FAQ's Q. Who runs 3 Rivers Music Festival of Columbia? A. Three Rivers Music and Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit corporation run by the very dedicated and entirely volunteer 3 Rivers Music Festival Board of Directors. These community leaders have given freely of their time and expertise to guide the festival. Q. When is the line-up announced? A. Acts are announced as they are confirmed. The complete schedule is usually announced in March when we have booked all the performers. Q. How can you put on a festival with over 80 acts for 3 days for only $30.00 per ticket when a single act's concert usually costs more than that? A. Our sponsors are what make it possible to keep ticket prices so low. Their sponsorships help defray the cost of providing the 80 or so musical acts, plus staging, sound and lighting. Without them, the cost of a three-day pass would skyrocket. Please reward them with your patronage. Q. Can I purchase a 3-Day Ticket at a Festival Gateway? A. No. 3-Day Advance tickets must be purchased by 6 pm on Friday, April 16. Advance 3-day Tickets cannot be purchased at the Festival Gateways. Q. What is the Group Ticket Plan? A. Group Tickets cost $30. This special price is given to companies or organization that buy 25 or more 3-Day Advance Tickets. Group tickets must be purchased by April 2nd. Q. How can my company be a 3 Rivers Music Festival sponsor? A. For information about becoming a 3 Rivers sponsor, call 803-401-8990. Q. Once I've entered the festival site, can I leave and return again the same day? A. Yes. Unlike most festivals, 3 Rivers Music Festival allows unlimited entry and re-entry. Q. Can I bring my pet to 3 Rivers Music Festival? A. No. For the safety of all festival-goers and for the safety of your pet, no animals are allowed (except assistance animals). Q. Can I bring a back-pack into the festival? A cooler? A video camera? A recorder? A flash-camera? A. No. No. No. And no. Q. What happens to the money the 3 Rivers Music Festival makes? A. The 3 Rivers Music Festival is a nonprofit organization. When the festival makes a profit, some of the money is invested right back into the next year's festival and some is saved for a rain fund so that the festival's longevity is not compromised due to the threat of bad weather in the future. Once the festival's rain fund is sufficient, 3 Rivers Music Festival will begin to give back to the community a variety of ways