SG09 Festival Guidelines
Be sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page!

- Do CARPOOL!
- Do a Checkup on Your Car to Make Sure It Is Happy & Healthy!
- Do PREPARE FOR THE LAKE! Swimsuit. Towels. Floaties. Sunscreen. Lip Balm.
- Do Bring a Bike and a Lock
- Do Bring a Flashlight
- Do Bring Fully Charged Rechargeable Batteries
- Do Bring Bug Repellant
- Do Bring Extra Cash - There is an amazing selection of unique items in the Tribal Market this year… Come Prepared!
- Do DRINK LOTS OF WATER
- Do Bring a Positive Attitude!
- Do Introduce Yourself to the People Camping Near You
- Do Check Out New Music
- Do Bring Camping Gear, Hammocks, Tarps, Furniture, Decorations, etc. to build your camp community.
- Do Make Eco-Logical Choices for Your Camp Supplies.
- Do Re-Use and Recycle!
- PLEASE be extra nice and respectful to local residents so that they feel great about letting us use this incredible venue. Drive at reasonable speeds through local towns, turn stereos down, etc.
- PLEASE leave glass bottles at home, they *always* break and end up hurting people.
- FIRES of any kind and fireworks are not suited for this venue. It’s the height of the summer, it’s realllly dry and even tiny fires get out of hand. It would be an EPIC TRAGEDY to have a forest fire in Yosemite.
- PLEASE find a doggie sitter. The festival environment isn’t safe for pets.
- SERIOUSLY - fire toys of any type are a really bad idea. Please, please, please, leave your poi at home (thanks!). Water toys are highly encouraged, did we mention there’s a lake stage?
- Symbiosis Gathering is a RHINOCERUS FREE event. Anyone caught hiding a rhinocerus in their pants will be asked to leave immediately. This goes double for weapons of any type.
- PLEASE plan ahead to stay in the venue, there are no ins-and-outs or single-day passes.
- PLEASE take ownership in this event, it’s about you! Engage with strangers, laugh, smile, dance your face off, participate and volunteer!
DO HAVE A GREAT TIME!
Symbiosis is a LEAVE NO TRACE Event! Pack Out Your Trash and Take It Home.
RESPECT. RESTORE. REVITALIZE.
