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Friday, July 14, 2023

OSFest 2023

 Over the years, the idea of a general festival for all opensim has led to many entertaining events, and this year another is planned. The organizers this year are more or less the same team from last year, with Shelenn Ayres taking the lead, Banker Ibor organizing the volunteers, and Rosa Alexeev coordinating the musicians, along with many more helpers, as you can imagine.  

The festival combines space for the commercial creators in opensim to exhibit their wares, as well as many displays and installations by the Free community. People are being encouraged to organize tours and demonstrations on their builds during the festival, and they plan to have musical guests performing over a total of 60 hours during the festival's 2 week run, from September 15 to 30. 
Last year, the overall theme for OSFest was medieval/fantasy, and this year the theme for exhibitors is Jazz in all its many forms - from the Art deco period, the Roaring 20s, right up to the psychedelic 70s and beyond, and includes all kinds of cultural offshoots, from New Orleans, to South America, so there's no end of choices for how to style your build.
How can I participate? 
If you want to build something, set up shop, or be one of the performers, the best thing to do is register on the OSFest website's registration page . Another good source of information is the Discord Channel belonging to OSFest - that's where you can ask any question and get help.
How big can my build be?
The OSFest grid is not online yet, that's coming very soon, but of course you can pre-build your exhibit before hand at home and then port it over. The normal exhibitor parcels come in two sizes - small is 96m x 96m with 600 prims, there are larger spots - 224m x 224m with 1200 prims. I
f you have an enormous idea, or want to be a merchant or sponsor, you can get even more space - just need to ask, and of course, bear in mind that nobody loves a laggy build.
Are there any restrictions?
 The short answer is yes. Rules about content do apply, and you will do well to read carefully to avoid having your content removed. All the rules are on the website and in the discord group.
Can I visit with my hypergrid avatar?
Yes of course, all events will be open to the hypergridding public. There will be a dozen sims to visit, plus lots of interesting events going on during the 15 days of the festival, so plan to visit often !

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