Escape: Psycho Circus

Escape: Psycho Circus is an electronic music festival held in Southern California around Halloween.[1] It is one of Insomniac Events music festivals running annually since 2011.[2] There are Halloween walk-through mazes, themed stages, and costumed performers. Genres include EDM, house, dance, electro house, drum and bass, techno, dance-punk, hardstyle, dubstep, trance, and more.

Escape: Psycho Circus
GenreEDM, House, Techno, Dubstep, Hardstyle, Trance, others
DatesWeekend preceding Halloween annually
Location(s)NOS Event Center, San Bernardino, California
Years active2011-Present
Founded byInsomniac Events
Websitehttps://escapehalloween.com/

Stages that have been hosted by the event include Insomniac's brands: Audiotistic, Basscon, Bassrush, and Factory 93. As well as stages hosted by artists such as Richie Hawtin's ENTER., Jamie Jones presents Paradise, Laidback Luke's Super You & Me, and Nicole Moudaber's MOODzone. The event was originally named Escape from Wonderland, but was later changed to Escape: Psycho Circus. The event is centered around Halloween and traditional horror themes.

History

2011

Debuted in 2011 under the name "Escape From Wonderland", Escape: Psycho Circus is an electronic music festival held in Southern California around Halloween. It was first held by Insomniac Events at the National Orange Show Event Center (otherwise known as the NOS Event Center) in San Bernardino, CA, featuring artists; Afrojack, Benny Benassi, Cedric Gervais, and Crizzly.

2012

For Escape's second year, they return to the NOS Event Center in Southern California.[3]

2013

Changing up the venue to the San Manuel Amphitheater in Southern California, Escape From Wonderland took place.[4]

2014

In 2014 the festival adopted the name Escape: All Hallows Eve with returning to the NOS Events Center in Southern California.[5]

2015

For 2015, Escape Halloween took on the theme of Escape: Psycho Circus, hosted its now-traditional home of the NOS Events Center in Southern California.[6] The lineup included Adam Auburn, Eric Prydz, Joris Voorn, and Paul Van Dyk amongst many others.

2016

For 2016, Escape returned with the theme Psycho Circus to the NOS Center and hosted Yellow Claw, The Chainsmokers, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, and Kaskade among others. This is the first year Richie Hawtin's ENTER. did not host the Cannibals' Tea Party, techno stage.

2017

Escape: Psycho Circus took place at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California featuring Tiesto, DJ Snake, NGHTMRE, Marshmello, and more. Audiotistic hosted a stage and Basscon brought hardstyle to the Halloween party. Bassrush hosted The Chopping Block for two nights. Factory 93 hosts both nights at the Cannibals' Tea Party with Jamie Jones presents Paradise on Friday, October 27 and Nicole Moudaber's MOODzone Saturday, October 28.

General event information

Location

The event is held at the National Orange Show event center in San Bernardino, California. The event center holds four main stage tents. The four stages at this event are the Slaughterhouse, Ghouls' Graveyard, The Chopping Block, and Cannibal's Tea Party. Along with the performance stages, the center holds mazes and art galleries that are tied into the Halloween-themed atmosphere.[7]

Ages and ID

In order to enter into Escape Halloween, those who enter are required to be 18+ and 21+ for alcohol/VIP. Escape Halloween will also ask to look at ID. This includes:

  • Driver's License
  • Government issued passport

Festival policies

In order to make the night run smoothly, Insomniac has a few festival policies. Some of the rules are:

  • No Re-entry/ins & outs per day
  • No Camping
  • No Refunds/Exchanges
  • No Moshing, Crowd-surfing, or Stage-diving
  • No Tailgating

Costume guidelines

Dressing up is an option for people. However, some of the guidelines for dressing up include:

  • No drug(s) paraphernalia
  • No handcuffs
  • No authentic looking law enforcement, fire department, or security costumes
  • No glass or ceramic masks
  • No weapons or weapon accessories

Health policies

A strict drug policy is enforced at the Insomniac venue, banning all drugs at its events. Even attendees with medical marijuana cards may not bring drugs to any events. Violators of the drug policy will be escorted from the venue.

