

If you wanted to get up close, you could do it without problems. This was where we saw Z-Trip perform, and although there was a huge crowd, there were some open spots all around. With Labyrinth being the first stage guests would see upon entering, it was a sight to see. When it was nighttime, the area between the booths and the stages was dark, and the only lights we could see were from light-up accessories, LED poi, and LED orbitals. The right side was where the stages were with bright, colorful lights moving across above us. Walking downward, our left side was filled with booths for food, drinks, etc. The main entrance was near Labyrinth, and to get to the rest of the stages, you would go downhill through the sea of crowd. There’s a smaller stage, Owloch Grove, which was one of our favorite spots. Nocturnal Wonderland 2021 had 3 huge stages: Wolves’ Den, Labyrinth, and Sunken Garden. The stage lighting shines bright against the mountain backdrop as if the nocturnal gods above are shouting, “This is our spot, and we’re here to celebrate!” When the sun sets, it felt like guests were in a world of their own, isolated from the rest of civilization. Glen Helen Regional Park is a huge, grassy area surrounded by mountains. It was two days and two nights of dancing mayhem featuring top DJs like Deadmau5, 3LAU, Audien, Seven Lions, Flux Pavilion, and more.Īlthough the hours are earlier for Nocturnal Wonderland when comparing other events, what makes this a truly magical festival is the location. Another big festival is Nocturnal Wonderland, and this year it was held once again at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA. The park also makes a great place to capture the vibrancy of our urban core during festivals, concerts and fitness programs.Ī permit is required for commercial photographers.Southern California ravers are blessed with so many EDM events and festivals all over, and Insomniac is definitely pivotal in bringing out some of the craziest and biggest ones including Escape Halloween, Countdown, and Beyond Wonderland. Photographers love RiverScape! The park offers sweeping views of the city skyline and Great Miami River, and showcases the regional relationship with water - from the children frolicking in the interactive fountains and bubbling canal pools to the giant Five Rivers Fountains of Light rising at the confluence of the Mad and Great Miami rivers. Unveiled in 2015, it depicts activities along the river, including bicycling, hiking and paddling.


The nearly 1,000-foot mural painted on the northern floodwall facing RiverScape is the design of Dayton artist Amy Deal. The Invention Stations act as interactive and educational art in the park, teaching park visitors about our inventor history. The park also has a monument - Dayton Peace Accord - that symbolizes the agreement for peace between Bosnia and Herzegovina struck in 1995.Ī bronze sculpture just west of the pavilion called “Happy Days,” by Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel, illustrates playful children running and suggests youthful delight and family happiness, the kind of fun the park is meant for.

Visit Deeds Point to see a bronze statue of Wilbur and Orville Wright as well as an aviation timeline exhibit that serves as an ongoing reminder of the importance of the Wright Brothers and Dayton to aviation history. Several of his poems are etched in stone at the top of the staircase at the west end of the park. RiverScape pays tribute to the works of native Dayton poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. Visit the historical markers on the fountain towers and plaques describing the effects of the flood.Ī large stone bench sits at the west end of the park memorializing early Daytonians who played a key role in the development of the city. The park was also the site of the 1913 flood. View more about the River Walk & Invention Stations A medallion at the northeast corner of Main Street and Monument Avenue marks Dayton as the Innovation Capital of the World, by virtue of the fact that Dayton has had more inventions per capita than any city in the United States. The brick medallions lead the way along the walk, telling stories of other Dayton inventors. The park pays homage to our region’s innovative accomplishments through the Dayton Inventors River Walk, which includes seven invention stations along Monument Avenue and Patterson Boulevard that celebrate Dayton inventions, sometimes in surprising ways. RiverScape was established in 2001, but this riverfront had been site of Van Cleve Park for more than 100 years. In fact, Founders’ Point, marked by the green-roofed gazebo at the river’s edge, is where the first settlers of Dayton arrived in 1796. RiverScape abounds with regional history.
