Best Out of Town Year 4

Camping and dancing weekend. Sauna and swimming. Synergy horn sound. Beach party. Sunrise sets. 35+ hrs of music. 

Tri-city dance convention | TO - MTL - NYC

→  Tickets

→  Info
→  Lineup
→  Gallery
→  Email
→  Mailing List
→  


︎Location
Best Out of Town Year 4 takes place at:


3636 ON-539
Field, ON
POH 1M0



︎Arrival & departure
Check in times are:

  • Friday (August 30) 1:00 pm - 12:00 am
  • Saturday (August 31) 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

For safety reasons, we ask that you do your best to arrive within these hours. If you plan to arrive outside of these times, please contact a BIT coordinator. Please plan your trip accordingly.  

Music will run Friday night, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday night into Sunday afternoon. You are welcome to stay until Monday afternoon, and we encourage everyone to rest on Sunday night before driving home on the holiday Monday.  



Camping & BYO basics
Bring everything you need for a camping weekend away without electricity, and be ready for any weather. Pack enough food, drinks, ice, and anything else you need to be comfortable for the weekend.

There is potable water at the outdoor kitchen area, which is about a 5-15 minute walk from various camping sites. We suggest bringing jugs to fill up at the kitchen that you can then bring to your site. You can also bring your own water to keep at your site.  There will be free water by the stage for you to fill smaller water bottles.

Cell phone service on the site is spotty but there is wifi available at the tuck shop.

For food, the closest grocery store in Field is a 5-minute drive away. The town of Sturgeon Falls is a 20-minute drive where you can find more provisions. There is also a small tuck shop on site where you can buy extra ice and some other essentials. There are BBQs available for use in the kitchen area. Otherwise bring a camping stove to cook. We will also have two food vendors at the outdoor kitchen area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons/evenings.

There will be designated camping areas to set up tents. You will not be able to camp next to your car. Bring tarps in case of rain.

Get ready to share camping space on the site. Be open to making new friends and don’t be afraid to ask others if you can join their camping area.



Campfires
There will be designated fire pits for collective use on the land, subject to any fire ban at the time. We are again asking that no one build fires at their individual campsites.
 


Cars & parking
Leave your car in the designated parking area, not next to camping sites.

Pack so that you can carry all your belongings and supplies to and from the campsites (around 5-15 minutes by foot from the parking area).

If you arrive before 6:30 pm on Friday, you will be able to drive to your site and drop off your belongings and then return your car to the parking lot ASAP. All cars must be back in the parking lot by 7:00 pm and stay there for the duration of the weekend. When driving on site, please do so carefully and very slowly, and be mindful that not all narrow spaces are made for cars.

If you arrive anytime after 6:30 pm on Friday, there will be a few carts available to help you carry your stuff, but be prepared to carry your belongings to your site.

Cars will NOT be allowed on the site at the time of departure; when you are ready to leave, please walk all your gear back to your car, or use any carts that are available.



Rideshare
We encourage everyone to carpool wherever possible.

The carpool spreadsheet is available to ticketholders, and it’s up to attendees to organize their own rides to and from the site.

Drivers with space will post their departure and return locations, available number of seats, and contact information. Folks looking for a ride will contact the driver directly. Once the spot is filled, drivers will remove their names from the carpool list.



Sauna
Public Sweat will be running the sauna by the river on Saturday 11am to 8pm and Sunday 11am to 6pm.



Merch
Merch will be sold Saturday 2 to 6pm and Sunday noon to 4pm at the gazebo (Blue Zone) by the stage.



Waste
Practice no trace camping and leave the land better than you found it. There will be garbage and recycling bins around the site to keep the grounds clean.


Dance safe & harm reduction
Whenever the music is on, there will be awareness team members wearing reflective vests available to offer support. Safe sex and harm reduction supplies (including Naloxone kits) will be available at the gazebo (Blue Zone) near the stage all weekend.

We suggest buying your own Naloxone kits and test your supplies in advance in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, or order kits via Dancesafe. We will not have testing kits on site.

Musician-grade ear protection is encouraged. Extra foam ear plugs will be available as backups at Blue Zone. More information can be found here.



Packing essentialsCash/Card: The food vendors and tuck shop will accept both, card only for merch, cash only for vinyl records.

Tent, sleeping bag/bedding, pillow, + air or foam mattress: sleep with a barrier between you and the ground.

Tarps: Be prepared in case it rains.

Warm clothes, extra socks, shoes + rain gear: It can get very cold at night and could rain. Layer up!

Sunscreen + Bug spray: Check for ticks + protect yourself.

Bathing suit, towel, sandals + whatever floatable device you like: There’s a river for swimming/lounging and a sauna for sweating. Swimming is not allowed after dark.

Picnic blanket + camp chair: For relaxing, there will be chill out areas, but nice to come prepared.

Reusable water bottle: There will be water at the kitchen and stage. Bring water jugs to fill at the kitchen and have by your site.

Flashlight/Headlamp: You’ll be walking along paths and through the woods which will be dark at night.

Ear plugs: Make your hearing last forever.

External Battery: Charge up and come prepared.

Etc: Bring anything you need to feel comfortable.


Ticket cost
Best In Town Sound remains a volunteer project run by a small collective of dance music adorationists. Your ticket price covers site rental, DJ fees, porta-potties, equipment rentals, and other event expenses, as well as soundsystem expenses and maintenance costs.

If you have the means to pay more than the standard general admission rate, we encourage you to do so.

If ticket cost to Best Out of Town is a barrier, please reach out: info@bestintownsound.com.

You are responsible for the attendees you invite, so please only invite friends you trust. If any issues arise with you or anyone you invite, we will ask you to leave and you may not be invited back in following years.

If you buy a ticket and can no longer come, use the refund request option through Eventbrite by August 23, 2024 (one week before the event). The Eventbrite fee is non refundable. We will be onsite setting up after August 23 and will not be able to offer refunds past this date.  


Best In Town Sound
The name began as an informal DJ school among four close friends and morphed into our beloved sound system in 2020. We held the first Best Out of Town in 2021, and keep it going because music builds community, and community is everything.



2024