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 https://dragonfest.org/ where contact instructions will be posted.