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Survival Guide / Venue Info

  • Welcome & Good Stewardship
  • Website and Facebook event
  • Volunteers: set up & tear down
  • Top Things to Know
  • What to bring
  • What Not to Bring
  • Snacks!
  • Getting there / Transit info / Parking

Welcome & Good Stewardship

Hello Everyone!! Your Dustcovery Co-Producers, Andi Candi, Scott, and Madi here with some key information to surviving and thriving through our Furtopia Dustcovery! Please read before attending the event, and check back here for more info leading up to the event!

We are asking each and everyone of you attending to be good stewards of the space, to respect our neighbours around the venue, and to help one another to be accountable to the GVIAS Participant Code of Conduct and the 10 Principles.

Please respect the neighbours who live nearby when you are outdoors or leaving the event. We don’t want a noise complaint to shut us down.

Let’s all have an awesome time and help each other to respect ourselves, respect each other, and respect our hosts!

Event Runs: 6 pm till 2 am. Doors at 6pm.
Exodus: Please exit the building swiftly and quietly at 2am.

Website and Facebook event

Critical info that we hope everyone will know is below. Lots more info is posted on the website and blog as NEWS.

Volunteer callouts, Art Projects, Theme Camps, Sound Stages & DJ Lineups, performances & lots more! Check it out! https://dustcovery.gvias.org/

Info will also be hared on the Dustcovery Facebook event, where you can engage with other folks planning to come out!

Volunteers: set up & tear down

Saturday: Set-up! Specific times to come.
Sunday: Teardown! Specific times to come.
 

Dress in warm comfortable layers, we will have some heat, but it will take a while for the building to warm up and the Vancouver forecast is unpredictable!

Top Things to Know

  • You must have at least one piece of government ID in order to get into the event. The name on your ID must match the name on your ticket. This is a 19+ event. 
  • Dress in layers – there are some outdoor activities!
  • Don’t forget your cup!! Or water bottle. Or whatever vessel you desire to use to hold liquids for hydration. Judgement-free space here:)  
  • Plan a safe ride home. Don’t drive unless you plan to stay sober. Refer to Survival Guide for Transit & Taxi info.
  • Consent is mandatory.
  • Have fun and explore!

What to bring 

  1. Your Photo ID – you will not get in without it
  2. Your Ticket – printed or digitally on your phone.
  3. A cup or water bottle, for water or whatever other goodies are being gifted! It must be empty when you arrive.
  4. Ear plugs – if sensitive to noise. It will be loud!
  5. Medical mask – Please respect all participants who choose to wear masks, inside or out! Covid is still active in our communities, and everyone has different risk tolerances.
  6. An open mind.
  7. Common Sense – you are responsible for your own safety. 

What Not to Bring

Prohibited Items:

  • Weapons (of any sort)
  • Lasers (leave that to us)
  • Outside alcohol (we have plenty inside)
  • Drugs (just don’t)
  • Non-Empty Drink Containers (empty is great!)
  • Pets (we love them but not here)
  • Vending of any sort – None allowed during the event. Please don’t advertise your business, band, DJ, etc.

Venue Rules

  • ABSOLUTELY no smoking or vaping inside the venue

Nudity Guidelines

  • With respect to nudity and sex, we ask that you treat Dustcovery as you would any other public event in the City of Vancouver.
  • Please respect the boundaries of everyone around you.
  • This is not a sex on premises (SOP) event. There are no private sex positive spaces at this event.

Snacks!

We’re currently asking members of the community to step up and prepare food for the event (and Dustcovery production will pay for the supplies!!)

Check out the submission form if you’d like to gift this to the community! We’ll share more info about options as they’re confirmed!

Getting There / Transit Info / Parking

Venue address: 247 East 1st Avenue
Please do not plan to drive unless you plan to stay sober! The venue is a warehouse location, quite close to Main and Terminal. Main Street Skytrain station (Expo/Millennium Line) is a ten minute walk away Several transit bus stops are within a five to ten minute walk. We encourage everyone to take transit or other public transportation options!

Parking Options

If you drive, there is plenty of street parking in the area, but unfortunately there are few parking lots nearby. Please be prepared to walk up to a few blocks, depending how busy the area is!

Invite your friends & share the event on Facebook: Dustcovery 2023 | Furtopia.