Balsa Man Survival Guide

Arrival Information

We encourage all to arrive by 6pm on Sept 5th to view the tiny art and mingle with the other Balsa Man Participants—don't be late because Balsa Man is as short as it is tiny.

Early arrival time for Balsa Man volunteers and Tiny Artists is 5:15pm. Participants may actually arrive as early as they want; however, Basla Man DPW has the right to ridicule those who arrive way too early for their own good. It should be noted that there is no camping.

There are no tickets to Balsa Man; however, you are welcome to create your own Balsa Man tickets.

Your car will not be searched at the gate, nor your person—in fact there isn't really even a gate. However, we encourage Balsa Man Greeters. Also, we need volunteers to create this year's Balsa Burma Shave signs.

For event location information please contact info@balsaman.org.

Departure Decorum

Our location closes 1 hour after sunset (7:33p); as a result, Balsa Man ends at 8:33pm. Please be prepared to clean up and leave shortly after the Balsa Man event is over.

Balsa Man is a Leave No Trace event. Please pack your trash out and do your part by helping the artists and organizers clean up after the event is over.

Drive safe! If you choose to drink at Balsa Man make sure to plan for a designated driver ahead of time. Also, do not twitter and drive! If you must tweet about how much you enjoyed Balsa Man, tweet before you begin driving.

Beach Survival

Balsa Man participants should bring all necessities they need to survive a few hours on the beach. Balsa Man guidelines for beach survival are:

• It can get a mite chilly so bring a jacket and maybe gloves and a hat.
• Once the sun sets, it'll get dark so bring a flashlight.
• You might want to bring a drink or a snack.
• There is no lifeguard on duty.

And lastly…

We hope to see you at Balsa Man 2009!