Couple of questions from a "festa-virgin" newbie etc.

[vagabond58]

Just looking at the really great single-day line-up; we want to mainly see the night-time bands, i.e. headliners, and get some hiking in during the day-but want to save seats during the daily "tarp-run". So when exactly do you start lining up outside town park for the tarp run? like 3 a.m.? Don't need to be up-front, but also don't want to use binoculars! Also, what time of the day do you think Yonder Mountain String Band plays. Definitely want to be back for that. Thanks for any info!

[Hooch]

I'd say 5am will be your anti-binocular seating line-up time. 

Yonder will crank up early to mid eventing I'm betting. 

[swander99]

  "Butt-crack of Dawn" (5ish) works to be in front of the walkway. They hand out numbers to evy1 in line @ approx 6-6:30am. Then you can get out of line,(get food, go back to bed, etc). Someone with the number, the "runner"  needs to get back in line before the gates open (usually 1 hr before music?)  If you are coming and going during the day, you don't need a tarp.  (see tarp share info)  After dark it's best to have tarps and chairs packed up as evy1 stands and crashes in up front en masse, so if you're not an all-day tarper like me, skip the daily land rush! 


 Listening to: Flecktones, yea!

[Auntie Hope]

"Butt-crack of Dawn" (5ish) works to be in front of the walkway. They hand out numbers to evy1 in line @ approx 6-6:30am. Then you can get out of line,(get food, go back to bed, etc). Someone with the number, the "runner"  needs to get back in line before the gates open (usually 1 hr before music?)  If you are coming and going during the day, you don't need a tarp.  (see tarp share info)  After dark it's best to have tarps and chairs packed up as evy1 stands and crashes in up front en masse, so if you're not an all-day tarper like me, skip the daily land rush! 

I'm going to second this idea. If you really are not going to sped all day on your tarp just come up to the outer limits festi-field and watch the tarp run with the rest of us. Now, if you really feel the need to have the "experience" of running a tarp, then go for it. After seeing the now released daily line-up, there's is a greater chance of tarps being packed up earlier and earlier each day, especially on Saturday this year, once Yonder hits the stage. Just my .02....

Auntie Hope