Coachella 2025: How the campgrounds went from all-night parties to family traditions

For campers at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the experience kicks off long before the first artist takes the stage.
Thursday night at the campgrounds has become a ritual for many festivalgoers, an essential prelude to the weekend ahead. But this year, something stood out: it wasn’t just friend groups rolling in with tents and coolers stocked with booze—it was families. Cousins, aunts, siblings, parents—entire multigenerational crews—came together to experi