This edition has finished. The page stays up as the record of how UNTOLD 2026 worked, and we will publish a 2027 page the moment the festival confirms anything.
UNTOLD takes over Cluj-Napoca for four nights every August and turns a football stadium and the park around it into eight stages. The main stage sits inside Cluj Arena, the rest spreads through Central Park, and the whole thing is walkable from the middle of the city, which is the part that surprises people who arrive expecting a field somewhere.
The eleventh edition ran from 6 to 9 August 2026 under the name UNTOLD ONE.
We have been inside this one with a camera. In 2025 we filmed the festival in 360 and published it, so you can stand in the arena and look around instead of looking at a photograph of it.
The photographs on this page are frames from that tour, which is why they look like the inside of the festival rather than a press pack.
Festival info
| Dates | 6 to 9 August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cluj Arena |
| Where | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Edition | 11th edition, branded UNTOLD ONE |
| Camping | No official camping, it is a city festival |
| Age | All ages with conditions. Under 7 free with a parent |
| Cashless | Yes, everything is paid from the wristband |
Questions people actually ask
When and where was UNTOLD 2026?
From 6 to 9 August 2026 at Cluj Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was the eleventh edition and the festival ran it under the name UNTOLD ONE.
source checked 9 August 2026
How did you pay for anything inside?
UNTOLD is completely cashless. You load money onto your festival wristband and pay with it everywhere. You cannot hand over cash or a card at the stalls.
source checked 18 June 2026
How did you top the wristband up?
Online through your account before you arrive, which skips the queue, or at the Credit Points inside the festival. Credit Points took both cash and card, and card worked with Mastercard, Visa or Amex in any currency. A top up stayed valid for the whole event.
source checked 18 June 2026
Could you get unspent money back?
Yes. You could ask for the unused balance at any Credit Point on the way out, at the Resolution Point during the event, or on the Monday after at the Ticketing Point near the Hungarian Opera between 07:00 and 17:00.
source checked 18 June 2026
What time did the gates open and how late did it run?
Access started at 16:00 each day and a day pass was valid from 16:00 until 05:00 the following morning.
source checked 18 June 2026
Could you leave and come back?
Yes, but re-entry was limited to twice per day.
source checked 18 June 2026
What was banned, and how big could a bag be?
Drinks, food, bottles and sprays, umbrellas, lasers, drones, flammables and tripods all stayed at home. Bags were limited to 29 by 21 by 12 centimetres. Of the cameras, only mirrorless were allowed.
source checked 18 June 2026
Was there camping?
No official camping, because the festival sits inside the city. Most people book a hotel, a hostel or an apartment in Cluj, and the city fills up early.
source checked 18 June 2026
Could you bring children?
There was no strict minimum age. Under 7 went free with a parent. From 7 upwards a ticket was needed plus a signed parental agreement and ID, and anyone under 14 had to be with a parent or a responsible adult at all times. Hearing protection was mandatory under 3 and recommended above it.
source checked 18 June 2026
How do you get to Cluj Arena from the airport?
Taxi, Bolt or Uber, or bus lines 5 and 8 into the city. Cluj Arena sits close to the centre, so walking, e-scooters and local buses all work once you are in town.
source checked 18 June 2026
Links
Sources
- UNTOLD, official festival site checked 9 August 2026
- UNTOLD 2026 dates and edition, Music Festival Wizard checked 9 August 2026
- UNTOLD, cashless and wristband information checked 18 June 2026
- UNTOLD, access, re-entry and banned items checked 18 June 2026
- Romanian Friend, UNTOLD festival guide checked 18 June 2026