Proper NYE Takes Over Petco Park for Two Days — and the ID Rule Is Stricter Than You Think

Overview

PROPER NYE / NYD 2027 runs across two days at Petco Park — Thursday, December 31, 2026 and Friday, January 1, 2027.

It's put on by FNGRS CRSSD, the team behind CRSSD Festival, and it's become the biggest electronic music event on San Diego's calendar: a baseball stadium downtown, multiple stages, and a lineup that reads like a festival bill rather than a club night.

Before anything else, the thing that actually matters:

21 and over only. Government-issued photo ID required.

Temporary IDs from the DMV are not accepted. This is the most common reason people get turned away at the gate, and no amount of arguing changes it.

If you are waiting on a replacement licence, sort it out in December. A paper DMV interim will not get you in.

The Dates

• Thursday, December 31, 2026 — New Year's Eve
• Friday, January 1, 2027 — New Year's Day
• Petco Park, 100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101

Both days are included in every ticket. There are no single-day tickets — this is a two-day pass or nothing, which is worth knowing before you plan the 1st around a recovery day.

Start Times — Two Different Answers

Here's where we have to be straight with you, because the official sources don't agree.

The festival's own information page says doors at 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve and 3 p.m. on New Year's Day, with the first night running to 12:30 a.m. and the second to 10 p.m.

The official ticketing page says something different: December 31 from 3:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., and January 1 from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

An hour apart on both days, and an extra hour at the end of the second night.

Our read is that the information page is carried over from last year's event and hasn't been updated — it matches the published times from the previous edition almost exactly. The ticketing page is the one being actively maintained for 2027.

What to actually do: plan around the earlier time on both days — 3 p.m. on the 31st, 2 p.m. on the 1st — and check the festival's app or socials in the week before. Showing up an hour early costs you nothing. Showing up an hour late costs you a set.

Tickets

Tiers one through five have sold out.

| | |

|---|---|

| 2-Day GA, Tier 6 | $355 |

| 2-Day GA, Refundable | $385 |

| Guest Pass | $2,000 |

All of those figures include fees — the price you see is the price you pay, which is a refreshing change from most stadium events.

A four-step payment plan is available, which splits the cost across instalments rather than taking it all at once.

Two things to be clear about:

• All sales are final. No refunds, no exchanges. The refundable ticket at $385 exists precisely because the standard one isn't.
• There are no single-day tickets. Both days or neither.

One practical note on buying: the festival's own homepage is not currently working properly. The lineup section sits on "Loading lineup…" and never resolves, the countdown clock reads zeros, and the GET TICKETS button is a dead anchor that goes nowhere. Skip it and buy from the official ticketing page directly.

The Lineup

This is a genuinely large bill, and the headline names are the kind that normally anchor festivals on their own:

• FISHER
• Kaskade
• Green Velvet
• Four Tet b2b Tiga
• Lane 8
• Sara Landry
• Cloonee b2b Kettama b2b Josh Baker
• Eli Brown
• Chris Lorenzo
• I Hate Models
• SIDEPIECE
• Odd Mob

Plus a long supporting bill across house, techno, melodic and bass.

Two stage takeovers worth planning around:

This Never Happened — Lane 8's own label, and a distinctly different experience from the main stages. The label's events are known for a no-phones-on-the-dancefloor ethos and a melodic, slower-building sound.

Daisy Chain — Player Dave's project, leaning into the groovier end of house.

What isn't published: which artists play which day, and what time anyone is on. Set times are released through the festival app closer to the date, and because there are no single-day tickets, the day split matters less than it would elsewhere — you're there for both regardless.

Rules to Know Before You Go

The ones that catch people out:

• 21+ with government-issued photo ID. No DMV temporary IDs.
• The event is cashless. Bring a card or a phone. There is nowhere to spend cash.
• No re-entry. Once you leave, you're out for the day. Tickets are scanned each day, so you have one entry per day — plan your arrival properly, eat beforehand, and don't step out for a smoke run.
• Tickets are not matched to IDs, so a ticket bought in someone else's name will scan.

Getting There

This is the weakest part of the official information, and we'd rather tell you that than invent an answer.

No parking details are published anywhere. The only transport guidance the festival gives is that they "highly recommend ride sharing."

Which, for a downtown stadium on New Year's Eve, is sound advice regardless. Petco Park sits in the East Village with the Gaslamp immediately west, and:

• The Trolley stops at Gaslamp Quarter and 12th & Imperial, both a short walk from the park. Check MTS for New Year's Eve service hours — it's usually extended, but confirm rather than assume.
• Rideshare on New Year's Eve downtown is expensive and slow at surge hours. Walking a few blocks out of the immediate area before requesting a car will save you both money and waiting.
• If you're staying downtown, you can walk. That's the easiest version of this night by a distance.

