Last updated: 10 September 2026. 11–13 June 2027; separate Helloween concert on 10 June · Lochotín Amphitheatre, Pod Vinicemi 9, Plzeň, Czechia.
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Metalfest offers a city-based metal weekend in Plzeň, with the music at Lochotín Amphitheatre. Its most important booking detail for 2027 is the extra Helloween concert on Thursday 10 June: the organiser sells that show separately from the Friday-to-Sunday festival. Decide whether you want both before choosing hotel nights and airport transfers.
Two purchases if you want both events
The dedicated Metalfest listing confirms 11–13 June 2027. The organiser identifies Helloween on 10 June as a standalone opening concert requiring its own ticket. A three-day festival pass should not be treated as admission to the Thursday show.
Compare the event names, dates and products in your basket before paying. If attending Helloween as well, check whether your accommodation or campsite reservation covers the additional night. Keep both admission confirmations available offline so they can be retrieved separately at the gate.
Reach Plzeň before travelling to Lochotín
Prague is an airport to compare for an international arrival. Plan the airport-to-city transfer and the onward connection to Plzeň as one itinerary, allowing for baggage and a missed connection. The airport arrival time is not your arrival time at the festival.
The organiser gives Pod Vinicemi 9 as the amphitheatre address. Once in Plzeň, use the current local journey planner and final festival map to choose the appropriate stop and entrance. A hotel near the main station may simplify arrival, but check its evening connection to Lochotín before booking.
A central hotel or a stay nearer the venue
A Plzeň hotel lets you leave camping equipment at home and gives you a place to rest between concert days. Compare central properties with rooms nearer Lochotín by the actual journey after the final performance. Check late check-in if your arrival depends on a Thursday evening flight.
If your group plans different departure times, ask about luggage storage and checkout arrangements. Price the full number of nights, including any separate concert night. A refundable reservation can be useful while detailed timetables are pending, but read the cancellation deadline and any prepayment conditions.
Camping and pre-pitched options
The festival sells campsite and parking products, while its homepage says reservations for Chill Village tents are due to open in autumn. Check the current availability rather than assuming a pre-pitched tent is already secured by your festival pass. Confirm bedding, electricity and the permitted number of occupants.
The information page still shows 2026 opening times and older cashless examples. Do not reuse those arrival windows for 2027. Ask which accommodation nights cover the separate Thursday concert, and confirm when you must vacate the pitch before buying a tight Monday travel connection.
Make room for the amphitheatre setting
The venue is an outdoor amphitheatre in the Lochotín area, beside parkland and near the zoo. Check the current access information if steps, standing areas or a long approach would affect your visit. A map distance does not establish an accessible route, so obtain the appropriate entrance details from the organiser.
For the festival alone, compare a Thursday arrival and Monday 14 June departure. For Helloween as well, an earlier Thursday arrival or Wednesday night may remove pressure from the first concert day. Put sightseeing into a separate morning or extra day after checking the running order, and keep the final airport journey comfortably outside the concert programme.
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Find a place to stay
Use the flight and hotel search below to compare your travel dates. For hotels, start with Lochotín Amphitheatre, Pod Vinicemi 9, Plzeň, Czechia, then check the actual route between each property and the festival entrance. The map shows accommodation choices; it does not include festival admission.
Watch: festival video
The organiser’s Metalfest Open Air 2026 aftershow video shows the previous edition. It does not establish the 2027 running order or campsite access.
Watch on Youtube · Video by Masters of Rock.
Official planning sources
- 2027 festival listing and separate-show distinction
- Ticket and accommodation products
- Amphitheatre address and practical information
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Featured photograph: representative music image, not a photograph of Metalfest Open Air. Photo by Labskiii on Pexels, used under the Pexels License.