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Festival area opening hours
Fri 26. July 12:00 pm – 01:00 am
Sat 27. July 11:00 am – 01:00 am
The Qstock festival area is located on Kuusisaari and Raatti islands in the near vicinity of Oulu city centre.
The exact address of the event area is Raatintie 4, 90100 Oulu.
Here are some options for approaching Qstock
People from out of town can easily and ecologically arrive in Oulu by train. The Oulu train station is located just a couple of kilometres from the festival area.
You can find national bus timetables on the Matkahuolto and OnniBus.com pages, and the timetables for the Oulu regional buses can be accessed through the https://oulu.digitransit.fi/?locale=en.
Oulu Airport is located ca. 15 kilometres from Oulu city centre, with good public transport connections to the festival area.
Qstock takes place close to the Oulu city centre, and for lack of space paking by car right next to the festival area has not been made possible.
The closest taxi stand is in a walkable distance in the city center at Rantakatu 4.
In Linnansaari nearby the Qstock festival area there is a bicycle parking zone, where you can easily leave your bike or electric scooter. Remember that you store your bike there at your own risk.
Please note that you cannot leave your bike near the Pikisilta bridge – only at the Linnansaari bike parking zone!
By foot you can access the area most conveniently through the Oulu Market Square towards Linnansaari, or via the Merikoski bridges. You can also easily walk across the Pikisilta bridge joining Pikisaari and Raatinsaari islands together.
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Opening Hours
Mon – Fri 12 pm – 3 pm
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Traffic arrangements
The Qstock week closes the roads around Kuusisaari and the Raatti training field for the duration of the festival. There is a separate entrance route arranged for the residents and guests of Pikisaari residential area. These people can pass through the cycleway by the Raatti boat dock.
A lot of heavy machinery and vehicles will operate around the festival area and its vicinity during Qstock construction week from Fri 19 to Thu 25 July as well as on the disassembly days from Sun 28 July through Wed 31 July. The cycleway between Toivoniemi and Kuusisaari is closed between 11 a.m. on Mon 22 July and Monday 29 July. Signs will be posted well in advance to show the route via Merikoski bridges.
Please exercise special caution when moving along the cycleways and roads during this time!