Barter/Presenter Application

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You only have a barter confirmation once, the department organizer has given you confirmation. Simply filling out the form is not confirmation. 

By filling out this form, you agree to complete shifts in exchange for discounted admission to this festival.

By not fulfilling your agreement, you may be banned from future barter availability to Skapandi Events. If you remain at the festival, you will have two options: Pay the remainder of what you owe (Admission costs are calculated to the at gate cost) for the festival or be escorted off the land. 

You will be in communication with your department organizer before the event to confirm your barter, schedule and need to know information. Each department organizer will work with you and the schedule to the best of the events ability. Communication is key. 

(There is a case-by-case basis that there is an option to transfer to a different barter or make up a shift, under approval from the festival owner/organizer.)


Not Filling your barter agreement means one of the following occurred:

  • You did not show up for your agreed upon shift or were extremely tardy for your shift.
  • You violated festival and land rules
  • You were not wearing the required protective clothing for shift (specific barters).
  • Failure to comply with barter agreement
  • You were fired from your barter.
Your chain of command for your barter:
  1. Your on-shift supervisor
  2. Your Barter Organizer
  3. Festival Organizer
  4. Event Owner


Select your Barter Type to confirm terms. 

Presenter Details
Presentations, Rituals, Workshops, Demonstration Hosts You must fill out presenter form for each presentation.
  • 1.5 hour time slot is equal to 1/3 of the full admission cost.
  • Two-1.5 hour presentations is equal to General admission cost
  • Three 1.5 hour spots would be equal to the admission cost of those festivals that are more than 3 days long.
Unless otherwise agreed upon. You will need to communicate with event owner to schedule. You will need to communicate with the Admin Organizer upon arrival to meet them and know who to go to with questions throughout your stay.







Admin Barter
Assisting with staffing the Skapandi Information booth, handling cash, managing information, checking schedules, selling raffle tickets, checking in the VIP’s, using a two-way radio, making announcements and filling out form with the next shift. You will receive instructions from the admin organizer before your first shift. This is 3-hour shift between 9:00am and 9:00pm. To be eligible for a 100% discount for General Admission you will need to work 9 hours for this barter. To be eligible for 100% discount for VIP Admission without VIP bag you will need to work 12 hours total at for this barter. Only 10 spots open for this. Minimum of 2 per shift will be assigned first come first served for these.
Maintenance Barter
You must be available to stay 2 hours after Gates close for the end of festival. You will check in with the Admin Organizer when you arrive and daily. You will be gathering trash and taking it to the dumpster onsite, restocking facilities and assisting with festival clean up and pack up. This is a 9-hour barter for a 100% discount for General admission. For VIP admission with no VIP bag, you will have 3 additional hours to be worked out with the Admin Organizer. Scheduling for this will be
  • 1 hour AM and PM on Friday.
  • 1 hour Saturday morning
  • 1 hour at 1:00pm on Saturday
  • 1 hour at 9:00pm on Saturday,
  • 1 hour round AM on Sunday
  • 2 hours from 2-4:00pm on the last day of the festival.
There are 4 open positions for this. Shifts may change for different festivals.
Apprentice Fire Tenders
This barter is at the discretion of the event owner and Fire Tender organizers of availability and shift requirements. You will need to be vouched for and paired with a mentor on duty. You will coordinate with the FT organizers for scheduling requirements. You will comply with the dress code, set by the event owner: Boots, Gloves, non-flammable or Refractory pants, wear non-flammable or Refractory shirt. Refractory: Jeans, Nomex, Kevlar, Modacrylic, or 50% or above cotton. You will listen to instructions from the supervisor on shift, the FT organizers and event owner.
Fire Tender
Must be certified Fire Tender: Red Straps 3 Busts, 3 Builds, 3 Shifts out of the 5 days, less if we have enough tenders show up. If you are only at the event for 1-3 days then it is Bust, Build, Shift per day you are in attendance. Work with the Event Owner for wood bust weekends prior to the event and the requirements will be less. You will coordinate with the FT organizers for scheduling. You will comply with the dress code, set by the event owner: Boots, Gloves, non-flammable or Refractory pants. It is heavily advised to wear non-flammable or Refractory shirt. Refractory: Jeans, Nomex, Kevlar, Modacrylic, or 50% or above cotton. Do not be the reason for a safety briefing, do not be the reason new rules need to be made, 100% Discounted VIP admission with no VIP bag. No max for this position.
Fire Tender Organizer
Must be certified-Red Straps- and approved by event owner. This is only a requirement of 1 shift from Bust Til Dawn. You will coordinate with the event owner on build expectation and requirements. You will need to maintain scheduling, and barter expectation accountability of those on shift the day of your shift. You will need to coordinate with those on your shift in a timely fashion to determine when and where to meet for Bust, Build and Shift. You will need to communicate with the event owner, any concerns that arise that you feel need additional attention. Requirement: 1 Bust Til Dawn shift, work with event owner on scheduling. Only 3 barter spots are available for this, experience, readiness, leadership, knowledge and communication capabilities will be reviewed for this position if more than the number of open spots is applied for. This barter is 100% Discounted VIP admission with no VIP bag. 
Security Barter
Must be 21 years or older for this position. Must be approved and confirmed by the Security organizer. This barter position will require communication throughout the shift, you will be required to work 12 hours total. Communicating with the Security Organizer prior to arrival about shift needs and scheduling.
  • Must be able to operate 2-way radio, complete check-in, work with the occasional late arrivals to register.
  • Be vigilant about attendees wearing armbands. 
  • Be able to handle high stress situations and always contact the security organizer, for escalating situations.
Your organizer will give you further instructions. 12 hours will equal 100% of discounted admission.
First Aid- On Call
This position will require FA certification at minimum. This barter will be able to move about to the grounds, within a 2-way radio range.
  • You will confirm that Band-Aid Station barters are at the gatehouse at their assigned times, by checking in with them via the two-way radio or in person.
  • This bater will respond to situations that require a higher level of care than that of the band aid station. You will communicate with the First Aid Organizer on shift and be instructed by the First Aid organizer on action to take if you are needed.
This an on-call shift during one 12-hour period during the festival, you will only have 1 shift. You may not be needed at all during your shift. You will coordinate with the First Aid organizer for shift scheduling and information needed for the position. Only 6 barter positions are available for this barter. This shift is 100% discount of admission.
Gate/Band-Aid Station
Non-Certified- Assist with gate/ admission and registration process, hand out supplies from first aid kit if needed, if it requires more than what is in the first aid kit, you will call over the radio for the First Aid on shift. The registration process: check the attendees confirmation of payment or Barter confirmation against the pre-registration list, have them fill out the registration paperwork, check and confirm the information is correct, if they are not pre-registered, you will need to complete a payment transaction, check their ID and place the appropriate wrist band at the end of the shift you will fill out end of shift paperwork with the next shift or security. You will receive instructions from the Gate organizer before your first shift. This is 3 hour shift between 9:00am and 9:00pm. To be eligible for 100% discount for General Admission you will need to work 9 hours for this barter. To be eligible for 100% discount for VIP Admission without VIP bag you will need to work 12 hours total at for this barter. Only 10 spots open for this. Minimum of 2 per shift will be assigned.
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