Roots Picnic Promises To "Do Better" After Some Attendees Say They Waited Hours To Get Into Festival Saturday

CBS Philadelphia

June 2, 2025

Organizers of the Roots Picnic posted an apology on social media Sunday after some attendees said they waited hours to get through security on the first day of the music festival.

Doors for the two-day music festival at the Mann Center in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park were initially scheduled to open at 1 p.m. on May 31. Just after they were supposed to open, the Roots Picnic shared on social media that, due to rain and storms in the area, doors would open instead at 2 p.m.

Throughout the afternoon and evening, the festival's social media pages were flooded with comments from people saying they waited in line for hours to get inside on Day 1. In another series of posts on Saturday, organizers said rain and flooding created safety hazards on the grounds, and they couldn't open the gates until it was safe.

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