One of our goals is to make the festival a more participatory event. Co-Creation is what we call it. There will be events where you may do more than sit in a seat and watch someone on stage. And we’d like you to think ahead about bringing stuff with you – to create art, to decorate your campsite or to help decorate the paths and roads in the campground.

We will be sharing tasks and resources together; for instance, we hope that people might share meals or even be willing to help out a bit while you are here — small tasks like picking up trash if you see it on the grounds, sharing food with your neighbors, and taking part in conversations with people you don’t know are all things we will encourage in hopes of creating a truly community-based festival.

How can you help make this a more festive event? How can you participate as a Co-Creator?

At Wild Goose Festival, we intentionally keep ticket prices as low as possible, asking people who attend to share resources — traveling, eating, and camping together in groups wherever possible. But we don’t want money to be the reason for you not to attend. Please feel free to contact us if you think you will be unable to attend for financial reasons. We will let you know about options to make the festival accessible to you, no matter what you can afford.

In order to make scholarships available — and have the best festival experience possible — we need people willing to become part of the ongoing support of the festival. We encourage you to consider becoming a member of the Wild Goose Wings to ensure the future of the festival!

Most folks stay in the campgrounds in tents or RVs. There are a variety of hotels and motels about 20 minutes to the north and south of VanHoy. Check out our Accommodations page for more info.

Music and art lovers. People who want to be part of a movement for change. People who enjoy socializing in an upbeat environment with live music and open air conversation. People who appreciate contemplative time outdoors in nature. Camping enthusiasts. Facebook friends finally meeting face-to-face. Adults and families with children (children under 12 are free!). Youth, college, church, an other groups. People exploring and growing their faith or their self-expression (or both!).

All are welcome. We are committed to being open to all. Whoever you are, and wherever you come from, and whatever you're looking for, you're welcome at Wild Goose Festival!

Rain gear. A chair. Bug spray, sunblock, a flashlight, your Swiss Army knife, a corkscrew, your coffee mug, and your water bottle. An umbrella for shade. A video camera. A cooling towel. Any other comforts you can think of. There will be food vendors and craft/merchandise vendors onsite. The dollar store down the road has a lot of essentials in case you forget something!

There are options for folks with specific medical or mobility needs. There will be camping spaces reserved at no additional expense. If you have special needs in regard to camping, lodging and/or site accessibility, please contact our Accessibility Coordinator Carrie Craig at [email protected] or check out the Accessibility page.

MEDICAL AND MOBILITY SHUTTLE

Shuttles will be available throughout the duration of the festival for transportation around the site and to the Parking Area for medical and mobility accommodations. Other festival-goers may ride the shuttle with priority to those needing additional accommodations. Please don’t be shy in flagging down the shuttle!

Don’t wait until you arrive to start planning. And realize you won’t be able to see everything. As the festival date gets closer we’ll have an index you can search for performers, presenters, and session/performance times. We recommend combing through that as early as possible, rather than waiting until you’re onsite, when everything is happening at once!

Please walk bikes through the pathways in crowded areas. Use caution and consideration for pedestrians and children. Bicycles must have lights after dark. Motorized personal use vehicles are not allowed, except in the case of special mobility needs.

Pets are not permitted at the festival. If you have a service animal you need to bring, please contact Rita in advance to make arrangements.

Please pack with a plan to minimize waste. Reduce what you bring. Reuse as much as possible by bringing refillable water bottles, coffee mugs, and even silverware or plates you can carry with you to use and wash. Trash stations will be available and we do our best to arrange for recycling. Please have a system for sorting at your campsite, pay close attention to the stations, and participate in leaving the campground better than we found it.

Also, please note that, in order to protect native species, we ask that you do not bring firewood if you are traveling more than an hour to VanHoy.