Insomniac encourages attendees to notify on-site medical staff in the event of an emergency, including potential overdoses. Medical stations are located at every event in addition to roaming medical staff.[8]

Signs of medical complications include the following:

  • Vomiting
  • Seizures
  • Pale or bluish skin color
  • Abnormal breathing or heart rate
  • Abnormal body temperature
  • Delusions, hallucinations, or paranoia
  • Unresponsive pupils
  • Confusion, stupor, or coma

Insomniac encourages attendees to contact medical staff in the presence of any of these symptoms.

Zero-Tolerance Policy

According to Insomniac's website Escape: Psycho Circus, illegal drugs will not be permitted anywhere inside or outside of the venue. According to Insomniac's Escape: Psycho Circus website, there will be narcotic officers that will be working all areas of the venue and will be enforcing all drug-related laws. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and, not only that, but if you are found intoxicated, security will not permit you to enter into the venue. Insomniac has made it very clear that event staff reserve the rights to refuse anyone.

Hydration

Insomniac also provides free water to all. Attendees can purchase their own water bottle from the merchandise booth, or bring their own containers to fill up. Not only that but there are water refill stations located throughout the venue! Hydration is something that Insomniac takes very seriously! So bringing a water bottle is a must! [9]

Ground Control

Insomniac prides itself on its Ground Control team. Ground Control members are roaming staff in charge of keeping attendees hydrated and healthy, as well as responding to emergencies. Attendees can recognize Ground Control members based on their purple shirts. People can also volunteer to join the Ground Control team by contacting the Insomniac team.[10]

Accessibilities

The most important thing to Insomniac is that everyone has a good time and to do that they try to accommodate for everyone including those with disabilities.

Some accessibilities that Insomniac allows includes:

Amenities
  • Public Restroom Areas
  • ATMs
  • Concession Stands

Medical

Insomniac has made it their main concern to put safety first. First aid locations are offered all throughout the venue and is located on the map handed out to guests.

Service animals

To accommodate for those who need it, service animals are allowed on festival grounds. This does not include emotional support animals, therapy animals, or companion animals. Service animals must remain harnessed or leashed and at the handler's side at all times. The handlers' are responsible for their own animals and the damages they may cause. As well as this, all animals must be legally vaccinated.[11]

Community

Every year since 2011, Insomniac has worked with a fellow charity in the San Bernardino area. They allocate $1 per ticket transaction and $10 per guest list attendee. Below are a few of the charities that Insomniac has worked with in the past few years.

Brent Shapiro Foundation

Starting in 2005, Brent Shapiro Foundation[12] works to bring awareness to alcohol and drug dependency. They would like to provide support to parents towards communicating to children and other parents about the dangers of alcohol and drugs. Hoping to fight against alcohol and drug dependency, Brent Shapiro Foundation wants to make sure that awareness, compassion, and support will come out of their program.

San Bernardino Sheriff’s PRCA Pro Rodeo

San Bernardino Sheriff’s PRCA Pro Rodeo,[13] started in 1957, has been one of the events that have brought together residents, business owners, city and county officials, and law enforcements. Their overall goal of have this rodeo is to create a better relationship between law enforcement and the community, all while having fun doing it. The rodeo was reported to have disappeared back in 1974, however due to a great variety of rodeo lovers, it was brought back for everyone to enjoy.

San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra Music in Education Program

Founded in 1929, the San Bernardino Symphony[14] has been fulfilling their mission of making symphonic music available to those living in the diverse populations of San Bernardino and Riverside counties. By gaining so much support from those around the area, the Orchestra hopes to give children living in the San Bernardino community the opportunity to be able to enjoy music.

Second Harvest Food Bank

The Second Harvest Food Bank[15] began in 1980 in response to the problem that was created in the Inland Empire surrounding hunger and food waste. By helping over a total of 600 charities, the Food Bank has been able to distribute over 2.5 million pounds of food monthly. With the mission to get rid of hunger in the Inland Empire and a vision to feed those in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Second Harvest Food Bank has been growing ever since.

See also

References
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  8. "HEALTH - Escape 2015". Escape 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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  11. "Accessibility - Escape Halloween". Escape Halloween. Insomniac. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  12. "The Brent Shapiro Foundation". The Brent Shapiro Foundation. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  13. "Sheriffs Rodeo". San Bernardino Sheriff's Rodeo. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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