Raise Your Energy is a community-built festival, created through the energy, effort, and creativity of everyone in attendance. RYE is not privately funded or backed by sponsorships. Our event is built collectively by artists, volunteers, collaborators, facilitators, and attendees who all play a role in shaping the experience. That spirit of shared creation is at the heart of everything we do.

As the festival grows, we want to create more intentional ways to support the people who help make it possible. At the same time, the reality is that an event like this is still very expensive to produce, and ticket sales are what allow it to happen.

To honor both of those truths, we've created a contributor ticket support system. This program is designed to thank the people who offer their time, talent, creativity, and energy to the festival, while also keeping RYE financially sustainable and community-built.

Our Philosophy

Raise Your Energy is built on participation.

We believe in a collaborative festival model where everyone contributes in some way, whether that means performing, building art, volunteering, facilitating an activity, leading a workshop, or simply showing up with intention and helping create the culture around them.

This program is meant to support contributors without compromising the ethos that makes RYE what it is.

The Support Program

Community Support

Community Support is open to all approved artists, volunteers, installationists, collaborators, facilitators, and other contributors.

Once approved in their role and after purchasing a General Admission ticket, Community Support contributors will receive a unique referral code to share with friends.

If two brand new-to-RYE attendees purchase tickets using that code, and the contributor fully completes their set, shift, a build, activity, or agreed role, they will be reimbursed for their ticket after the festival.

This structure allows contributors to be supported while also helping grow the RYE community with new, aligned people.

Pro Support

Pro Support is built for individuals whose full time profession is the art, experience, or contribution that they are bringing to the festival and will be very limited. Pro contributors will be selected for bringing major artistic impact, strong alignment with the spirit of RYE, immersive installations, specialized offerings, or meaningful community draw.

Pro Support contributors are selected directly by RYE and may have their ticket fully comped or reimbursed.

A Few Important Notes

• Community Support is available to approved contributors across multiple areas of the festival
• In most cases, contributors are expected to purchase their ticket upfront
• Ticket reimbursement is only issued after responsibilities are fully completed
• Community Support reimbursement requires two brand new-to-RYE attendees to purchase tickets using the contributor's referral code
• If a contributor does not fulfill their agreed role, they will not be eligible for reimbursement
• Pro Support is limited and offered by direct selection