Getting There & Transportation

In 2023 we will have two buses leaving from Boston. Buses have only 56 seats each. If you know that you’ll be taking the bus, please buy your ticket early. More bus tickets sold might allow us to release more tickets to the waitlist, since lack of car parking is one of the big things keeping the event from growing. Help your fellow Fireflies get to the woods!

Bus Pick-ups (Going to Firefly)

• Camberville
  • HARVARD SQUARE: Mt Auburn St. @ Holyoke Pl
  • Pick-ups: 12:00pm Tuesday, July 4 & 12:00pm Wednesday, July 5
• Boston
  • SULLIVAN SQUARE: MBTA Parking Lot
  • Pick-ups: 12:30pm Tuesday, July 4 & 12:30pm Wednesday, July 5

Return Buses (Exodus from Firefly)

Return buses will leave on Sunday July 9th at 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Buses will leave once full, with the last bus leaving no later than 3:30pm. The bus will not wait if you are late.

Purchase Bus Tickets

Bus tickets from Boston are $60 round-trip or $45 one-way. Bus ticket information will be available after the event ticket lottery.

We will offer refunds upon request through Tuesday, June 20 (two weeks before the event begins). After that date, we will unfortunately only be able to offer refunds if the buses sell out AND someone else needs your ticket. Bus ticket purchases must be made online, and will end at the same time that event ticket sales close.

Bus Luggage and Freight

Bus passengers will be allowed to bring one large-ish suitcase (think: one 27-gallon Home Depot black/yellow totes) plus a carryon size bag. If you require more space or have questions about a bulky/unwieldy item, reach out to transport@fireflyartscollective.org.

• We’ll help you deal with trash! We’ll give you specially-marked bags for your personal trash. This year we are not offering recycling.
• All buses will make a 30-minute rest stop at a shopping plaza on the way to the event. Have your grocery list ready to expedite the process. In previous years the checkout lines were long, so please take this into account.
• The bus will provide several gear carts to help you haul your gear into the woods upon arrival. If your camp has extra gear carts, please loan them to the bus participants!

Drivers, please be sure you are offering all available spaces in your car! Everyone must pull together to rideshare whenever possible, since we are so tight on spaces. If you have questions, please contact transport@fireflyartscollective.org.

There are people posting rides in the #ride-share channel in the Firefly Discord Server.

People sometimes list ride offers in the Glowbe, an email newsletter you will be getting if you have a ticket. You can also use the Asks and Offers Form to request or offer a ride!

Ticket holders will receive the location and directions in your email before the event.

Expect to spend a few minutes on arrival having your ticket checked, getting a wristband, a parking pass, and being greeted. You will be instructed where you can park after finishing at ticketing. You will then be at the event!

Your parking pass should be placed in the windshield of your vehicle and visible from the outside. Please make sure all of the information on the parking pass is filled out. This ensures that we can find the driver of the vehicle if we need to have a car moved.

Please follow the instructions of our on-site parking volunteers and park as close as you can to the car next to you. If you’re not leaving the event until Sunday afternoon or later you may be asked to have your car blocked-in by cars that will be leaving before you.

On-site parking is near the event proper, but you will NOT be able to drive up into your camping space to unload. Expect to hand-haul your gear into the woods (a 10-20 minute walk). You are welcome to bring a cart or hand-truck to help move your gear into the woods!

If it rains a lot, there will likely be delays in getting non-4WD cars out. Everyone will be able to get out, just know that if the week is very rainy it will take a bit longer — so plan accordingly, maybe get packed up early and then spend some time picking up trash to take home, helping with break down, or lending a hand to those who need it.

Given space constraints, you may be asked to park off-site, which is a short walk away from the event site. You’ll be able to drop your gear off on-site and go park. Even though the off-site lot seems close, you may not access your vehicle during the event or transport cargo from it. This is for the safety of our event and its participants.

Parking is limited at Firefly, so please take the bus or carpool as much as possible.

Parking is $30 per car if you buy online in advance, $60 cash-only per car at the gate.

Buy parking passes by logging on to your account on the Ticketing Site with the same information you used to register for the lottery and buy your event ticket. Once logged in, go to the Ticket Sales page (link at top of the Tickets page).

Vehicle Access

Street vehicles are almost never allowed on the hill. Please come prepared to haul equipment by hand.

For special access during Early Arrival and Exodus, see our GTFO – Vehicle Access to Camping Areas page.

Early Arrival

If you wish to set up your art or camp before the event, please fill out the Early Arrival Application as soon as you know your plans. Everyone in a vehicle must be on the approved Early Arrival list. If anyone in an early arrival group is not on the list (or doesn’t have their photo ID), then no-one in the group will be allowed entry.

Email early@fireflyartscollective.org with any questions.