
Booking Info & Final Booking
For You Who Have Been Accepted to Side by Side
Have You Been Accepted to Side by Side? Congratulations!
Here you will find information on how to accept your slot and complete your final booking to the camp.
NB! All dates and times at Side by Side are based on the 24-hour clock and CET/CEST
How to Accept Your Slot
You accept your offered slot by completing a final booking via the link in your admission notice. It is very important to book in time – otherwise, your slot will be given to someone else. The deadline is stated in the email.
In the final booking, you enter all people who will participate in the camp, both playing/singing participants and accompanying adults. The booking ends with payment by card for private individuals. Companies can choose invoice (sent in mid-May).
Booking Terms & Conditions
If you accept an offered slot at Side by Side, you should know:
- You may only book yourself/your group for the slot(s) stated in your admission notice
- If you book slots for a group, you are responsible for forwarding information to guardians
- The person making the booking must be 18 years or older
- EVERYONE attending the camp, including accompanying teachers, parents, and other adults, must book a slot and pay the participation fee
- The last day for cancellation with refund is April 22
- In case of unforeseen changes, we may need to cancel slots and refund participation fees
During Side by Side, we document activities in text, audio, and images. Material may be used in our channels and by partners. This also applies to material participants send to us. For more information, see the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra’s privacy policy: https://www.gso.se/en/the-organisation/personal-data/
Making a final booking for a group
Book the number of slots and the instruments/parts stated in the admission notice. In addition to playing/singing participants, you must also book slots for accompanying adults. Not everyone in your group may have received a slot. They will be on the waiting list until April 29 when admissions close. Email sidebyside@gso.se if you need to make any changes.
Person 1 is the main booker and receives confirmation for everyone in the group. Therefore, enter an adult/responsible person as Person 1. Person 2, 3, and so on will receive confirmation for their own booking if an email address is provided. The maximum per booking is 20 people. If your group is larger, you must make two bookings. Always enter a responsible adult as Person 1.
If accommodation is offered in the admission notice, you must enter the check-in day and number of nights for each person in the final booking.
Book the whole group together if possible. If not, the link can be forwarded to each participant for individual booking.
For guardians booking slot(s) for your child(ren)
Book the instrument/part stated in the admission notice. In addition to playing/singing participants, you must also book a slot for any accompanying adult. Email sidebyside@gso.se if you need to make any changes.
Teachers/choir leaders who made a group application may have forwarded the link to you. Contact the teacher if you have questions about the group’s participation or if you wonder whether you should attend as an accompanying adult.
Information you need to book your slot at the camp
- Admission notice with link to the booking form
- Name, age at camp start, instrument/part
- Any allergies or special diet
- Country, municipality
- Any orchestra, choir, or music school
- Email address and mobile number for all participants
- Name and mobile number of closest relative
- Accommodation nights if you have been offered accommodation
- Number of entrance tickets to Liseberg
- Payment details (card or invoice)
Cost to participate at Side by Side
Participation fee: 550 SEK (incl. 25% VAT) Beginners and Open Choir 275 SEK
Accommodation: 150 SEK per person per night incl. breakfast and dinner (incl. 12% VAT)
Camp counselor group: 150 SEK per child for the entire camp
Liseberg June 14: Entrance ticket 65 SEK per participant
The same fees apply to all participants, including accompanying adults.
Children and adults at camp
Participants under 12 years are recommended to have an accompanying adult present at the camp who is available all day and responsible for the child, especially during transfers, meals, and activities outside rehearsals. This can be the group leader, an accompanying parent, or another adult.
Children in different tracks have different schedules and rehearse in different locations, so it is important to have enough adults present. Side by Side is a camp in the middle of Gothenburg, which means participants must move between different venues around the Concert Hall in a busy area.
Accompanying adults must be booked and pay the participation fee. Several adults can share a slot as long as they take turns being present. If so, write this in the field Additional information / Övrig information.
You can book a slot in the camp counselor group only if you have been offered this in the acceptance email.
To stay overnight at Side by Side accommodation, you must be at least 16 years old or accompanied by an adult. All accompanying adults must be booked and pay both the participation and accommodation fees.
Beginners: Each child must be dropped off and picked up by an adult who is also available by phone during the camp. This adult does not need to be booked or pay the participation fee.
