Registration Information

To register for workshops, concert tickets, camping packages, and day-only rates, please follow the instructions on the Registration Forms (PDF) and read the information below.

For more information about accommodations and meals at Zimfest, see Accommodations & Meals.

Registration Instructions

You may register either by mail or online.

The Registration Forms PDF contains all the forms you need to register by mail. There are multiple registration forms that you must complete and return with payment, depending on which activities you plan to attend:

  • Attendance-Reservation Form
  • Concert-Only Ticket Order Form
  • Volunteer Sign-Up Form
  • Workshop Registration Form
  • Registration/Reservation Payments Form
  • Payment Voucher (for online registration)

To register by mail:

  1. Fill out the Attendance-Reservation Form. Be sure to fill out one form for each Adult or Youth (12–17), and add the ‘under 12 years old’ family members on just ONE adult form.
  2. You can order Concert-Only tickets even if you are not otherwise registering for the festival. Use the Concert-Only Ticket Order Form.
  3. Fill out a Volunteer Sign-Up Form. We need your help. Shifts will be assigned when you check in.
  4. Fill out a Workshop Registration Form for each workshop participant. The workshop lottery will be held June 15.
  5. Complete the Registration/Reservation Payments Form. Add up your total fees due and send your check (along with all the completed forms) to the address listed on the payments form. One check for each participant. Thanks.

Summary of Fees

  • This year for the first time, there is a full-festival package that provides nearly everything for the whole weekend including on-site camping, all concerts and most meals. There are five festival package options that range from the full festival (adult $165; youth $85) to day only (adult $35 per day; youth $20 per day). Everyone needs to pitch in and volunteer for at least two hours.
  • Evening concert-only tickets are $15 each, or $40 for all three evening concerts. For those with a concert-only ticket, parking is $5 per car, charged when you arrive.
  • To get into Zimfest, you need to purchase a festival package or a concert-only ticket.
  • Workshops cost $12.50 per hour and require separate registration, in addition to purchasing a festival package.
  • There is a $5 registration fee.
  • If you pay on-line by credit card, a 3% surcharge will be added. (There is no surcharge if you mail us your payment.)

General Workshop Registration Information

You may either register by mail or on-line. If you register by mail, then you need to include payment with your registration. If you register on-line, you have a choice of paying by credit card (on-line) or mailing in your payment. When registering for a workshop, please indicate a second choice for each workshop you choose. When registering for INTENSIVES, please mark out all time slots that the class meets. Be sure to read the information about participant skill levels before you choose your workshops. Out of courtesy to the teachers and other class participants, please do not sign up for any workshop that is beyond your SKILL LEVEL. If the teacher deems that the class is above your level, you may be asked to observe.

It will help us if you register early. All registration forms and payments that are postmarked June 15 or earlier will be processed together. These registrations will be randomized to ensure all an equal chance at receiving first or second choices for workshops in a lottery.

Your registration will not be processed until we receive payment. In mid to late June you will receive a letter or e-mail confirming your registration and workshop schedule. Registration forms and payment postmarked after June 15 will be accepted and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. For registration forms we receive by July 8, you will be sent an email or letter confirmation of your registration and workshop schedule. Otherwise, your confirmation packet will be available at the Festival Registration Table. Do not mail any forms or payments after July 12. You will be able to register at the Festival Registration Table. Registration closes at midnight on July 18. Changes, additions, or new registrations will NOT be accepted after that. At Zimfest you will be able to add workshops, but you may not drop or substitute workshops unless the Zimfest organizers have made changes to them (for example, changes in a workshop’s content or teacher from what was listed in the Registration Guide).

Regardless of your method of registration, you may check your current registration status, make changes, check the status of workshops (open/full), and find out about any changes in the workshops or schedule at our website through July 18. All Zimfest participants should check in at the Festival Registration Table upon arriving at the Zimfest site. You will receive your wrist bands, final workshop schedule, site information, camping maps, and updated information on workshops and other Zimfest activities.

On-Line Registration — the Best Way to Register

To register go to On-Line Registration. Follow the instructions to create your user name and password. If you’ve registered for previous Zimfests, your user name should still be there. The on-line system allows you to control your own registration choices. You may make changes at any time up to July 18. However, changes you make cannot exceed the amount you have paid for; any additional payments by mail must be sent by July 12.

You can pay on-line with a credit card. A 3% charge will be added to your bill to cover costs for this service. Your registration will not be processed until we receive payment. All Zimfest costs (workshops, camping, etc.) are in U.S. funds. When registering on-line you must either pay by credit card (using the PayPal on-line payment method) or send us a check or money order. If you pay by check or money order, include the Payment Voucher.

The on-line registration system will be briefly closed during an interim period while the lottery is being completed on June 15.

Can’t wait to see you there!

Festival Refund Policies

If you are unable to attend Zimfest 2006, requests for refunds will be accepted until July 12 (NO LATER). Refund checks, minus a $25 administrative fee (in U.S. funds), will be issued approximately one week after the festival.

Workshop Refunds

If you do not get into a workshop for which you have registered and paid, we will give you credit toward another workshop that you can register for BEFORE or DURING the festival, as available. You may register for these additional workshops by mail or on-line, or you may wait until you arrive. If, by the end of the festival, you still haven’t used up your Zimfest 2006 credit, you may request a refund. We will put a refund box at the Festival Registration Table in which to place your request. You may also mail in workshop refund requests for one week after the festival. We will not accept class refund requests postmarked after July 31. It is our goal to offer you so many great workshops that you won’t need a refund! You may also choose to donate your Zimfest 2006 refund to Zimfest or another non-profit organization serving needs of Zimbabweans.

How to Contact Zimfest 2006

For General questions by E-mail: 2006@zimfest.org
For Registration questions (workshops, meals, etc.): registration@zimfest.org
For Volunteer questions (including childcare): volunteers@zimfest.org
Phone messages and fax: 541-607-1008
Postal address: Zimfest 2006, PO Box 5315, Eugene, OR 97405
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