Awakenings ADE 2026: Where Sugarfactory Is, All Eight Shows, Set Times and the Last Train

Awakenings ADE 2026 is eight shows from Wednesday 21 to Monday morning 26 October at Sugarfactory, Kristalpromenade 7, Halfweg, just outside Amsterdam and opposite Halfweg-Zwanenburg station, and five of the eight were sold out at the time of writing (mid October 2026). Halfweg sits between Amsterdam and Haarlem, about ten minutes by train from Amsterdam Centraal. That matters if you leave a night show early: no night train or night bus runs back. For the rest of the week, read our full ADE 2026 guide.

Awakenings ADE 2026 at a glance

• Where: Sugarfactory, Kristalpromenade 7, Halfweg, "right across from Halfweg-Zwanenburg train station", outside the Amsterdam city boundary.
• Eight shows: at the time of writing (mid October 2026), five sold out (Drumcode, Metamorfosi, Trip To Galaxy, Sunday Sessions, Prophecy by Prospa); Opening Night and Friday Sessions (EUR 64.95) and Adriatique All Night Long (EUR 69.95) on final release, flagged almost sold out.
• Set times: published for all eight shows, listed below.
• Trains: last train to Amsterdam 00:55 (Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday nights) or 01:24 (Friday, Saturday nights); first train 05:39 (Thursday, Friday, Monday mornings) or 06:25 (Saturday, Sunday).
• Lockers and tokens: all bags and jackets go in lockers, cheaper online until Monday 19 October for the Wednesday and Thursday shows and Wednesday 21 October for the rest. Drinks are paid with tokens bought by card or cash.
• Tickets: personalised, sealed and emailed to main buyers on Monday 19 October. Resale only through TicketSwap.
• Entry: 18+ with ID, no re-entry, no entry in the last two hours.

Where is Awakenings ADE 2026?

Sugarfactory is a former sugar refinery on the SugarCity site in Halfweg, a village in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland. The venue dates the building to 1863, and Wikipedia records CSM running the factory from 1919 until it closed in the 1990s. Awakenings moved its ADE shows here in 2025, billed on the venue's site as "the first and only promoter to host a techno event in this historic space". The shows are in the official ADE programme, but the address is not Amsterdam.

Sprinter trains from Amsterdam Centraal stop at Sloterdijk and reach Halfweg-Zwanenburg in about ten minutes, with the venue across the road. The last trains in arrive just after 01:00, or at 01:36 on Friday and Saturday nights.

The eight Awakenings ADE 2026 shows

Status at the time of writing (mid October 2026), from awakenings.com and its ticket shop. Check before you travel.

Awakenings ADE 2026 set times, every show

Each set runs until the next one starts.

The clock change and Adriatique's five and a half hours

The clocks go back at 03:00 on Sunday 25 October, to 02:00. The Adriatique page still lists Adriatique from 01:30 to 07:00, with a note: "Due to the clocks going back one hour during the night, Adriatique will play for 5.5 hours, even though the event officially ends at 06:00 instead of 07:00." The night lasts eight hours like the other Awakenings nights, but the hour from 02:00 to 03:00 happens twice, so your phone says 06:00 at the end. Five and a half hours is the longest slot of the eight shows.

With no entry in the last two hours, the door should close at 04:00 on the new clock. That is my reading, not a published time, so do not cut it fine. The 06:00 finish meets the 06:25 Sunday train; the next is 07:25. UK clocks go back the same night.

Getting to Sugarfactory and back

Stay to the end and the trains work. Leave in the small hours and you need a taxi or a pre-booked car: no train or bus runs back until morning. These times come from the national timetable feed of 12 October; check the NS app or 9292 on the day, especially on Saturday night.

Sugarfactory house rules

• No re-entry, and no entry in the last two hours: by our count, 05:00 for the night shows (04:00 new clock at Adriatique), 19:30 for the daytime ones.
• ID: 18+ with government-issued ID, and the name on the ticket must match it.
• No Phone Policy: Awakenings ties it to the move to this venue and asks you to "dance with the music, not with your phone". Phones are still allowed in; camera glasses, selfie sticks and professional cameras are not.
• Zero tolerance: no drugs of any kind, including cannabis, mushrooms and nitrous oxide. Everyone is searched, with metal detectors and cameras.
• Lockers: compulsory for bags and jackets, medium (EUR 12.25 online) or large (EUR 16.50), also sold on site.
• Tokens: from a cash desk, by card or cash. You get one free recycle token at entry; a lost token or cup costs EUR 2.50.
• Smoking: outdoors only, two packs of cigarettes at most.

