Gate & Greeters
The InterFuse Gate is a portal into a temporary autonomous zone where commerce is suspended and personal interaction, radical inclusion, and gifting define relationships. The Gate Greeters are your first InterFuse interaction. How do you want to express yourself?
When you arrive at the InterFuse gate, please park your car in the temporary parking area off of the road and go meet the Greeters at the Greeters' Station. The Greeters work hard welcoming you and they appreciate thoughtful gifts like cold drinks. The Greeters are your first InterFuse interaction.
After welcoming you, the Greeters will help you through the registration process. The following sections will tell you how to be prepared for InterFuse registration.
What To Expect At The InterFuse Front Gate
Each person arriving at InterFuse will need to have some form of Government issued identification and a ticket in hand.
A member MUST be present at InterFuse if his or her guests attend this festival. It is the member’s responsibility to host his or her guests.
Sometimes logistics keep groups from arriving together and that is okay. When each person presents his or her ticket and government issued ID at the Front Gate, the Greeters will check this information against our records. The Greeters will use the name on your ID to verify that you are a member of Midwest Burners. When guests arrive before their hosts, the Gate Greeters will use the guests’ ticket numbers to verify that these people have a member hosting them.
Age Restrictions
In Fall 2007, we decided as a community to make InterFuse an adult event while HullabalU is an all ages event. Now no one under 18 may attend InterFuse, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. We apologize for any disappointments and inconveniences. This decision was painful and took us four years of hard discussion to thrash out.
The Greeters will give folks wristbands to signify those of drinking age and those underage. The different wristbands will help everyone identify people you may legally share alcohol with. Please wear the wristband throughout the event. If your wristband breaks, please come to the Front Gate with your ticket and ID to get another one.
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Front Gate - In & Out
When you arrive at InterFuse's Front Gate tent you will be reminded by the Gate Greeters that once you sign in and enter the campground, you cannot leave and then return later. This policy is for everyone's security. The Front Gate will not have the ability to sell you another ticket or have any cash on hand. Make sure you have everything you need to camp for the duration of your stay when you arrive.
Front Gate Hours
| Thursday | May 1 | 8:00 AM to 12 Midnight |
| Friday | May 2 | 9:00 AM to 12 Midnight |
| Saturday | May 3 | 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM |
| Sunday | May 4 | Open after 8:00 AM for departure. No new entries allowed. |
NOTE: Ozark Avalon will be closed for InterFuse infrastructure preparation on Wednesday, April 30th. There is NO early camping this year!
Free Trash Bags
The Earth Guardians will be providing a limited number of trash and recycling bags at the Earth Guardian Station in case you need extras.
Related link: Earth Guardians
Volunteer To Be A Gate Greeter
Greeting is lots of fun and is the perfect way to meet people. InterFuse always needs more Greeters! Please visit the Volunteer page for YOUR opportunity to be a Gate Greeter and shape new arrivals' first InterFuse experiences.
Questions About Gate & Greeters?
Use web-based email to Contact The Event Planners.
"It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul."