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Online Registration
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Welcome to the SpiritFire Registration Page! Below you will find all the facts about what registration covers, arrival info, and other important information. Please read it thoroughly and carefully before you register. All online registrations must be paid at the time of submission; if you fill out the form below and then do not complete payment, it could stall your account and prevent you from registering later. So please be sure you are ready to register before you submit your information.We are excited to have you join us!
What's On This Page:
- What's Included In Registration
- Arrivals and Departures
- Community Shifts
- Policies: Cancellations and Refunds
- Registration Fees
- Offline Registration Form and Address
- Online Registration
What is Included?
All registrations include:
- The retreat staff serves us an excellent brunch and dinner daily. Vegetarian meals are automatically included with your registration. For those desiring meat, the retreat charges us $5 extra for 3 meals containing chicken or beef. If you have dietary needs beyond these, you are responsible for bringing what you need to supplement what is offered. If you eat meat but do not want to pay the extra fee, we recommend bringing your own sandwich meats, etc. - those things that keep well – and keeping them in a sealed cooler. (We recommend bringing food to supplement your meals either way!) You are welcome to keep food and drinks in a sealed, latchable cooler at your site. No campfires or cooking are allowed at tent sites or in cabins. The meal plan is part of the retreat’s pricing structure and is not optional.
- Lodging: SpiritFire offers incredibly beautiful and comfortable woods tenting - so check the registration confirmation packet for a list of tenting equipment that will be helpful. Cabin bunks are limited and not guaranteed. Preference is given to those with medical or travel restrictions, with secondary consideration going to those carpooling. If you are driving yourself to the festival and opt for a cabin room, your space may be given to someone else with medical or travel restrictions if the cabins sell out early. Clean, ample women's and men's shower rooms are available, as well as bathrooms and many privies throughout the site.
- Workshops, rituals and all daytime and evening events are included.
Arrivals And Departures
All attendees should plan to arrive on Wednesday, July 30th between 10am and 6pm.
Closing circle is on Sunday, August 3rd, and attendees who have not selected to stay an additional night (extra fee payable directly to the site owners) must be offsite before dark.
Being on Site:
SpiritFire is an intensive retreat community, and as such we do not accept partial registrations or day visitors. All registrants must plan to arrive during registration hours on Wednesday, July 30th, and stay on site for the duration of the event through the closing circle on Sunday, August 3rd.
SpiritFire Festival does not make accomodations for early departures except in case of emergencies.
Arrival time:
Please plan to arrive on Wednesday, July 30th between 10am and 6pm. This will allow you ample time to set up your campsite, eat, and get settled before the opening circle. Soup and sandwiches will be available between 12 noon and 2pm. Those arriving in the first few hours might have the option to buy out your work shift - so arrive early!
Those arriving late will find the entrance gate closed and will need to make special arrangements to be led up the mountain and into camp so that disturbance of ongoing rituals or activities is kept to a minimum. This may result in a long wait at the bottom of the mountain road for you, so don't come late!
Friday arrivals may, at the discretion of the registrar, be available with permission given prior to registration. Because of the disruption late arrivals tend to create within the festival environment, an additional cost of $25 will be added to the registration rate of anyone arriving on Friday. If you register and then arrive on a later day, expect to pay this fee at the door.
Community Shifts
All festival attendees will be responsible for one community shift that helps to support the festival. Signups for various groups will be available upon check-in on site (another reason to arrive early!) and will include things such as:
- Fire Circle Setup/Maintenance
- Medical shifts (if you are licenced)
- Food Altar/Food table
- Registration
- Town Runs
- And more!
- There are no kitchen shifts! But everyone is expected to wash, rinse and replace their own dishes.
Registration Policies
Payment:
We accept Paypal (credit cards/Paypal accounts) via our online system (highly recommended - you receive your confirmation the same day for payment by credit card, and within a week for echecks); payment is required at time of online registration.
Since opening the online system for SpiritFire, using Paypal has made registration very convenient, but has cost us thousands of dollars in fees. In order to continue this service, paying online will add $5 to your total amount due. This will not cover our expenses, but it will lessen the amount to a point where we can continue to offer the service. If you don't wish to pay this fee, read on below about sending in a mail-in application:
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Cancellations and refunds:
It's always best to be sure that you can attend before registration and payment. But sometimes unexpected things come up, so here's how we will accommodate you if that happens.
All cancelled registrations will be subject to a $45 cancellation fee. The following schedule applies to refunds, which must be received in writing by the dates listed:
- Cancellations through June 1st will be refunded all but the cancellation fee (minus any donations - donations will not be refunded).
- Cancellations after June 1st, and before July 7th: 50% minus any donations.
- Cancellations after July 7th: No refund.
All refunds will be issued via check or paypal.
Pets are not allowed by the site owners, with no exceptions. Please make arrangements to leave your friend in the care of a trusted one at home.
Registration Fee Schedule
We encourage early registration! And to help it, we've given some great discounts the earlier you sign up:
Early Registration (up to April 10th: Adults $290/Youth 175
Regular Registration (April 11th to July 1st): $315/$180 Youth
Late Registration (July 2nd to July 18th): $330/$180 Youth
Last Minute Registration (July 19th to July 25th - online ONLY): Adult $350/Youth $190
Please speak to the registrar about last minute registration, as the staff is on site early and funds need to be received before that point.
Offline Payment
(Mail-in registrations must have been mailed on or before July 16th; from this point only online registration is available.)
REGISTER WITH PAYPAL OR CREDIT CARD
We accept Paypal (credit cards/Paypal accounts) online. This is highly recommended: you will receive your confirmation the same day for payment by credit card, and within a week for echecks. Payment is required at the time of online registration.
Since opening the online system for SpiritFire, using Paypal has made registration very convenient, but has cost us thousands of dollars in fees. In order to continue this service, paying online will add $5 to your total amount due. This will not cover our expenses, but it will lessen the amount to a point where we can continue to offer the service. If you don't wish to pay this fee, you may register by mail.
PRIVACY POLICY: SpiritFire will not share or sell your personal information. Since we use PayPal, we do not collect or store credit card numbers.
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you don't wish to pay online, you can send a mail-in registration form and payment (money order/personal check/cashier's check). Returned checks will be issued a fee of $25, and will require re-registering at the current rate, which may be more expensive. CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM