Tickets!
Ticket sales for 2010 are targeted to begin on or around February 1st, 2010. Please stay tuned for details!
Please recall that you must purchase your tickets on-line, through the link on our website. “http://www.lakesoffire.org/tickets/” There will be absolutely no ticket sales, whatsoever, at the gate . . . as in zero.
Everyone 13 and older must purchase a ticket, 12 and under are free. Lakes of Fire has a hard limit on how many participants we’re accepting for this event. If you don’t buy your ticket on-line, you will be out of luck. :’-(
The Great Lakes area’s official Burning Man Regional event, Lakes of Fire is a private event on private land, seeking to bring the artistry and energy of Black Rock City to the upper Midwest, and Ontario. Our site is in beautiful southwest Michigan, USA just about 10 miles outside South Haven. We are approximately 2 hours by car from Chicago, 3.5 hours from Detroit, 4 hours from Indianapolis or Milwaukee, and about 7 hours from Toronto. Specific location details will be sent to those who purchase tickets. Here are our gate hours:
You can find more details and important information about this event
here: “http://www.lakesoffire.org”
It’s critical that you read our Survival Guide as well. You can find it on-line by clicking on this link: “http://www.lakesoffire.org/survival-guide/” This important information really is there to help you. Please read through it thoroughly.
VOLUNTEERING:
Lakes of Fire is a 100% volunteer-run event. That means we need help with Set-up & Placement, DPW, Rangering, Medical/EMT, Parking, Greeters & Gate, Earth Guardians, Effigy, Fire performance and more! So if you want to be a superstar, a rock star and a superhero all at one time– you can help us pull off this wonderful zygote of a festival, and make the first Lakes of Fire an event we can all be proud of.
Signing up is easy! Just fill out this handy-dandy digital form of wonder: “http://small-url.com/?eE” (you can find this link on our website too “http://www.lakesoffire.org/volunteer-ipate/”)
Questions? e-mail Breedlove our wonderful Volunteer Coordinator: Breedlove@lakesoffire.org
See you at Lakes of Fire!
Love,
Great Lakes Experimental Arts, Inc.
TICKETING & ENTRY:
You’ll need to purchase a ticket on-line to enter Lakes of Fire. No ticket? No Entry.
Minors 12 years old and under will be welcome to participate in Lakes of Fire free of charge. Participants 13+ must pay the full ticket price.
Once they are available, 200 tickets will be available for the price of $35. The remaining 800 will sell for $40 – so stay tuned, and keep checking back. We expect tickets to go on sale in mid-April.
There will be absolutely no ticket sales at the gate. Do not show up to Lakes of Fire expecting to pay cash. Tickets must be purchased on-line, via our website, in advance.
You must have a valid ID to enter Lakes of Fire. Participants under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
You must be 21+ to drink alcohol at Lakes Of Fire. Every participant at Lakes of Fire will receive a wristband identifying them as either over or under 21. Your wristband proves that you’re a participant of Lakes of Fire, so please keep your wristband on throughout the weekend. Failure to wear your wristband may result in your removal from Lakes of Fire, and thus, way less of a good time.
We understand the need for some participants to leave Lakes of Fire for provisions, hotel access, and emergencies. We ask that everyone limit or eliminate the need to exit and re-enter by planning ahead. Carpooling is encouraged. Upon exiting, you must notify the gate staff and sign out. You must also keep your wristband on, and be sure to present it to the gate staff upon re-entry. Without strict adherence to this policy, we cannot guarantee your re-entry to Lakes of Fire. Please be nice to the gate staff. They work very hard to accommodate your needs.
Lakes of Fire’s site is private property owned and operated by our friend and trusted partner. We insist that you comply with all state and local laws, and any reasonable request that our organizers, our host or his associates make of you.
Sorry puppies! There are no pets allowed at Lakes of Fire.
03/16/2009
ya-hoooooo! can’t wait to get my ticket ..see ya all at the event
04/13/2009
I don’t see a ticket sale date. when is it for 2009 June burn?
04/13/2009
We expect tickets to be available soon – days, not weeks.
04/27/2009
hey, any word on tickets going on sale? also, my group usually brings an artcar/mutant vehicle… any idea if we should be considering that for this event? or bicycles? or is it an area that can be easily covered on foot? is there any shade/trees? do you have any idea how many people will be attending?
