Coachella 2027 Shirts: Festival Dates and Trademark Rules

Coachella 2027 is set for two weekends, April 9 to 11 and April 16 to 18, 2027, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, according to the festival's website. Passes are already on sale, and the official lineup has not been announced. For custom shirt sellers the festival drives two kinds of orders: group trip shirts for friends traveling together, and festival-style tanks and crop tops sold online in February and March. Both run into the same problem, because Coachella is a registered trademark for the exact garments buyers want. This guide covers the 2027 dates, what is and is not confirmed, and how to design around the name.

Coachella 2027 at a glance

Dates are from coachella.com, checked Nov. 12, 2026. News reports have named possible headliners, but none has been confirmed by the festival, so leave artist names off any pre-lineup design.

Who orders shirts for Coachella

• Friend groups and couples. Matching shirts for the trip, often with a group name, the year, and a desert graphic. These are small orders of 4 to 12 pieces in mixed sizes.
• Online sellers. Festival tanks, cropped tees, and mesh tops sold on Etsy and social media in the run-up to April. The specialty apparel blank guide covers blanks beyond the basic tee.
• Bachelorette and birthday groups that build a trip around one of the two weekends.
• Local businesses in the Coachella Valley dressing staff for the busiest weeks of spring.

Lightweight garments dominate, and many festival tanks are polyester or tri-blend, which need different press settings than 100 percent cotton. Check settings by fabric in the DTF temperature and time chart.

The trademarks a shop should know

From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's trademark search, checked Nov. 12, 2026:

What that means for a shop:

1. "Coachella" on a shirt you sell needs a license. Both live registrations list T-shirts and tank tops by name.
2. Coachella is also a city name. The city of Coachella is a real place in the valley, and place names get narrower protection. But a festival-themed shirt that says "Coachella 2027" over a palm tree is selling the festival, not the city. Treat the word as protected on anything festival-related.
3. Artist names and photos are separate rights. A lineup-style shirt listing performers uses their names and, often, their likenesses. Do not print a lineup shirt unless the customer owns the rights.

Designs that stay clear of the marks

• Desert, cactus, sun, and palm tree art you draw yourself
• "Desert weekend," "Weekend 1 crew," "Indio or bust," and similar phrases in your own words
• The group's own name, inside jokes, and trip dates
• Sunset gradients, retro motel signs you design, and boho patterns
• "April 2027" with your own music-themed artwork

Our travel, cruise, and camp shirt ideas and the licensed character and trademark guide have more.

Timing

Group trip orders arrive in waves: right after the lineup announcement, and again in the three weeks before each weekend. A shop selling online should list festival designs by early February and set a cutoff of about March 25 for Weekend 1 delivery. Shops in Southern California can find local options on the Los Angeles custom shirt page. Selling festival designs on Etsy now also means following Etsy's new rule on real product photos, covered in our guide to Etsy's unedited photo rule.

Frequently asked questions

When is Coachella 2027?

Coachella 2027 runs over two weekends, April 9 to 11 and April 16 to 18, 2027, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, according to coachella.com. The lineup had not been announced as of Nov. 12, 2026.

Is Coachella trademarked for clothing?

Yes. Coachella Music Festival, LLC owns U.S. Registration Nos. 4,266,400 and 4,270,482 for COACHELLA, and both cover shirts, T-shirts, tank tops, long-sleeved shirts, and hooded sweatshirts. Selling apparel with the name requires the festival's permission.

Can I make matching shirts for my Coachella group?

Yes, if the design uses your group's name and original artwork instead of the Coachella name or logo. Phrases like "Desert Weekend Crew" with your own cactus or sunset art are a safe way to mark the trip without using the festival's mark.

Can I put the Coachella lineup on a shirt?

Not without permission. A lineup shirt uses performers' names, which they control, and usually the festival's name and poster design, which Coachella controls. Leave lineup shirts to the festival's official merchandise.