorations stands for the art of creating temporary dream worlds that awaken imagination and inspiration. With a perfect blend of craftsmanship and aesthetic flair, André Halti creates immersive visual experiences that connect people across all borders.
Optic Noise has been a decoration team for 15 years now. They are among the pioneers in the field of spandex art for psytrance parties and have a lot in stock, from brightly fluorescent to naturally earthy color combinations. Whether hand-painted backdrops, full-surface, thousandfold perforated elements – from small to large, there is a lot in their repertoire for indoor and outdoor events. During and after COVID, Optic Noise and the Synaptic Eclipse team were quiet for 4 years. After good cooperation in the past and last year, the two are now merging into one project and will present parts of their new concept for the first time at Hai in den Mai.
Abstract Architects are an amalgamation of artists and craftspeople from the BPM Collective and will make their debut with a unique stage project for the Hilltop at the Hai in den Mai Festival 2025 in Waldfrieden. The concept is still top secret. But we can reveal this much:
Inspired by nature, we are focusing on earthy colors, wood, upcycling and natural materials. With experience from projects such as the wooden mushroom installation (Wonderland Festival 2024) and the BPM Bar at Hilltop (Hai in den Mai 2024), our team, consisting of local scene people, brings art and craft together. The original design was created by artist Jonny Lakämper – and is now being realized together as a team to give visitors an unforgettable, psychedelic dance experience.
The whole experience is supported with mapping by Sleepless.
SCHWARZER PLATZ
This year, the Schwarzer Platz (“Black Square”) will be designed by multiple artists for the first time.
Perplexity of Infinity will be showing string art objects and designing parts of the site.
Sauvage Cicada will enrich the exhibition with her fabulous paintings and screen prints.
Mushroom Vision plants small metal mushrooms for a good cause.
Ocular Scope can be watched live painting.
In the Healing Area by the lake, you can take part in spiritual programs. There are also many lectures and workshops on the topic of spirituality.
Before the festival you can find a detailed overview of this year’s program here.
We look forward to seeing you!