04/27/2009
Tickets will be on sale . . . oh . . . SO . . . VERY . . . SOON!
There is some limited room for mutant vehicles. See the email I’m about to send you.
You can bring bikes as long as they’ve go thick tires that can handle the grass & dirt, but most of the 43 acres of Lakes of Fire is within what the Info-bot would call “shouting distance.” Looking for someone? Just yell real loud – there’s a pretty good chance, though no guarantee, that they’ll be able to hear you.
There are lots of trees, as well as some rolling meadows. We encourage people to bring shade, no doubt.
As for the number of participants – we have a very good idea of how many there will be. Exactly 1,000.
04/28/2009
Michaele and other artcar/mutant vehicle owners,
Yes artcars/mutant vehicles are welcome. Our guidelines are very similar to those for MVs on the playa. The exception is there isn’t an application process. We do ask that you register your artcar at the greeter’s station. They will have some paperwork for you and a license sticker to place on your vehicle. They will give you a map with the approved areas you can drive on the event grounds. It is limited but does offer some ability to cruise from area to area.
The greeters will also have the final say of what is and isn’t an artcar/mutant vehicle. Basically it needs to be mutant or art as a whole. Not art on top of a normal vehicle. A good rule of thumb is when you look at it and the first thing you notice is something other than a car body then it would be accepted. If art is secondary then it’s probably best parked at your camp.
Just like on the playa, there are rules applied to the priviledge of driving an artcar/MV around the event. Pedestrians, bicycles and stationary objects have the right of way and need to be yielded to. Music needs to be down in quiet areas. Music also must adhere to the same conditions as theme camps. 5mph is MAX speed. We actually perfer slower as this is such a small space compared to the playa. No driving under the influence. Owner is fully responsible for the vehicle regardless of who is actually operating it.
I’m looking forward to seeing more rolling art at LoF. I’m also anxious to know what’s coming and more than willing to help MV owners prepare for the environment LoF is held at. So please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you may have if only to give me a heads up that your bringing an artcar/MV.
Cheers,
Poochie
LoF DMV
Cum Back Inn owner
Poochie@lakesoffire.org
05/05/2009
So when are the tickets being sold…keep reading soon. Any date for ticket sales yet???
05/05/2009
Friends, Freaks, Oddballs and Odd-birds:
Great Lakes Experimental Arts, Inc., is totally stoked to announce that tickets for the inaugural Lakes of Fire, Great Lakes Regional Burn event will go on sale on Thursday May 7 at 11:00 AM CST / Noon EST. Please recall that you must purchase your tickets on-line, through the link on our website. “http://www.lakesoffire.org/tickets/” There will be absolutely no ticket sales, whatsoever, at the gate . . . as in zero.
The first 200 tickets will be sold for $35, and the remaining 800 will go for $40. We expect this event to sell-out, so don’t delay! Everyone 13 and older must purchase a ticket, 12 and under are free. Lakes of Fire has a hard limit on how many participants we’re accepting for this event. If you happen to be the 1,001st person to try and get tickets, you will simply be out of luck. And that’s no fun at all. Tickets will remain on sale until 1,000 are sold OR 5:00 PM Saturday June 13, whichever comes first.
The Great Lakes area’s official Burning Man Regional event, Lakes of Fire is a private event on private land, seeking to bring the artistry and energy of Black Rock City to the upper Midwest, and Ontario. Our site is in beautiful Lacota, MI. We are approximately 2 hours by car from Chicago, 3.5 hours from Detroit, 4 hours from Indianapolis or Milwaukee, and about 7 hours from Toronto. Specific location details will be sent to those who purchase tickets. Here are our gate hours:
GATE ENTRY:
Thursday – June 25th, 2009
12:00 Noon Gate Opens – 12:00 Midnight – Gate closes.
Friday – June 26th, 2009
8:00 AM – 12:00 Midnight – Gate does not close!
Saturday – June 27th, 2009
12:00 Midnight – 6:00 PM – Gate closes.
Participants only! No spectators please. You must be on site by 6:00 PM Saturday June 27 to participate in Lakes of Fire. No admittance will be allowed after this time.
EXODUS: Sunday – June 28th, 2009
All participants except for volunteer organizers, DPW, and Earth Guardians must be exiting the property at 2:00 P.M. No exceptions.
