GENERAL INFORMATION

What is Earthdance? | Greening the Festival | Parking Policy/Rideshare
Gate Times | Camping | Things to Bring | Drive Times and Distances | Directions

WHAT IS EARTHDANCE?

The Earthdance event in Laytonville is one of over 300 global events
celebrating peace on September 13, 2008

Earthdance, the Global Dance Festival for Peace has grown to become the world's largest simultaneous music and dance event. Founded in 1997, with 22 cities and 18 countries participating, Earthdance events have occurred in over 350 cities in over 50 countries. , with locations ranging from the club-lands of New York to the rainforests of Brazil. Every year, in alignment with the International Day of Peace, over 200,000 people unite in dance with hundreds of thousands more joining online in support of global peace and humanitarian aims.

The defining moment of each Earthdance event is a synchronized link-up, (4pm Pacific Standard Time) when every event around the world plays a specially produced song called "The Prayer for Peace" at exactly the same time.

Earthdance has been described by the music industry as the "Dance Aid" for the new millennium. The aim of the event is to bring together global communities to create a synchronized global festival and dance event to help fund humanitarian causes and develop an environment of peace throughout the global community.

Please visit the Earthdance International Website at: http://www.earthdance.org to see what cities are participating in 2008, to find out which charities are being supported, and to find out more about the Global Webcast.

EARTHDANCE Flyers (partial):
Bali INDONESIA	Poli Chrisohou CYPRUS	Budapest HUNGARY	Sofia BULGARIA	Johannesberg SOUTH AFRICA

London ENGLAND	Groningen NETHRLANDS	Tontouta NEW CALEDONIA	Perth AUSTRALIA

GREENING THE FESTIVAL

The Greening of Earthdance Festival Onsite Recycling Eco-Dinnerware Biodeisel Eco-Printing Rideshare

OnSite Recycling (back to top)

Earthdance has a crew called Repsycology that dedicates itself to ensuring 95% or better recycling on site. This team is busy throughout the event and then stays for a week after the event and sifts through all the trash to compost everything compostable and recycle any non-organic waste.

Eco-Dinnerware (back to top)

All food sold at Earthdance will come on biodegradable and compostable plates, cups, cutlery, etc.

Biodiesel (back to top)

Black Oak Ranch and the promoters of Earthdance are pleased to announce that, once again, Earthdance is being powered entirely by 100% biodiesel that is made from recycled fryer grease, produced right here in California. The biodiesel used at Earthdance is provided by the Biofuel Station, Laytonville’s own independant family owned biodiesel distribution business. For more information about biodiesel, stop by the biodiesel booth in activist alley.

Soy-Based Inks / Recycled Paper (back to top)

Earthdance prints all it's flyers and posters on recycled paper using only soy based inks. We also recycle all office material when we cannot reuse any of it.

RIDE SHARE (back to top)

Please support the festival by carpooling. If you are looking for people to car pool with, please visit the RIDE BOARD to find festival attendees who need a lift..Think Green and save on Gas..!!!

VISIT THE RIDEBOARD provided by SpaceShare

Visit SpaceShare in Activist Alley

GATE TIMES (back to top)

• 8:00AM to Midnight

SATURDAY, Sept 13

• 8:00AM to Midnight

• 8:00AM to Midnight

CAMPING (back to top)

Camping is included in the price of the ticket.

(NOTE: If you would prefer to stay in a hotel, please be aware that this is NOT included in the price of the ticket.

We ask that campers be mindful of the land.  Please be as low-impact as possible (Pack it in - Pack it out).  Earthdance is striving to have minimal waste this year, so please avoid disposable products as much as possible. Water spigots, hot showers, and port-o-potties are provided.

You'll enjoy three days of outdoor fun and great music at Black Oak Ranch, so to maximize everyone's health, safety and fun, please observe the following guidelines. There will be security people working for the safety and well-being of those attending this event. Please show utmost respect, do as they ask, they are here for us all. Remember this is a dry time of year. If you plan on camping with friends, please arrange to meet before arriving on site, so you can enter together and camp together. If you arrive at separate times, we cannot accommodate your needs to be camped together. There are no in & out privileges for vehicle traffic from campgrounds.

1. NO OPEN FIRES OR FIREWORKS! This includes candles in campsites.

2. NO CHARCOAL BARBEQUES.

3. WE ARE SURROUNDED BY PRIVATE PROPERTY ON ALL SIDES. RESPECT OUR NEIGHBORS LAND AND THEIR RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

4. NO DOGS/PETS ALLOWED. SORRY, NO EXCEPTIONS. If you bring a pet, you will not be able to enter the festival.

5. ANYONE CAUGHT SELLING ALCOHOL, DRUGS OR NITROUS OXIDE WILL BE EJECTED AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO ARREST.

6. PLEASE SECURE YOUR VALUABLES AND COOLERS WHILE AWAY FROM YOUR CAMPSITE.

7. NO VENDING ANYWHERE ON SITE.

8. PLEASE NO VIDEO CAMERAS OR TAPE RECORDERS INSIDE THE CONCERT BOWL. Still photo cameras are OK.

9. NO DRUMMING AFTER 2AM. Let’s allow people that want to sleep to do so. Their will be plenty of "quieter" late night entertainment for all you night owls.!!

THINGS TO BRING (back to top)

1. SUNSCREEN, HAT, AND LIGHT LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS. The sun can be brutal over the course of the weekend.

2. WATER CONTAINERS

3. WARM CLOTHES FOR NIGHTIME

4. FLASHLIGHT & BUG REPELLANT

5. SENSE OF HUMOR

6. YOUR SMILE

7. YOUR HEART

DIRECTIONS (back to top)

Black Oak Ranch
Hwy 101
Laytonville, CA 95454

From the Bay Area:

Take Highway 101 north 150 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to Laytonville. We are 5 miles north of Laytonville on the west side of the highway. Look for our sign, you can't miss us as our parking lot is adjacent to the highway.

From the Sacramento Area:

Take Highway 5 north to Williams, turn on Highway 20 west, follow all the way to Highway 101 north, go approximately 40 miles north on Highway 101 to Laytonville. We are 5 miles north of Laytonville on the west side of the highway. Look for our sign, you can't miss us as our parking lot is adjacent to the highway.

From the North Coast/Oregon:

Take Highway 101 south. We're about 100 mile south of Eureka, 45 miles south of Garberville. As you are getting close, look for the mile marker signs on the side of the road. We are at mile marker 74.15, look for our signs on the west side of the highway, you can't miss us as our parking lot is adjacent to Highway 101.