Sunday, September 6. 9am to 12pm. Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa.
Capacity is 250 people, please read:
It's a picnic. There's a run, and there are poems. You can skip both.
The run is 0 to 5k. That isn't a typo. You pick the number. Five kilometres, two, or zero. Zero is a real option and people take it. Nobody is timing anybody and there is no finish line.
The poems come after. Bring one if you have one, yours or someone else's, and it's allowed to be bad. Nobody is judging and nobody is being graded. There's a mic so you don't have to shout.
The picnic is the whole time. Bring a blanket, bring something to eat. Sitting in the grass for three hours without running a step or reading a word is a completely valid way to attend, and it's what most people do.
Run goes at 9. Poems around 10:30. If you're only here for one of them, just show up for that one.
There are a few chairs for people who don't want to sit on the ground. Coffee situation: bring your own.
It's free. It has always been free and it's staying free.
The part where I mention money.
Running this costs about $1,000. Park permit, insurance, chairs, mic and speakers, power. I'll do my best to find us some sponsors for coffee and pastries but please feel free to bring whatever you want - I'll announce any sponsors/ donations on my social platforms.
There are two paid tiers below if you're in a position to help cover that. If you're not, take the free ticket and come anyway. That isn't me being polite, it's the actual point of the whole thing. Nobody who pays gets a better spot, because there are no better spots. It's a park.
Grab a ticket either way, cap is 250 people. Set the quantity to the number of people you're bringing/ buying tickets for.
September 6, 9am, Andrew Haydon Park. See you in the grass.
5% of every order including deposits at Bad Vibes is donated to wildlife conservation (World Wildlife Fund) and reforestation (One Tree Planted) helping protect animals and replant forests with every booking. Thank you for being part of it.
