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Would you like to share your photo memories from this year’s event with the community, but don’t want to be beholden to Facebook? Please consider sharing them on Firefly’s web gallery! First, please review the Firefly Event Recording Guidelines. Don’t…

Hi Fireflies, Please take a moment to fill out the official 2024 Firefly event survey. The responses are used by Firefly to assess how things went and make improvements to our event. Please respond by next Wednesday July 17. Take…

This year, Firefly is introducing a new cluster: the Department of Mutant Vehicles! This cluster is specifically responsible for motorized vehicles at the event which are operated as art pieces. If you intend to bring an art cart to Firefly…

Check out our brand-new Accessibility Page with everything you need to know about going to Firefly with accessibility needs.

Hi everyone! Firefly has just begun work on a major construction and earthwork project which will affect the land and the event for many years to come. Planning for this project has been in the works for several years, and…

Bus tickets are now on sale for ticketed participants, and can be purchased via the ticketing website. Bus tickets are $75 for a round trip ticket, or $50 for one-way. This year, there will be one bus, which will leave…

Art Truck Users! Please fill out this form by 6/24 to secure your art a place on the truck. Quick facts: You do not need to be an art grant recipient to use the art truck! Truck load and unload…

Greetings, fellow Fireflies! Want to be a Ranger this year? Rangers are friendly, radio-equipped volunteers that work with participants and other volunteers to help Firefly run smoothly. If you: Have been to Firefly before OR have been a Ranger at…

Planning to bring a new or returning Theme Camp to Firefly this year? Are you bringing art to Firefly for everyone to enjoy? If so, and you want to reserve space for it, and/or have it appear on the Event…

Did you just register for a ticket to your first Firefly, or are you about to? Welcome!! Allow me to initiate you into one of the many things that makes Firefly so cool: our volunteering culture. Firefly follows the principle…

Registration is closed for the Ticket Lottery — but don’t lose hope! After the ticket lottery on May 9th or 10th, you can still join the waitlist. Just head to the Tickets for Firefly page and follow the prompts there.…

Over the years, the Firefly Arts Collective (FAC) has been proud to provide grant support to Firefly artists to enable them to express and fulfill their varied creative visions. These grants are intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive…

Welcome Back Fireflies! The official start of the Firefly 2024 season has arrived! Follow this link now to register for a ticket. Registration for the Ticket Lottery will be open until May 8th, and Lottery results sent out on the…

Stop by the Firefly Meet & Greet to catch up with old friends and make new ones! May 5th 11am-2pm Remnant Brewing, 2 Bow Market Way, Somerville MA Our core leads will be there ready to field questions about how…

The Infrastructure Cluster is looking for two leads for the new Late Crew Core. These heroic individuals will stay the day after Exodus to coordinate volunteers to take down and put away all of our infrastructure, and would be available…

Over the years, the Firefly Arts Collective (FAC) has been proud to provide grant support to Firefly artists to enable them to express and fulfill their varied creative visions. These grants are intended to support and promote radically-expressive, community-based, interactive…

Did you miss your chance to submit a proposal for Creativity Grants last month? You have another chance! Over the years, the Firefly Arts Collective (FAC) has been proud to provide grant support to Firefly artists to enable them to…

(These guidelines are now posted permanently on the Firefly Policies page.) Vehicle and Art Car(t) Policy Firefly’s vehicle policy covers four classes of vehicle: Roadworthy vehicles Event operations UTVs Art car(t)s All other vehicles, motorized or human-powered Roadworthy Vehicles Participant roadworthy…

Art Grants needs your help! We only have a few reviewers signed up so far, and NOBODY signed up to review the Temple Grants! And the first meeting is 2/15 aka NEXT WEEK ZOMG. The temple is easy! It will…

Do you love Firefly? Do you want to kick your participation up a notch and make this year even better? Do you wish someone would just look at your interests, skills, and available time and tell you exactly how you…

Interested in helping bring art to Firefly? Want to help choose what kind of projects are funded for the event? We’ve got a new round of grant applications coming in, which means we need another round of committee members! This…

This is a reminder that the deadline for Temple Grant applications is coming up, and so far, NO ONE HAS SUBMITTED ANYTHING! Your last chance to submit your proposals is the night of 2/11 (the portal closes at 2am). There…

We are now accepting applications for the first round of our primary grant category, the Creativity Grant! This grant is intended for all your ideas for new art – everything from traditional art like sculpture, to immersive spaces, to silly…

The Firefly 2024 Art Grants season has officially begun! The Temple Grant is accepting submissions starting today: Temple Grant: up to $2,000 The Temple Grant supports the creation of the Temple at Firefly Arts Festival each year. The Temple aims…

Welcome to 2024! We’ve got some dates! You can also eat these with cheese, but it might get kinda weird but probably still delicious! Work Weekends: June 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, optionally 28-30 Early Arrival: Monday, July 1 Event Begins: Tuesday,…

We’re pleased to announce the addition of three new members to the Firefly Board of Directors: Tristan Brown Meytal Kotik Iva Gishin Iva, Meytal, and Tristan join our five current active members: Jon Evans Jered Floyd Carly Nix Peter Salomone…

Remembering Dennis Zografos It is with heavy hearts we share that long-time participant, Art Cluster Lead, and Firefly Board member Dennis Zografos passed away at the age of 35 on August 4th 2023, at his home, after struggling for the…

Dear Fireflies, Many of you may have witnessed emergency vehicles and personnel on Friday night. In the interest of community transparency and to address community questions we would like to share the following information. On the evening of Friday, July…