Lightning in a Bottle is a multi-day festival whose 2027 edition is scheduled for May 26–30, 2027, at Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area in Kern County, 📝California.
The festival's First Timer's Guide describes Lightning in a Bottle as "more than a festival, it's a community that's over 20 years strong." It names three main stages, Lightning, Thunder, and Woogie, and identifies Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as the main music programming days.
The festival's Experience page lists seven worlds: Lightning, Thunder, Woogie, Stacks, Junkyard, Grand Artique, and The Compass. It describes The Compass as offering over 150 talks and workshops, and the First Timer's Guide calls it the learning hub of the festival, made up of 6 programmed areas offering talks, workshops, and classes.
According to the festival's Info & FAQ page, Lightning in a Bottle is an all-ages event at which anyone under 18 must attend with a parent or court-appointed legal guardian. Walk-in tent camping is included with a Festival Pass, the event is cashless, and the 2027 edition offers 3-Day and 5-Day GA, VIP, and VIP+ passes but no single-day or 2-Day passes. The FAQ states that ticket protection "does not change Do LaB's all-sales-final policy," and the First Timer's Guide describes the event as "Pack it in, Pack it out."