Above photo:Tiny Glow Photo (Cali Creek 2015)

Cali Creek, Mendocino, CA, Edition
Mendocino Woodlands, California Coast
April 29th - May 2nd, 2016

REGISTRATION IS OPEN HERE!

The Event

For 2016 our annual west coast Spring event is moving to the enchanting redwood forests of Mendocino Woodlands State Park where we will dance, create, and play in 700+ acres of coastal redwood forest in the mountains east of Mendocino, California.  Also, Cali Creek is returning to its roots in Oregon as the one Recess where (Nearly!) EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN BED (!!), with no need to pack the tent or dread the rain... to the tune of most everyone will be in their own 4 to 6 person cabin, Don't get used to it, but also don't miss it, and register early!  

Mendocino Woodlands Venue Website
Map of Cali Creek Mendocino Recess Location

Event Pricing: Sliding Scale

 This Event is breaking Recess records as the most expensive venue we've ever been willing to rent... but at the same time, almost everyone gets their own cabin! Please pay at the upper end of what you can afford to help make this event affordable and accessible for everyone in the community.  And  with that said, we still offer need blind scholarships to anyone that asks, without question

Can't Afford A Low-Income Ticket? Fill out our Scholarship Form*
$175 Low Income Ticket
$195 Mid-Low Income 
$245 Mid Income Ticket
$295 Upper Income 
$395 Benevolent Gentry Ticket

Recess Food Co-op Prices (read bellow for details)
$35/3 days of food Vegetarian Meals
$17 extra/3 evenings of Meat with your dinner

Cali Creek Recess Rainbow Forms

SCHOLARSHIP FORMS
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How Housing Will Work On Site

There are 200 beds in small, 4 to 6 person cabins. If you get one here is how it will work: As you arrive you'll be able to opt yourself into a cabin (you can try to fill it with old friends are new ones).  There will also be cabins available with specific designations, such as cabins with agreements such as  "no sexual contact,"  gender specific cabins, or other individual requests as they are asked for.  Once everyone has arrived, every cabin will have a cabin meeting  to consent on their own cabin's specific house agreements for the weekend.  Facilitators will be available for any cabins in need of assistance in deciding upon their cabin agreements.  Yay consensus, yay respecting our room mates, yay our own beds!!

Plugging Into The Recess

Recess events are not run by some huge production company; there are a few of us that work on Recess year round, but on-site the vast majority of the production is done by you! Every single person who registers will work one volunteer shift during the event. This is how we build our community, teach each other, and keep costs low so that we can guarantee access for everyone. You will get to choose where you plug in: working in the kitchen, building one of our structures, creating a enchanted ambiance for the dances…whatever you decide, you’ll be helping to make the Recess magic happen. When you arrive at the event you will have a chance to pick how you want to plug-in and who you want to work with. 

Recess Survival Guide: What You Should Know


  • Sun screen and clothes to be in the sun or cold and rain for much of the day. Temperatures at night will probably be in the 50s with daytime highs in the 70s.
  • Your Dance Socks: Recess has a new amazing dance floor!  But its a no shoes zone, so bring your dance socks!
  • Snacks, If you buy meal shares we will feed you three meals a day plus snacks, (with vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, and meat options). If, however, you have other crazy allergies or dietary restrictions, it's probably a good idea to bring some of your own food regardless of whether you buy meal shares.
  • Your own mug/drinking vessel. Plus any spoons you'd like to donate to the Recess Kitchen! We've got forks & dish-ware covered! Please note that the dish-ware we use IS PLASTIC. If you prefer not to eat off of plastic, you are still welcome to bring your own. However, for sanitary reasons, we will no longer be serving into mugs. Bring a reasonably sized thing, or use ours. We recommend putting your name and city on whatever you bring and don´t bring your grandmother´s china or anything else you'd be devastated to lose.
  • ​Clothes to be screen printed. We will be offering custom-prints on any clothes you choose to bring. Clothing must be dropped off for screen printing on Friday and/or Saturday morning and will be available for pick-up Sunday afternoon.  The inks will be black and white, so bring clothes that will show those colors well. Also keep in mind that textured fabric and seams are hard to print on and often produce less-than-ideal outcomes.

Tentative Event Schedule: All Heavy On the "Ish"

Friday Arrival: Please feel free to arrive anytime after 2pm on Friday, but know that we'll joyfully ask (and expect) you to help us set up!  Dinner and opening circle at 6pm. Music starts at 9pm. 
Daily Meal Times: (all heavy on the "ish"):  11am Brunch, 6:30pm Dinner daily.
Dancing Fri/Sat/Sun nights: 9pm - When we stop, with venue changes and transitions. 
Monday Noon: We miss you already, thank's for the beauty! now lets clean up and get out of here!
Monday night post-party at Shades Of Blues in San Francisco.

What is the Recess food Co-op?

As per usual, collective meals and snacks will be available all day every day. Everyone who wants to eat with us can buy shares, and our kitchen team will pool all the cooperative food funds and volunteer labor, and use it to provide totally awesome meals made with the most fresh, local and organic food possible. Vegan and gluten-free options will be available at every meal.

Meat will be available at this event. Because meat is extremely resource intensive not just to produce, but to buy, refrigerate off grid, and prepare safely, meat shares will be more expensive.  Meat with your meals will cost $17 for the entire weekend.  More specifically, you will get  one 3 - 4 oz. serving of meat a day. If you think you want twice that amount, feel free to purchase multiple meat tickets. 

Below is our 4in x 6in promo flyer.  feel free to print and distribute, or email us if you would like us to snail mail you some to help flyer your local dance scene.