Tomorrowland is helping residents in its hometown of Boom, Belgium make some extra cash, a new report has revealed.

A survey, conducted by Flanders news site VRT NEWS, discovered that locals can make hundreds if not thousands of euros by providing essentials to festival goers.

The Reetse Veteranen Vrienden football club from nearby Rumst, for example, have been operating a drinks stall near Tomorrowland’s Dreamville campsite for a few years. “Lots of people pass by here looking for a refreshing drink with extra ice cubes,” explains the club’s chair, Patrick De Maeyer.

Over the two weekends of the festival, De Maeyer said the club can earn around 3,000 euros. “That allows us to pay for our football pitch, wash our shirts and repair our two large mascots.”

Other residents are renting out places to stay on Airbnb. One Boom couple, Karen Depaepe and Tom Provost, offer a six-person, three-room place with breakfast for 900 euros per night, while a Rumst man is offering his garden as a campsite for around 500 euros for the weekend.

“It’s the first time we’ve done this,” said Depaepe. “We have lots of friends in the neighbourhood who also rent out rooms, and they’ve all had positive experiences so far.”

“Our three rooms had been on Airbnb for less than a day and they were all already booked,” added Provost, explaining the couple hopes to use the money earned to go on holiday. 

Weekend two of Tomorrowland 2026 has begun, though the festival has announced there will be no “large-scale” fireworks and “limited pyrotechnics” due to a wildfire risk warning issued by the Belgian government.

Find out all the set times for weekend two and revisit all the biggest tracks from weekend one.