Open Choir: If the participant needs an assistant for lunch or transfers, the assistant must also be booked and pay the participation fee.
For safety reasons, only people with a booked slot may be in the venues.
Book a slot in a camp counselor group
You can book a slot in a camp counselor group only if you have been offered this in the acceptance email.
A camp counselor group consists of up to 15 children and has a staff member from Side by Side who takes care of the participants during the camp. Camp counselors work during the day, and children without an adult may not stay overnight at Side by Side and must be picked up and dropped off each day in connection with scheduled camp activities.
Our camp counselors generally do not have special pedagogical training. They also do not have experience caring for children with disabilities or special needs. The child must be able to follow instructions to function well in a camp counselor group.
Special info for participants in the Beginners track
In the Beginners track, each child must be dropped off and picked up by an adult who is also available by phone during the camp. This adult does not need to be included in the booking or pay the participation fee.
Book external housing during the camp
Camp accommodation slots at Side by Side are limited, but you can book external housing on your own. Note that we do not take responsibility for external bookings.
If you book your own accommodation, breakfast and dinner included for residents at the Side by Side accommodation are not included. We provide an example list of hotels and hostels on the page External Housing.
Remember to book with cancellation option!
Waiting list for tracks
If you have not been accepted, you are on the waiting list until April 29 when admissions close.
How to Fill Out the Booking Form
Book instrument / part
Select the option you have been offered a slot in.
Accompanying adults select the option Not playing, not singing. If you are a playing teacher, select your instrument.
Playing teacher / Spelande pedagog (only Intermediate and Basic Orchestra)
Check the box if you are an accompanying teacher and want to play if there is space.
Special Diet
No food containing pork or nuts is served at the camp. For special diets, you can choose vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free, and milk protein-free. You can specify allergies and other dietary requests, which will be accommodated as far as possible.
Orchestra / Choir / Kulturskola
Select the correct option from the list. If your group is not listed, select Other/Annan and enter the name of your orchestra, choir, or music school.
Additional information / Övrig information
Enter any other information we need to know about the group or any participant, such as wheelchair use or illness. You can also contact us by email.
Email
Booking confirmation and information emails for the camp will be sent to this email address. Person 1 is the main booker and receives confirmation for everyone in the group. Person 2, 3, and so on will receive confirmation for their own booking if an email address is provided.
Mobile phone
The number is used to reach the participant during the camp. If the participant does not have a mobile, enter the number of an adult responsible for the participant during the camp. We recommend that children attending the camp alone bring a mobile phone so we can reach them if needed.
Book accommodation / Boka boende
Only for participants who have applied for and been offered accommodation. Select check-in day and number of nights for each participant.
Book camp counselor / Boka barnvärd
Only for participants who have applied for and been offered a slot in a camp counselor group.
Voucher – Liseberg Entry – Sunday
If you wish, you can book an entrance ticket to Liseberg for each participant at a reduced price. You will receive a voucher with a barcode to show at the Ticket Office at the Concert Hall during the camp days to get an entrance ticket to Liseberg. The ticket is valid for Sunday, June 14.
Summary
Check all details. If you want to change something, click Back at the bottom left. Once you click Book, you cannot go back and change.
Promotional code
At the bottom of the summary tab, you will see the total amount for the booking. If you have a discount code, enter it in the Promotional code box and click Apply. The amount will decrease. Then click Book.
Payment
In the Payment tab, first choose whether to pay by card or invoice (companies/organizations only).
Payment service means you enter card details and complete payment before finishing the booking. You can pay with VISA, Mastercard, or Maestro.
Invoice is chosen if payment is to be made by a company/organization by invoice. The invoice will be sent in mid-May and must be paid within 30 days.
After Booking
- Each participant receives a confirmation to the provided email address
- The main booker receives a collective confirmation for the whole group
- All confirmations include a barcode. Print and bring the confirmation with the barcode to the camp. It will be used at registration on site. If you do not receive the confirmation, please check your spam folder
- The last day for cancellation with refund is April 22. Cancel via email to sidebyside@gso.se
- If you have questions or want to change your booking, email sidebyside@gso.se or go to our Contact Page to find contact details for the responsible producer for your track
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