OpenAirFloor
The big open-air stage at the foot of the tower, home to the most crowd-pleasing headliners: Paul Kalkbrenner played it in 2026. It is also where the big Saturday-night fireworks go off.
Nature One
📍 Raketenbasis Pydna · Kastellaun, Germany
This edition ended on 02 AUG 2026.See the next edition · 29 JUL 2027
About this event
On the former Pydna missile base in the Hunsrück hills, Nature One brought 350 artists across 20 floors from 30 July to 2 August 2026, under the motto "rave. now. together.", and 55,000 visitors according to the organiser.
FormatFestival · 4 days
Doors14:00
Line-up10 artists
Good to know
Nature One took place from Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 2026 at Raketenbasis Pydna, Kastellaun, Germany, across 4 days. 10 names are on the bill, led by Paul Kalkbrenner. It is one of 94 Techno and Hardstyle dates we list in Germany over the coming months.
Line-up
10 artists
Location
On a former nuclear missile base in the Hunsrück hills, Nature One brings tens of thousands of ravers together every summer among bunkers, big tops and a campsite the size of a small town.
1995first edition, at Hahn airport
1996settled on the former Pydna base
55,000visitors in 2026, according to the organiser
350artists in 2026
72,000visitors in 2014, the official list's record
3,879artists who have played Nature One, per its Hall of Fame
The first Nature One took place on 26 August 1995 at Hahn airport, in the Hunsrück hills, under the motto "Open Air Rave": 13,000 people and 38 DJs, among them Marusha, Tanith, Paul van Dyk and Paul Elstak. Wikipedia credits the Swiss entrepreneur Nikolaus Schär with the idea; the festival is now run by I-Motion GmbH, based in Mülheim-Kärlich, near Koblenz.
From 1996 the party moved to the Pydna, near Kastellaun: a base meant to store 96 cruise missiles from 1986-1987 under NATO's double-track decision. Camping arrived in 1997, the first clubs running their own floor in 1998, and there were sixteen of them by 2003. Attendance rose from 20,000 people in 1997 to 50,000 in 2003, then to a record 72,000 in 2014 on the organiser's list.
Every edition has a motto and an anthem, long credited to "Nature One Inc." and produced over the years by ATB, Jerome, Cuebrick, Jay Frog or Neelix. The layout stays the same: a few big stages, the OpenAirFloor, the Century Circus, the Classic Terminal, and some fifteen floors handed to clubs and collectives, between, on top of and inside the concrete bunkers. Around it lies the CampingVillage, where people camp next to their cars and hundreds of amateur DJs play on their own stages.
Cancelled in 2020 and 2021, the festival returned in August 2022 with 60,000 visitors. In 2025 it celebrated thirty years under the motto "Celebrating Thirty Years"; in 2026, "rave. now. together." drew 55,000 people according to the organiser and 350 artists, including Fatboy Slim for the first time at the Pydna. Nature One won a Dance Music Award in 2003 and the audience prize at the Helga Festival Awards in 2013.
Inside Nature One
Century Circus et floors couverts
The Century Circus, a ten-mast big top and the largest covered space on site, is billed as the "Home of Techno". Other tents host the big themed stages, including the SYNDICATE Zone and its hard styles, hardstyle, hardcore and uptempo, in 2026.
Les bunkers
Some fifteen club floors run by clubs and collectives. HEXENHOUSE and SUNSHINE LIVE & FAZE Mag play on the bunker roofs, ten metres up; Acid Wars and TUNNEL play inside, between metre-thick reinforced concrete walls.
CampingVillage
More than a million square metres of meadows, the size of 150 football pitches stretching two and a half kilometres: people pitch their tents next to their cars, from Wednesday to Monday with the add-on. The neighbouring SilentCamp promises quiet from 10 pm to 6 am.
CampFloors
The stages built by the campers themselves, with their own sound systems, foam cannons and hundreds of amateur DJs playing day and night. According to the organiser, acts from the official line-up sometimes drop in for a secret set.
Le feu d'artifice
A big fireworks display lights up the OpenAirFloor and its pyramid structure on the night from Saturday to Sunday, still on the programme in 2026 according to the dpa news agency.
The music
Nature One covers nearly all of electronic music. The OpenAirFloor gets the most crowd-pleasing names, the Century Circus techno, the SYNDICATE Zone hardstyle, hardcore and uptempo, the Classic Terminal rave classics; the club floors add trance, goa and psytrance, drum and bass, house and hard techno, depending on the collectives invited.
