Hundreds of people come for Idapalooza every year, and we’re thrilled to see so many radical queer communities converge in one place. The event costs Ida a huge amount of resources, so we ask those who can to contribute $25-$100 for registration as well as $20 each day for meal and camping expenses. If you’re interested in joining us this year, please make sure to read our annual update, posted below.
Here we are again!!! Idapalooza is only weeks away (June 1-6), which means life at Ida is busy with meal-planning, brush-clearing, and all kinds of springtime activity. To help make sure everything goes splendidly this year, we have some information we want to share with y’all:
Idapalooza does not run itself. Every year, the festival comes together with the assistance of countless warmhearted queers. There are countless small yet very important ways to volunteer—dishwashers, prep cooks, security shifts, garden harvesters, toilet paper distributors—you name it, you can probably volunteer to do it!
Interested in doing a skillshare, leading a workshop, or organizing some other sort of afternoon fun? We’ve hosted everything from environmental presentations to vocal lessons, and are excited to hear yr creative ideas this year. Email us if you’re interested in organizing something and we’ll do our best to help make it happen.
Thursday night is DIY night. Do what yourself? Do everything! We want acoustic shows, fancy dress parties, monologues, themed picnics, trapeze acts, and anything else you can imagine. Just as in the Idapaloozas of yore, we’re hoping that we’ll see every sort of creative artsy nonsense under the sun. No need to check: just do it!
To bring: tent, tarp, sleeping bag, flashlight, towel, bug spray, sun screen, lots and lots of drag, water bottle and mug, water bottle and mug, water bottle and did I say mug?
Please bring your own mug! Or mugs! Mugs mugs mugs! Mugs for coffee and mugs for water and mugs for lemonade and mugs for beer! Mugs! Ida doesn’t have that many mugs, so put a smile on our mug and bring your own mugs!
As the festival grows, so do the expenses. Also, we continue to make infrastructure improvements and land payments on Ida. This year, if you can, we are asking our family and friends to please pre-register by writing a check or sending a money order made out to IDA (IDA, 904 Vickers Hollow Road, Dowelltown, TN 37059). If you know of a friend who is coming, please pass on this request. Please see the pre-registration form for details.
It’s important that we keep this event noncommercial and open to people who cannot afford to contribute money, and hope that anyone in that situation feels encouraged to come join the fun. However, every little bit does help! Please spread the word that even minimal contributions make a big difference for the future of Idapalooza. One less six pack for you can mean a world of difference to Ida.
Like last year, airport pickups are going to be more regularized than in the past. THERE WILL BE ONLY TWO NASHVILLE PICKUPS PER DAY, 1 PM AND 8 PM. If you schedule a flight or a bus arriving after 8 pm, please be prepared to spend the night in lovely Nashville. Thank you for your understanding as we try to negotiate the growing popularity of Idapalooza. If you arrive in Nashville by bus or other means, also check out the commuter train to Lebanon, just 30 minutes away from Ida: Commuter Train Tickets and Schedule (Unfortunately, the commuter train does not serve the airport.)
This year we are emphasizing
carpooling more than ever, not only to help you all save on gas, but
also because our parking situation here on Dry Creek Road is extremely
complicated. To facilitate this, please
check out our rideshare board.
In an attempt to make Idapalooza more welcoming to sober queers, we’re implementing a new policy this year. We’re asking people drinking alcohol around the front barn, kitchen, and stages to please pour their drinks into a mug or glass. This is designed to both show solidarity and lessen the visibility of alcohol. Of course, this means that we’re going to need a hell of a lot of mugs. Which brings us to….
Do you have a dog? Not during Idapalooza you don’t! Seriously, if you bring your dog to Idapalooza you will be asked to leave. There are no exceptions. Your dog cannot stay down the road or in your tent or anywhere in the entire county.
Please refrain from wearing the color green this year. Every year we lose people in the gardens and we don’t want it to happen again! Alternatively, you can wear a HAT.
Please keep in mind that those of us who live here in the woods year-round depend on good relations with our neighbors and the surrounding community so that we can continue to coexist peacefully. We ask you to keep this in mind and treat folks with respect, drive the speed limit (keep it to 40 MPH on Dry Creek Road where there is no sign posted, much slower on the curvy parts), and not engage in illegal activities. Most people who attend Idapalooza stand out locally and people need to realize they are being watched when they drive and go to local stores. If you engage in ANY illegal activity, it is likely to be reported in the local media and draw undue attention to Ida (don’t laugh—this has happened in the past). Our continued well-being depends on respect for our neighbors and local merchants. In the past, we have had numerous visits from the local police during the Idapalooza Fruit Jam and we have assured them that once again we are aiming to have a peaceful event.
Get your high heels and cowboy boots ready….
The Idahoes
idapalooza@gmail.com
For those of you driving, you can get directions at http://www.planetida.com/directions.html.
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