If something goes wrong, purple posters carry a QR code that opens a WhatsApp chat with the on-site team, a "goodbye host" in a yellow vest stands at the entrance and exit, and EMS runs first aid.

Tickets, resale and Monday 19 October

Awakenings tickets are personalised: each person claims their own with name, email and date of birth, and the main buyer sends friends an invite link. Names can be swapped with the "Depersonalise" and "Invite" buttons until the tickets go out on Monday 19 October, when sealed e-tickets are emailed to main buyers. Tickets are non-refundable.

For the sold-out shows, the only second-hand route Awakenings accepts is its official partner TicketSwap, with SecureSwap: the seller's barcode is cancelled and the buyer gets a new ticket. Anything from social media risks a dead barcode. Our ADE 2026 resale guide covers the rest of the week.

Not to be confused with Club Annie on Lijnbaansgracht

Amsterdam used to have a club called Sugarfactory, on Lijnbaansgracht opposite Melkweg near Leidseplein. That room is now Club Annie: Melkweg soft-opened it "in the former Sugarfactory and Lovelee space across the street" in early October, as a two-year pilot programmed by Milou Zoer, and it opens officially during ADE with a 30-hour weekender at Lijnbaansgracht 238. Awakenings is about nine and a half kilometres west in a straight line. Give a driver the Halfweg address, not just the name.

Which Awakenings show to pick

If you have no ticket yet, I would book Adriatique: one act, five and a half hours, and a finish that meets the first Sunday train. Friday Sessions is the pick for techno all night, with Ben Klock and Philippa Pacho from 03:30. The sold-out Sunday closing night belongs to Prospa, the Leeds duo in our Prospa profile. For techno beyond Halfweg, see our ADE 2026 techno guide; the day-by-day ADE party guide puts Awakenings next to everything else each night; and from the UK, start with ADE from London.

FAQ

Where is Awakenings ADE 2026?

At Sugarfactory, Kristalpromenade 7, Halfweg, across from Halfweg-Zwanenburg station, about ten minutes by train from Amsterdam Centraal.

How do I get to Sugarfactory in Halfweg?

Take a Sprinter from Amsterdam Centraal or Sloterdijk to Halfweg-Zwanenburg. On Friday and Saturday nights the N80 night bus from Leidseplein also stops there. There is a taxi stand, a pre-booked pick-up area and paid parking bought in advance.

Is there a night train or night bus back from Awakenings ADE?

No. The last train to Amsterdam is 00:55, or 01:24 on Friday and Saturday nights, and the N80 runs outbound only. The first train back is 05:39 on weekday mornings and 06:25 at the weekend.

Which Awakenings ADE 2026 shows are sold out?

At the time of writing: Drumcode, Metamorfosi, Trip To Galaxy, Sunday Sessions and Prophecy by Prospa. Opening Night, Friday Sessions and Adriatique were on final release, flagged almost sold out.

When do Awakenings ADE tickets arrive?

On Monday 19 October, emailed to the main buyer after personalisation.

Can I buy resale Awakenings ADE tickets?

Only through TicketSwap, Awakenings' official resale partner, which reissues the ticket with a new barcode.

What time does Adriatique finish at Awakenings ADE?

At 06:00 on the new clock, after five and a half hours, because the clocks go back during the night.

Is Club Annie the same place as the Awakenings Sugarfactory?

No. Club Annie is Melkweg's new club in the former Sugarfactory on Lijnbaansgracht in central Amsterdam. Awakenings is in Halfweg.

Sources

• Awakenings: ADE 2026 Sugarfactory practical info, the ADE 2026 overview and the event pages for Opening Night, Drumcode, Metamorfosi, Friday Sessions, Trip To Galaxy, Adriatique, Sunday Sessions and Prophecy by Prospa
• Awakenings ADE 2026 ticket shop: availability and prices (13 and 15 October 2026)
• Awakenings ticket shop FAQ: personalisation, TicketSwap resale, refunds
• SugarFactory: Awakenings announces new location for ADE 2025 (25 July 2025)
• ADE: Melkweg, from 30 years of ADE to Club Annie (9 October 2026) and Annie's ADE Weekender; Opening Night in the ADE programme
• NS: Night trains in the Netherlands; train and bus times from the OVapi national timetable feed (NS and Connexxion, 12 October 2026)
• Wikipedia: Halfweg and Sugarfactory

This guide is part of House of MNEEMO's ADE 2026 coverage, written by London DJ and producer MNEEMO. For the clubs that keep this music going the rest of the year, read the best techno clubs in Europe in 2026.