Going to a festival alone can be fun, but going with your people? Completely different experience.

Everything becomes part of the memory: deciding what time to leave, arguing about where to meet, sharing food, screaming when your favourite song comes on, and trying to find the friend who disappeared five minutes ago.

You also get the full cast. The friend who wants to see every performance. The one mainly interested in buying anything and everything that catches their fancy. The one taking pictures of everybody. And the one saying, “Guys, I’m tired,” while still refusing to go home.

That is a big part of what makes Detty December Fest exciting. Here are five reasons to bring your crew.

1. The fun starts in the group chat

Weeks before the day, the planning begins. Who is coordinating outfits? Who is sorting the ride? What time will everyone say they are ready, and what time will they actually be? The voice notes, the outfit debates and the countdown are half the joy. By the time you arrive, the day already feels like a story you are in.

2. Everyone finds their own thing

With music, food, fashion, art and nightlife all happening from 18 to 30 December, everyone in your group can follow what excites them. The music head heads for the stage. The foodie follows their nose. The style watcher takes in the outfits. Then you regroup, compare notes, and realise you have experienced the festival five different ways.

3. Food tastes better when it is shared

One plate, five forks. Someone always orders too much, and someone always asks for “just a taste” and finishes it. Sharing means you try more, and you find the thing you would have skipped on your own.

4. The big songs hit harder together

When your favourite song comes on, screaming alone is fun. Screaming next to the friend who knows every word too is a different level. Shared reactions get louder, and a song you have heard a hundred times becomes a moment you will remember.

5. You leave with the stories

The friend who disappeared and came back with a new group of friends. The one who “just needs five minutes” and stays until the very end. The photos from your designated photographer that you will still be sending each other in January. The best festival moments are the ones you retell together afterwards, and they get better every time. Through all of it, someone in your squad is keeping an eye on you, too.

Quick tips for your squad

• Agree on a meeting point before you arrive and save it in the group chat.
• Charge your phones fully before you leave home.
• Share your live location with at least one friend.
• Set a regroup time so everyone can wander and still find their way back.

Bring your people

Detty December Fest runs from 18-30 December, with music, food, fashion, art and nightlife happening across the festival, so everyone in your group can find something they enjoy.

Get your Detty December Fest tickets at dettydecfest.com or our ticketing partners directly DOT TIX, send the link to your friends and start making your plans. And send this article to the friend who always disappears.