In 2026 the bill brought together Fatboy Slim, Paul Kalkbrenner, Sven Väth, Paul van Dyk, Westbam, I Hate Models, Lilly Palmer, Angerfist and Neelix; in 2025, Charlotte de Witte, Eric Prydz, Chris Liebing b2b Luke Slater and Reinier Zonneveld. The 2027 line-up has not been announced yet.
MarushaTanithPaul van DykPaul ElstakMark 'OhFatboy SlimPaul KalkbrennerSven VäthWestbamI Hate ModelsLilly PalmerAngerfistNeelixFelix JaehnAlle FarbenSchillerDominik EulbergGregor TresherKlaudia GawlasJudge JulesTalla 2XLCCharlotte de WitteEric PrydzChris LiebingLuke SlaterReinier ZonneveldMauro PicottoKölschKlangkuenstlerDr. Motte
In pictures
Getting there, staying there
Getting there
By car on the A61, exit Pfalzfeld from the north or Rheinböllen from the south, then follow the festival signs, as satnavs no longer show the right way. Without a car: train to Koblenz central station, then a direct shuttle bus of about 45 minutes, on a time slot booked in advance. Frankfurt-Hahn airport is about fifteen minutes away by taxi.
Camping
In the CampingVillage you camp next to your car (3.5 tonnes at most), on the spot assigned on arrival, with no reservations. The camping ticket is sold with the festival ticket, plus a €10 waste deposit refunded for a full bag. The SilentCamp, quiet at night, includes showers and flush toilets; the CommunityCamp rents 250 m² plots for ten people.
Tickets
For 2027, in the first presale phase: €159 for the festival ticket, valid Friday and Saturday, €189 with camping, €119 for 16 to 19 year olds, with age checked on site. Prices rise in phases, and tickets are not personalised: they can be passed on, and should only be bought on nature-one.de or at the box office.
Minimum age
16, with no entry below that. After midnight, 16 and 17 year olds need neither an adult companion nor a parental consent form.
Paying on site
The festival is fully cashless with no ATMs: you pay with a wristband, topped up free online or at the stations, with a €1 fee per transaction at the cash desks. Each drink carries a €2 deposit, and the remaining balance is refunded online after the event.
Rules
Your own food and drinks are allowed at the campsite but not on the festival site, and glass is tolerated at the campsite. Drones, pyrotechnics, laser pointers and open fires are banned, as are dogs, guide dogs included. Free earplugs at the merchandise stands, free drinking water by the Red Cross tent and the OpenAirFloor.
Frequently asked questions about Nature One
When is Nature One?
In late July or early August. The next edition runs from 29 July to 1 August 2027: the festival site opens on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 July, the campsite from Wednesday 28 with the dedicated add-on.
Where does Nature One take place?
At the former Pydna missile base near Kastellaun, in the Hunsrück hills (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), where the festival has been held since 1996.
How much is a ticket?
For 2027, in phase 1: €159 for the festival ticket (Friday and Saturday), €189 with camping, €119 for 16 to 19 year olds. Prices go up in later phases.
What is the minimum age?
16. After midnight, 16 and 17 year olds need neither an adult companion nor a parental consent form.
How do I get there without a car?
By train to Koblenz Hbf, then a direct shuttle bus of about 45 minutes, on a time slot to book. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn, about 15 minutes away by taxi.
Can I pay cash?
No: the festival is fully cashless and has no ATMs. You pay with a top-up wristband, online or at on-site stations.
How does camping work?
In the CampingVillage you pitch your tent next to your car, on the spot assigned on arrival. The SilentCamp offers quiet camping from 10 pm to 6 am, showers included.
How many people attend?
In 2026, 55,000 visitors according to the organiser, for 350 artists. The record on its official list is 72,000 visitors, in 2014.
- NATURE ONE : site officiel
- NATURE ONE : édition 2026
- NATURE ONE : édition 2025
- NATURE ONE : édition 2014
- NATURE ONE : première édition, 1995
- NATURE ONE : histoire et Hall of Fame
- NATURE ONE : billets festival 2027
- NATURE ONE : billets camping 2027
- NATURE ONE : FAQ
- NATURE ONE : accès
- NATURE ONE : le site de la Pydna
- NATURE ONE : CampingVillage
- Wikipédia (de) : Nature One
- t-online (dpa) : Zehntausende feiern zu Techno beim Nature One, 2026
- I-Motion : Nature One
