Free to attend
Come for nothing. Chip in if you can.
ZAOstock is free to attend, all day, in downtown Ellsworth on Oct 3, 2026. There is no gate and no wristband to buy. RSVP so we know roughly how many people to plan for. Rain or shine, under tent cover.
Free · RSVP
What most people wantHold a spot
Free, and it takes a moment. It is not a ticket you have to show at the door, because there is no door. It tells us how much water, seating and shelter to plan for.
Optional
Not requiredNothing else to buy
No paid tier gets you a better spot, an earlier entry or a different view. Everything below is a way to fund the day, not a way to buy a better one.
Pro Ticket
For the twenty people who want to make it happen.
Still free to attend. This is patronage, not admission: it covers artist fees, materials and production for a day that costs money to put on and charges nobody at the gate.
20 spots
- Supports the festival: artist fees, materials, production costs.
- A 1:1 with someone on the ZAO team before the event.
- Credited as a supporter on the festival page.
Round 1 goal: 20 people, $1,000. After paying, email info@thezao.com so we can schedule your 1:1.
Straight answers
What a ticket does and does not get you.
The festival runs at break-even. Nothing here buys access, because access is free.
- Admission
- Free to attend. No ticket is checked at the parklet.
- Do I need the RSVP
- No. It helps us plan numbers, that is all. Turn up either way.
- Does the Pro Ticket get me in earlier
- No. It gets you a 1:1 with the team before the event and your name credited as a supporter. Nothing about the day itself changes.
- Other ways to give
- PayPal for fiat or Giveth for crypto, at /donate.
- Questions
- info@thezao.com
The day
- When
- Oct 3, 2026, music from Noon
- Where
- Franklin Street Parklet
- Evening
- Black Moon, next door
- Weather
- Rain or shine, under tent cover.