Cloud 9 Electronic Music & Eco-Art Festival

Instagram: @cloud9.festival 

Ticket price ($40 for students & $75 for general admissions) includes:

• Free transportation there and back (busses leave from the Kingston Isabel Bader Center) 
• 8 DJ sets from up-and-coming artists 
  
• All profits go to supporting the charity No.9 gardens 

Cloud 9 Electronic Music & Eco-Art Festival, @cloud9.festival hosted by No.9 Gardens, is a multi-sensory celebration of a sustainable future. The festival is organized by youth for youth with the intention of creating a space for the next generation to collectively experience feelings of inspiration and creativity. We will celebrate our future and the role we will play in shaping it through the promotion of art, music, local food, and community.

EVENT DETAILS:

Cloud 9 Setlist: OURI, Handsome Tiger, Chiara, Maysun, Flõstate, Guest House, Ilan Sikorsky, Liam Field

Food, Drink, Vendors, and Merch: A variety of local food and drink vendors will provide a multitude of eating and drinking options. There will also be a sustainable market where local vendors will be selling handmade and locally sourced items such as jewelry, apparel, crafts, and sustainable products. The market booths will also be where you can find limited edition Cloud 9 merchandise.

Eco-Art: A contemporary form of environmental art created by artists concerned about local and global environmental situations. No.9 Gardens commissioned nine globally renowned Canadian and Indigenous Artists to create Eco-Art installations along our winding forest trails. We will be offering Eco-Art tours throughout the day. You can read more about our eco-artist here.

TRANSPORTATION:

YOU MUST BUY TICKETS BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, TO SECURE A SHUTTLE BUS SPOT! 

Shuttle Buses: Limited shuttle bus spots are included in the ticket price! When you click "buy ticket" you will be asked if you would like to reserve shuttle bus spots. When you arrive at the bus, please be ready to show us a piece of 19+ ID and your ticket to be let on the bus. Our buses will leave from the Isabel Bader parking lot starting at 11:00 AM. During the day, we will have buses shuttling back and forth for those who want to leave the festival early or come later in the day. Cloud 9 will end at 1:00 AM. Departing bus doors will be open at 12:30 AM and leave when they are filled. 

See @cloud9.festival Instagram for the most updated bus schedule! 

Parking: Once shuttle bus tickets run out, guests will need to organize their own transportation. There will be on-site parking for $5. We accept cash or card. Law enforcement will be ticketing and towing any cars within the vicinity not parked in our designated lot. But remember that all funds go to charity :) 

MISSION: 

Cloud 9, hosted by No.9 Gardens, is a festival organized by youth for youth. Our purpose is to nurture creativity and imagination and promote the vital role arts, local food, and culture play in creating a sustainable community. We will create a space for the next generation that fosters cultural dialogue and change.

CODE OF CONDUCT:

It is our commitment to foster a safe and inclusive environment. To ensure the health and safety of our patrons, we are enforcing a strict Code of Conduct. Any guest who violates the terms of our Code of Conduct will be subject to having their tickets revoked and being removed from the premises. The following actions will get you removed from the festival and potentially lead to the involvement of the authorities.

Cloud 9 is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment. To ensure the health and safety of our patrons, we are enforcing a strict Code of Conduct.

This Code of Conduct’s purpose is to create clear guidelines and boundaries to minimize conflict, misunderstanding, and safety hazards on site.

Any guest who violates the terms of our Code of Conduct will be subject to having their ticket revoked and being removed from the premises. Please read through the following terms:

• No guest shall bring any illegal substances or firearms to the premises. Security will be stationed at all entrances and exits.

• We do not tolerate any discriminatory, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, sexually harassing, and/or violent behaviour.

• No guest shall bring outdoor food and/or drink. There will be plenty of vegan, dairy free, and gluten free options available.

• Damage, vandalism, or theft of any property will result in immediate expulsion.

• We have a strict no littering policy. We expect all guests to throw waste away in the bins and NOT on the ground. Please bring reusable water bottles as we will have a water filling station. Bottles will be checked prior to entry.

• Guests coming via their personal vehicle must park in the designated parking areas. Your vehicle will be subject to parking tickets and/or towing.

• All guests must be 19+ years of age on their government ID in accordance with Ontario drinking laws.

FAQs: Please visit our website here and scroll to the bottom for FAQs.

REFUND POLICY:
Tickets are non refundable. This is a rain or shine event. If you are no longer able to come please consider sending your ticket to a friend. All ticket profits from this event are donated to the charity No.9 Gardens. 

CREATING AN INCLUSIVE SPACE:
Cloud 9 recognizes that music festivals can create environments where discrimination and oppression can go easily unnoticed. Our team is actively working to make sure our infrastructures, our processes, our volunteers, and our security staff are prepared to prevent discrimination of all type as well as support patrons subject to any oppressive behaviour.

It is important to acknowledge that racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and many other types of discrimination can be hurtful without needing violence or outrage. Subtle actions can lead to a very hostile space and need to be recognized as unacceptable. We are ensuring that all individuals among the Cloud 9 team are equipped to prevent, identify, and react to such actions. To learn more about the concrete actions that Cloud 9 is taking to ensure that our festival is a place for all, or to support us in making it so, please contact our festival manager at hdavies@no9.ca.

CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION AND EMERGENCY PLANNING:

While working to ensure that Cloud 9 is a respectful and safe event, we are also developing plans for our volunteers and security staff to follow if certain situations arise. It is important for us to be transparent about how conflict and emergency will be handled on the day of the festival.

For many reasons linked to power dynamics and prioritizing the comfort and safety of all patrons, we aim to minimize police involvement with our event. Due to the permits we acquired and the rurality of the location of Cloud 9, a police car is required to be near our site. The main reasons for their presence is to discourage drunk driving and to deal with any illegal drug possession, usage, or sale.

With this in mind, Cloud 9 is not counting on the police to help de-escalate conflicts or emergencies. For all minimal instances, we encourage you to reach out to the volunteers on site. If the situation is out of the scope of our volunteers, they will seek out support from our security staff. Police will only be involved if individuals are behaving extremely violently or putting other patrons in extreme danger.

MEDIA RELEASE: 

When you enter the Cloud9 event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, webcasts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by Cloud9 and No.9 Contemporary Art & the Environment and its affiliates and representatives. Images, photos, and/or videos may be used to promote similar events in the future. You release Cloud9 and No.9 Contemporary Art & the Environment, its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of interviews, photographs, computer images, video, and/or sound recordings. By entering the event premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any use, exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such use, exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by Cloud9 and No.9 Contemporary Art & the Environment affiliates. You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the event.