There is a very specific feeling that strikes on day two of a festival when you realise you’ve forgotten something obvious. At Beach Please it tends to be either sunscreen (the July Costinești sun is unforgiving), a dry bag for the beach, or the small cash backup that saves the evening when the cashless wristband system goes briefly down. This list exists to prevent all of that.
Beach Please 2026 runs 8–12 July in Costinești on the Romanian Black Sea coast. The environment is sand, sun, sea, rave, and repeat. Your packing needs to serve all five. Here is everything worth bringing — and a few things confidently left at home.
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Sun Protection: Non-Negotiable
The Black Sea coast in July sits under persistent sunshine with a UV index regularly hitting 8–9 (Very High). There is limited natural shade on the beach stages. Without proper protection, you will burn on day one and spend the remaining four days in varying degrees of discomfort.
What to Pack
- SPF 50 sunscreen, at least 300ml. Apply before you leave the hotel or tent; reapply every two hours on the beach. Resort pharmacies stock it but charge significantly more than you’d pay at home — bring your own.
- SPF 30 or 50 lip balm. Your lips will thank you on day three.
- Good sunglasses. Full UV protection; they will see serious use.
- A hat or cap. Essential for beach and outdoor stages. A wide brim is worth more than it sounds when you’re dancing in direct sun at 4pm.
- A light, long-sleeved layer for the absolute peak afternoon heat on the beach — counterintuitively, covering up is cooler than burning.
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Hydration Kit
Dehydration is the quiet villain of festival weeks. Heat, dancing, alcohol, and disrupted sleep all pull in the same direction. Staying ahead of it is simple with the right kit.
What to Pack
- A reusable water bottle, 750ml or 1 litre. Most festivals have free water refill points; find yours on the first day.
- Electrolyte tablets or rehydration sachets. A tube of these weighs almost nothing. Use one per morning, especially after a long night.
- A small insulated sleeve for your water bottle if you want cold water to stay cold longer.
Avoid relying entirely on bought water at festival prices. It adds up and creates unnecessary plastic waste.
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Festival Outfit: Practical and Still *You*
Beach Please is a daytime-beach-to-nighttime-rave proposition. Your outfit needs to work across both.
Daytime
- Swimwear you’re comfortable dancing in as well as swimming — there is overlap
- Shorts and light tops that dry quickly; synthetic fabrics are your friend
- Sandals or slides for beach and promenade time — flip-flops are fine for the sand but not for dancing
Evening Sets
- A reliable festival outfit for the main stages — whatever you feel best in
- Comfortable trainers that you can dance in for four hours without wrecking your feet; this is not the moment for new shoes
- A light jacket or hoodie for late nights. July evenings on the Black Sea can be surprisingly cool after midnight when the sea breeze picks up — the temperature drop from peak afternoon to 3am can be 8–10 degrees
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Gear That Makes the Week
The Dry Bag
Perhaps the single highest-impact item you can pack. A 5–10 litre dry bag (roll-top closure) keeps your phone, wallet, and any valuables safe when you’re at the water’s edge, on the beach stages, or caught in an unexpected summer shower. The cost is minimal; the peace of mind is considerable.
Portable Power Bank
A 10,000mAh power bank will charge your phone twice over. Festival signal congestion drains batteries faster than normal use. Charging stations exist at festivals but typically involve queuing and leaving your phone unattended — neither of which is ideal. Pack a power bank and charge it nightly.
Ear Protection
A pair of quality foam earplugs or musician’s earplugs (which filter without killing the sound quality) is the sleep aid and hearing protector you will wish you had by night two. Not the foam earplugs from the petrol station. Proper ones.
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Documents, Payment and the Practical Essentials
ID and Tickets
- Passport or national ID card. Romanian law requires valid ID for festival entry; a photo on your phone is not accepted.
- Festival tickets either printed or downloaded offline before you lose signal in the crowd.
- A small passport holder or neck pouch is useful for keeping documents together without carrying a full wallet.
Payment Setup
Romania uses the Romanian leu (RON), not the euro. Beach Please’s cashless wristband system operates in RON — you load it at kiosks on-site.
- EU Type F plug adapter is the Romanian standard. UK travellers and others with different sockets need one; buy it before you travel rather than hunting for one in Costinești.
- Debit card with low or no foreign transaction fees. Revolut, Wise, Starling, and similar cards work well. Load some RON before the festival if possible.
- Cash backup, around RON 200–300. For moments when card terminals are slow, vendors are cash-only, or the cashless system needs a moment to recover. The ATMs in Costinești are limited in number; withdraw in Constanța if possible.
If you’re staying at Luna Marina, reception can advise on the nearest ATM and the best top-up locations for the cashless wristband system — small things that are genuinely useful to know on arrival day.
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Medical and Recovery Kit
Pack a small ziplock bag with the following:
- Ibuprofen or paracetamol (both; they work differently)
- Plasters in various sizes — blisters from dancing are inevitable
- Antiseptic wipes or small tube of antiseptic cream
- Antihistamine tablets (useful for unexpected allergic reactions and insect bites)
- Rehydration sachets (noted above under hydration, but worth listing twice)
- Any personal prescription medication with enough supply, plus a day or two extra
The resort pharmacy stocks basics, but at festival-season premium pricing and with queues. A prepared kit costs very little and saves real time.
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What Not to Bring
- Glass bottles or containers — prohibited inside the festival perimeter
- Drones — not permitted without press accreditation
- An enormous suitcase if you’re hotel-based; a large holdall or backpack manages the environment better
- Expensive jewellery — sand, sea, and dancing are not its friends
- **Anything you would be devastated to lose** — festival crowds, however friendly, are still crowds
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Quick Packing Checklist
Sun
- [ ] SPF 50 sunscreen (300ml+)
- [ ] Sunglasses (UV protection)
- [ ] Hat or cap
- [ ] SPF lip balm
- [ ] Light long-sleeved layer for beach
Hydration
- [ ] Reusable water bottle
- [ ] Electrolyte tablets / rehydration sachets
Clothing
- [ ] Swimwear (multiple sets)
- [ ] Festival outfits (day and evening)
- [ ] Comfortable trainers for dancing
- [ ] Light jacket or hoodie
- [ ] Sandals for beach time
Gear
- [ ] Dry bag (5–10 litre, roll-top)
- [ ] Portable power bank (10,000mAh+)
- [ ] Earplugs (quality ones)
Documents and Payment
- [ ] Passport or national ID card
- [ ] Festival tickets (downloaded offline)
- [ ] EU Type F plug adapter
- [ ] Low-fee debit card
- [ ] RON cash (200–300)
Medical
- [ ] Ibuprofen and paracetamol
- [ ] Plasters (varied sizes)
- [ ] Rehydration sachets
- [ ] Antihistamines
- [ ] Personal prescription medication
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Pack deliberately, pack light, and trust the list. Everything else you discover you need can usually be sourced in Costinești at a price — but the items above are the ones worth getting right before you leave home.
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