PRACTICAL

LABIOMISTA
Marcel Habetslaan 50
3600 Genk
Belgium

Free parking available - see below

Friday 1 AUG 2025


Timing

4:00 PM – Nomadland opens (food, drinks & music – no ticket required)
6:30 PM – Festival site opens at LABIOMISTA (ticketed access)
8:00 PM – Wild Gene Festival begins
11:00 PM – LABIOMISTA closes

More info about the programme

Entry and tickets

Wild Gene Festival is a free festival, but a ticket for the festival is required, as capacity is limited!
Tickets will be checked at the entrance, so make sure you’ve got yours handy!

Note: If you have a ticket but your plans have changed and you can no longer attend, please cancel your tickets on eventbrite so we can pass your ticket to someone on the waitlist who’s eager to join the magic.  

 Important reminders

  • Cashless festival – pay by card or phone

  • No glass allowed on site

  • Outdoor event – check the weather and dress accordingly

More practical info below

Practical info

  • We encourage sustainable travel.
    Come by bike, bus, or train:

    • Bike parking: between Nomadland and LABIOMISTA (via Meeuwerstraat). Follow the bike signposts

    • Bus: Lines 5 or 31 to “Genk LABIOMISTA” or “Zwartberg G. Lambertlaan”

    • Train: To Genk Station, then 15 min by bus

      → Plan your trip: delijn.be | nmbs.be

  • Free parking is available from 3:00 PM at:

    Woudstraat 274–278, 3600 Genk
    (15-minute walk – follow orange “PARKING” signs)

    No reservation possible but there is plenty of space.

    Note: Marcel Habetslaan closes to traffic at 12:00 PM, and a parking ban is in effect across the area from 5:00 AM to midnight.

    Drop-off or pick-up? Use the Kiss & Ride zone at Toekomstlaan. Stewards will be present to guide you.

  • If you need mobility assistance or wheelchair access, please contact us in advance or speak to a steward on-site. We’re here to help.

  • From 4:00–8:00 PM, Nomadland (next to the site) offers food, drinks and live music — free and open to everyone.

    This pre-festival area is free and open to all (no ticket required). Come enjoy the atmosphere before the main event! 

    Looking for more food & drink options? Check out the local restaurants and bars along Koning Boudewijnlaan en Marcel Habetslaan.

  • Want to turn your dreamy night into a weekend away?
    There are plenty of hotels and B&Bs in the area.

    Check out
    Visitgenk.be
    Visithasselt.be
    Visitmaastricht.com

LABIOMISTA: A Living Artwork

Wild Gene Festival could only begin at LABIOMISTA, “the mix of life,”

Set within a 24-hectare park in Genk, Belgium, this extraordinary evolving work of art —created by Koen Vanmechelen in collaboration with the city — is a living expression of life’s diversity.

More than a location, LABIOMISTA is a meeting ground for all forms of life at the crossroads of nature, culture, and community. A place that invites curiosity, challenges assumptions, and sparks new ways of thinking.

It is the perfect ground for a new energy to take root — where Wild Gene begins its journey as a celebration, a collaboration, and a call to connection.