You can find more details and important information about this event
here: “http://www.lakesoffire.org”
It’s critical that you read our Survival Guide as well. You can find it on-line by clicking on this link: “http://www.lakesoffire.org/survival-guide/” This important information really is there to help you. Please read through it thoroughly.
VOLUNTEERING:
Lakes of Fire is a 100% volunteer-run event. That means we need help with Set-up & Placement, DPW, Rangering, Medical/EMT, Parking, Greeters & Gate, Earth Guardians, Effigy, Fire performance and more! So if you want to be a superstar, a rock star and a superhero all at one time– you can help us pull off this wonderful zygote of a festival, and make the first Lakes of Fire an event we can all be proud of.
Signing up is easy! Just fill out this handy-dandy digital form of wonder: http://small-url.com/?eE (you can find this link on our website too http://www.lakesoffire.org/volunteer-ipate/
Questions? e-mail Breedlove our wonderful Volunteer Coordinator: Breedlove@lakesoffire.org
See you at Lakes of Fire!
Love,
Great Lakes Experimental Arts, Inc.
05/05/2009
YAY!! The two day count down has begun….can’t wait to see all the happy shiny people!
Hugs & Love
T
05/07/2009
First tier is sold out and we’re moving nice and briskly in the second tier. Thanks to all who are showing such enthusiasm to attend and build our first Great Lakes Regional Burn! This is going to be fun.
Cooky
05/20/2009
FYI — the tickets that were purchased in the first few days of the ticket sales are now reaching people’s mailboxes. I’ve heard a few folks in Chicgao received them yesterday and today. Other’s should start receiving them soon.
: )
Cooky
05/20/2009
I got mine in the mail today!
Can’t wait to get there and see y’all!
05/21/2009
Mine still haven’t arrived– although I did order them on the Saturday after they went on sale, so maybe I shouldn’t be worried. (Hopefully posting this will make them appear in Thursday’s mail!)
Work’s been stressful, so I really need the vacation!
05/21/2009
Fear not, the tickets were mailed out in a big batch based on when they were purchased. Our ticketing company, Besemer Communications, is here in Chicago, and so far most of the people who have received their tickets are here in Chicago.
They’re a-comin!
05/22/2009
No problem! They showed up Thursday afternoon. (So the magic ritual of asking on here, only to have them arrive the next day, worked!)
05/26/2009
Got mine! Love the Homer stamp. Dohhh….
06/05/2009
hm i haven’t gotten my ticket yet but i moved at the end of may…
06/09/2009
I have a ticket for sale, realized I can’t make it. Please contact me at serious (at) burningman (dot) com if you’re interested in purchasing it from me.
*steph*
06/12/2009
Hey info-bot. How many people are expected to go this year?
06/12/2009
As tickets are being sold, and there is usually a “rush” during the last 48 hours of ticket sales, it’s quite difficult to say. In general we expect more than 500 and fewer than 1,000.
06/12/2009
Ordered my tickets June 1st, and they have still not arrived yet (June 12th, 9 business days). Are things running behind with ticket distro? No worries if they are. Just curious.
06/15/2009
Hi All – A campmate has 3 First Tier Tickets Available.
T
06/18/2009
IMPORTANT TICKETING INFO YOU NEED TO READ RIGHT NOW:
Our final round of tickets was put into the mail at 12:00 noon on Monday, June 15th. That should be plenty of time for them to reach you by this Saturday, June 20th.
If, for any reason, you have not received your mailed ticket by this Saturday (June 20th) please – for the love of god/dess and all things good, holy, and true – contact your ticketing agent, Besemer Communications. You can do this by emailing fastticketing@gmail.com. Have your transaction ID # handy when you do.
You will be able to get your re-issued tickets, at the Gate.
If you’ve already received your tickets by this Saturday, don’t worry about it. This does not affect you. Just bring your tickets!
And EVERYONE bring a state-issued ID!
06/20/2009
I have 2 first-tier tickets available. Contact me at ekkgsb (at) gmail (dot) com if interested!
06/20/2009
Anyone have a ticket for sale?
06/23/2009
Looking for a ticket! Will pickup from you (probably).
02/21/2010
so this is my first year checkin out this gnarley sounding event, and i was just wondering how to get my tickets
02/22/2010
Tickets will be on sale exclusively through this website in early March.
03/10/2010
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