After-parties run until 4 a.m. on both nights at venues around the city, which is worth factoring into how you plan to get home.

How to Go

• Petco Park, 100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
• Thursday, December 31, 2026 and Friday, January 1, 2027
• Doors: 3 p.m. on the 31st, 2 p.m. on the 1st (per the official ticketing page — the festival's info page says an hour later on each; plan for the earlier)
• 21+ only, government photo ID, no DMV temporary IDs
• Tier 6 2-day GA: $355 all-in · Refundable: $385 · Guest Pass: $2,000
• No single-day tickets · no re-entry · cashless · all sales final
• Tickets: events.leapevents.com

Good to Know

• Government photo ID, 21+. DMV temporary IDs are refused. Sort any licence problems out in early December.
• Tiers 1–5 are gone. Tier 6 is $355 and tiers only go one direction.
• Both days or nothing. There are no single-day tickets.
• Plan for 3 p.m. on the 31st and 2 p.m. on the 1st — the earlier of the two published times.
• Cashless. Card or phone only.
• No re-entry. Eat first.
• Skip the official homepage. Its ticket button doesn't work — buy from the ticketing page.
• Set times come out in the app, close to the date.
• No parking is published. Trolley, rideshare, or stay downtown and walk.
• The $385 refundable ticket is the only version with any flexibility. Standard sales are final.

Why It's Worth It

Because there isn't anything else like it here.

San Diego gets good shows and it gets good club nights, but it does not often get a lineup of this scale inside a Major League ballpark. FISHER, Kaskade, Green Velvet and Four Tet b2b Tiga across the same two days, downtown, with the city skyline over the stage — that's a festival bill in a venue that holds forty thousand people, on the two days of the year when nobody has anywhere to be in the morning.

The two-day structure is part of why it works. A single New Year's Eve show is one night with an enormous amount riding on it. This is two, which takes the pressure off — if you spend the 31st at the main stages, the 1st is there for the label takeovers and the smaller rooms, and the whole thing becomes a weekend rather than a countdown.

And the stage takeovers are the real draw for anyone who already knows the names. This Never Happened and Daisy Chain are curated environments with their own crowds and their own sound, and getting both inside one ticket is unusual value even at $355.

The practical case: buy before Tier 6 sells, get your ID situation handled this month, plan for the earlier door time, and sort out how you're getting home before the night rather than at 12:30 a.m. in the East Village.

Looking for something else that night? Our guides to New Year's Eve in San Diego and things to do downtown cover the alternatives, from Gaslamp bars to quieter options on the coast.

For more on what's coming up, browse our San Diego events calendar.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Proper NYE 2027? Thursday, December 31, 2026 and Friday, January 1, 2027, at Petco Park.

Where is it? Petco Park, 100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101, in the East Village downtown.

What time does it start? The official ticketing page lists 3:00 p.m. on December 31 and 2:00 p.m. on January 1. The festival's own information page says 4 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively. Plan for the earlier times and check the app closer to the date.

What time does it end? 12:30 a.m. after the first night. The second night is listed as either 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. depending on which official source you read.

Is it 21+? Yes, strictly. You need a government-issued photo ID, and temporary IDs issued by the DMV are not accepted.

How much are tickets? Tiers 1 through 5 have sold out. Tier 6 two-day general admission is $355, a refundable version is $385, and a Guest Pass is $2,000. All prices include fees.

Can I buy a ticket for just one day? No. Every ticket covers both days.

Is there a payment plan? Yes, a four-step instalment plan is offered at checkout.

Can I get a refund? Not on a standard ticket — all sales are final, with no refunds or exchanges. The $385 refundable ticket is the only version that offers flexibility.

Who's playing? The bill includes FISHER, Kaskade, Green Velvet, Four Tet b2b Tiga, Lane 8, Sara Landry, Cloonee b2b Kettama b2b Josh Baker, Eli Brown, Chris Lorenzo, I Hate Models, SIDEPIECE and Odd Mob, among many others, plus stage takeovers from This Never Happened and Daisy Chain.

Which day is my favourite artist on? The day split hasn't been published, and set times are released through the festival app closer to the event. Since tickets cover both days, it doesn't affect what you need to buy.

Can I leave and come back? No. There's no re-entry. Tickets are scanned once per day.

Do I need cash? No — the event is cashless. Bring a card or your phone.

Where do I park? No parking information is published. The festival's only guidance is that it "highly recommends ride sharing." The Trolley stops at Gaslamp Quarter and 12th & Imperial, both within walking distance.

Are there after-parties? Yes, at venues around the city, running until 4 a.m. on both nights.

Does my ticket need to match my ID? No. Tickets aren't matched to IDs, so a ticket purchased under another name will scan. You still need your own valid 21+ government ID to enter.