Dragonfest of Colorado

The 2012 Dragonfest registration form is available for download here.  For best results, after clicking the link please download the form before printing it, then complete it and mail it to the Dragonfest PO box.  If you have any questions or issues with the registration please e-mail regi...@dragonfest.org.  Merchants please visit the Merchants Page to download your registration form.

The Dragonfest Board is seeking applicants for the corporate secretary position. Please see the job description for more details DF Secretary job description. To apply or for more information please email the Board of Directors at Boa...@dragonfest.org.

Want to be on staff in 2012?  Please let us know by filling out this form.  You’ll also be able to reset your password or get a reminder of your dragonfest.org email address.

If you’d like to be on staff this year but didn’t volunteer last year, please fill out the new volunteer application instead.

Staff meetings are the at 10 AM on the 3rd Saturday of each month at Full Moon Books.  You can still be on staff if you can’t make those meetings.

We mailed out 643 Annual Reports with ballots for the new Board of Director position. We received 94 returned ballots as of Monday, November 28, 2011*. Of those returned, the results were as follows:

• Christine Childs received 72 votes
• Tanya Lewerk (Tanna Sage) received 22 votes

Christine Childs was elected to the Board of Directors.

*Please note that in mailing out the ballots this year, the deadline to return ballots was omitted from the ballot itself. We apologize for this oversight. Though we had posted the November 15th postmark deadline on our website, in deference to our membership, we opted to extend the deadline to any ballot received up to and including the 28th of November.

If you need to contact Dragonfest in an emergency during the event, follow the instructions on our contact page.

Many board and staff members will be on site starting Saturday, July 30th and unable to respond to queries.  The last opportunity to reliably get a response to a message sent to drag...@dragonfest.org (dragonfest at dragonfest dot org) is noon on Monday, August 1st.

If you haven’t received your tickets yet, just come — your name is at the gate.  If you need directions, get them here.  See you soon!

Dragonfest is a mere two weeks away, and there’s some late-breaking news you should know:

• Workshop and ritual schedules are now posted online.
• Ticket packets will be sent soon.  If you registered but haven’t received your ticket packet by the time you need to leave for ‘fest, don’t stress out.  Print the directions from the website and the friendly folks at the gate will sort out any issues.
• Current fire ban status: no fire ban!  This means you can have a wood camp fire in a raised metal container.  However, if conditions change, a fire ban could be reinstated.  We’ll let you know on the website and at the gate if there’s a fire ban.
• The site preservation team needs folks to help Leave No Trace on Monday after the retreat.  You get to camp on site Sunday night and you aren’t required to do a workshift during the event.  Email site-preservation at dragonfest.org for more information.
• Forest Service Road 550 (which goes downhill from Wellington Lake Rd. to near the site entrance) has been recently graded, so it should be a more pleasant ride than last year.  Still drive slow, though; there may still be some big bumps.  Full directions here.
• Breakfast has been scaled back to reflect this year’s lower attendance.  However, it looks like it’ll be just as tasty!  Join us for food, community, and morning announcements.
• Also due to lower attendance, we will need to cut Kidfest hours to 12:30 – 6pm.  Please note we will still require parents to do a workshift at Kidfest, in addition to your normal workshift if you drop your children off at Kidfest.  We also ask that if your child has any special needs or dietary issues that you notify the staff and bring snacks that are suitable for them.
• Consider volunteering for a second workshift!  They make important things happen, they build community, they help hard-working staff, and they can be a lot of fun.  In earlier years, all participants were required to do two workshifts.  In recent years, we’ve had enough people and enough infrastructure that only one workshift per participant was required.  But with low attendance, we’d really like to raise the volunteer energy.
• Please wear all white for the main ritual on Saturday night.
• Check the website regularly until ‘fest in case there are more important announcements.
• If your family needs to contact you in an emergency while you’re at Dragonfest, they should go to http://dragonfest.org/ where contact instructions will be posted.

Special note for anyone planning on bringing an RV to Dragonfest this year!

We have made improvements this year for RV campers to ease entry, parking and exit from the retreat.  However, the ground is still relatively soft compared to a developed campsite.  I strongly recommend that every RV include skids for their levelers.  If you have a large RV something more substantial than plywood would be a good idea.

We are going to have a fantastic array of vendors this year at Dragonfest!  Here’s a preview of what will be offered:

Cloaks                  Sarongs                Tapestries           Statues                 Scarves                Henna

Glitter tattoos    Jewelry                Gems                    Tie dye                 Tarot Readings   Fancy hats

Massage              Drums                  Books                   Herbs                    Oils                       Perfumes

If you want to get the cheapest Dragonfest tickets possible, you need to send your forms in this week!  Registration packets must be postmarked by this Saturday, May 14th, to qualify for first tier prices.  So print it out and get it in the mail!