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2026 Spring Town Hall Recap

3/16/2026

 
In case you missed it, we chatted about the new site, finances, volunteer needs, and plans for the upcoming year.

Attendance 
Myschievia  2025 had 624 attendees, which is significantly fewer than past years. Likely reasons for the lack of attendees were that many people thought it wasn't going to happen last year and some were tentative about the new land. We did need to cap it at 650 last year because of a lack of critical volunteer slots filled. After discussing with other burn organizations, it was noted that attendance and volunteer numbers were down a hefty percentage at almost every burn last year. 

New Land 
We had some up and downs but the transition to Llama Land has been a success so far! 
The downsides: 

  • Fewer trees/less shade
  • More ants
  • Closer neighbors
The upsides: 
  • More open space for big theme camps, larger art projects, and open camping
  • Existing infrastructure that we are able to utilize
  • Ability to build and grow in the future

The landowners absolutely LOVED having us there and are looking forward to us coming back. Future plans include:
  • building a privacy fence to between the event site and parking
  • cutting back into the trees for more shaded camping
  • building picnic tables and benches at the "corners" for places to rest (these will be covered with shade structures, as well)
  • having more clearly marked roads

Event Recap and Incidents
The trial of fee-based early entry was a success! Since we have to pay per person, per day at the site, early entry for theme camps came with a cost per head. Those who paid it seemed to think this was fair and we didn't have too much of a cost to the org for those theme camps who wanted to get started setting up early.

There were a small number of incidents:
  • A noise complaint from a neighbor that resulted in a friendly law enforcement visit
  • A couple of locals who tried to enter without tickets
  • Another issue with the neighbor driving by and laying on the horn past gate and at the landowners' home
The landowners had no issues with the incidents, nor did law enforcement. Both were confident that we weren't doing anything to cause the complaints.

Volunteer Needs
Volunteers remain the backbone of Myschievia. Last year, the community contributed 5,714.5 volunteer hours between land prep weekends, build weekends, and on-site volunteering at the event. Thank you to everyone who volunteered!

Currently, a small core team carries most of the workload. Last year’s Mys nearly had to be canceled due to insufficient volunteer support. If we don't have the numbers again this year, we will be faced with this difficult decision again. We ESPECIALLY need Batcave volunteers! Check out this page for info on leadership roles.

2025 Financial Overview
Total Income: $111,613.13
  • Tickets: $109,024.02
  • Ice sales: $1,697.31
  • Early Entry fees: $138.80
  • Donations: $270.00
  • Rollover from 2024: $483.00

Total Expenses: $102,026.90
Major expense categories included:
  • Event Operations: $64,611.04
    • Land: $17,496
    • Carts and generators: $7,820.04
    • Portos: $5,896.92
    • Supplies: $24,924.64
    • Art grants: $1,755.44
  • Insurance: $9,001.40
  • Taxes and Accounting: $13,406.56
  • Administrative and Web Services: $5703.81
  • ​Rent for former warehouse, Uhauls, etc: $4783.67
  • Burn After Meeting Conference: $4395.42

​For the full presentation, click here.

Join the Myschievia Discord server to stay informed, collaborate with organizers, and get involved as planning for 2026 begins! 

Spring Town Hall

3/4/2026

 
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​SPRING TOWN HALL
Saturday March 14th
Deep Ellum Art Co
​(Start time TBA shortly)


Come learn about our leadership openings, what our plans are for the year, and have a meet and greet with LLC after!

RSVP here:
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BONUS!!
Flowmoon is following Spring Town Hall at Deep Ellum Art Co and offering half off cover with code word "Myschievia"! Here's the details of Saturday's show.

See you there!
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