We have few rules and kindly ask you to follow them, for your safety and those around and with you.
Look at them as a compass to orient yourself by while drifting in the orbit of this event.
IF YOU BREACH EFFIGY, TEMPLE OR FENCING PERIMETERS, YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY - NO QUESTIONS ASKED!
Safety is our #1 concern and breaching perimeter is the most SERIOUS safety offense we will handle swiftly, with Law Enforcement if necessary.
Once again for those in the back:
BREACHING PERIMETER = IMMEDIATE EVICTION (ARREST)
NO Handheld Lasers
They have become too powerful to be deemed safe. Please don't bring them.
No Car Camping
*Except in the designated RV and open camping area near Parking
After checking in at the Greeter Station, you will be directed to unload your gear and then park your vehicle in the designated parking area, away from camping and event areas. Only registered Art Cars, hybrid vehicles registered as generators (must be disguised and prominently decorated) or those needed by disabled participants can stay with you at your campsite (must be covered up and decorated as well. They can't be driven during the event (with the exception of registered art cars)
Sound Policy
Catoosa/To the Moon Sound Policy
1. Sound camps must follow requests from the placement team on sound placement/direction. We will work this out before the event so you know where to point your speakers, and will help on-site if you need it.
2. Sound camps must abide by all requests from rangers and the Event Leads on sound levels throughout the event, regardless of time of day.
3. Amplified Sound Hours:
Wednesday: Amplified music starts 7am - Ends 12am
Thursday: Amplified music starts 7am - Ends 12am
Friday: Amplified music starts 7am - Ends 3am Saturday
Saturday: Amplified music starts 7am - Ends 3am Sunday
Sunday: Amplified music starts 12pm Ends 12am
4. All sound systems must be permanently shut down by midnight on Sunday night.
5. Repeated violations of any of these rules or repeated complaints from rangers or event leads will result in the sound system being shut down for the remainder of the event.
TN Nudity Laws
Although held on private property, TN Nudity Laws still apply. To The Moon is an all ages event so please plan on wearing pasties, bikinis, loincloths, etc.
Pets / Service Animals
*** NO PET POLICY ***
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Only working service animals are allowed on The Moon. No other animals may be brought or kept on the event premises.
➽ Therapy animals
➽ Emotional support animals
➽ Personal pets
➽ Service Animals in training
➽ Companion / Comfort animals
>>>>>> ARE NOT working service animals and are NOT permitted!
You and your pet will be turned away at the gate!
Service animals are defined as dogs (or other animals) that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.
Service animals must remain leashed, kept under control, and with the owner at all times. Participants are asked not to approach service animals or distract them without their handler's express permission, as they are working to keep their person safe.
If you require a service animal to fully access the event, please inform us by no later than June 7, 2024 so that we can work with you to ensure comfort level for you and your service dog as well as smooth entry at the gate.
This is a closed event not open to the public and as such does not allow pets.
Under the ADA, we comply with allowing working service animals as needed due to disability.
Minors
Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian AT ALL TIMES. If they cause problems during the event which lead to possible safety issues or are a severe nuisance to others, we may ask you to remove the offending minor, possibly your entire camp. Minors are NOT allowed to use, play with, operate nor hold fire, fire props, fire effects and pyro, including poofers. Parents and guardians of minors will be required to sign the Child-Parent waiver at the gate upon check in
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No vending, selling or promoting is allowed at the event. Bring all food, water and supplies you need for the duration of the event
Ice
Ice will be the ONLY item available for purchase on site.
Pyro
Fireworks and effects are not allowed
Fire
No open ground and / or unattended fires. Use fire bowls or barrels at least 6 inches above the ground! Fire effects must be registered with Theme Camps / Art Installations only please.
Re-Entry Prohibited Unless
for medical reasons
prior arrangements have been made
another invite is purchased
Gate hours will be strictly adhered to unless prior arrangements have been made with event lead and / or property owner
Porta - Potties
They are for human waste only - please use one-ply tp only. Good porta-potty etiquette includes always putting the seat lid down so that the venting can work properly.
Respect The Neighbors
Please respect the land, obey the speed limits and be courteous to those around you.
Photo
You have the right to express yourself and create art as a photographer, videographer, and/or audio artist.
Unless you have prior written permission, you may only use photos, videos, or audio obtained at the event for personal use.
You are responsible for respecting the participants you wish to record and seeking their permission before photographing or filming them. If you are asked to stop filming, you must do so immediately. You have the responsibility not to interfere with the immediate experience of other participants. In particular, participants wearing a green wristband DO NOT give consent to photos and video and shall not be recorded whatsoever.
In keeping with the principle of Decommodification, media obtained cannot be sold without prior written consent given by the BoD. In most instances, permission will not be given.
Our Participant Waiver covers our media policies in depth. By using your ticket to enter the event, you accept and agree to these policies. Failure to comply with these or any other media policies is grounds for eviction from the event and may bar entry in future years.
Consent
.... is not to be taken for granted. Ask PERMISSION.
Water Safety
Children under 13 must wear a flotation device.
Children under 13 must wear water shoes (water shoes are highly recommended for Anyone for added safety and traction)
All minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian when in the water.
Anyone caught committing the below two actions will be ejected from the burn immediately: – No jumping or diving off the bank into the lake. – No swimming after dark
10 Principles
Anyone may be a part of a Burn. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Burns are devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.
Burns encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on their inner resources.
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.
We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws.
Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.
We are committed to, and believe that, transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work and play.. We make the world real through actions.
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.
