OFFICIAL GRYPHUS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

REFUND POLICY

Ticket sales and campsite rentals are final. Gryphus Music Festival is a rain or shine event.

BOX OFFICE

Flat Rock Ranch will be closed for cycling, hiking and other recreation from 8:00 PM April 23 to 11:00 AM April 24. Event staff will be preparing the site at this time. Guest/camper load in time begins at 11:00 AM April 24. If you arrive before 11:00 AM April 24, you may not access the property. Do not line up on Flat Rock Ranch Road waiting to get into the ranch early. You will be asked to leave.

FESTIVAL POLICIES

• Please treat others of all ages, appearances and capabilities with respect. Gryphus Music welcomes EVERYONE who exhibits kindness toward others and wishes to be included in our multicultural community of cycling, hiking and music enthusiasts.
• No refunds for admission, camping, RV camping or car parking. This is a rain-or-shine event.
• Every guest who is 16 or older must purchase a Festival admission ticket.
• Guests who are 15 or younger will be admitted free.
• Guests who are 15 or younger must be accompanied by a paid, ticketed adult, age 18 or older.
• Every guest age 18 or older will be asked to show a valid US government ID or passport of any nation. Federal issued ID from foreign nations will be considered on an individual basis. (Gryphus Music Festival staff reserves the right to photograph any unfamiliar ID foreign or domestic for the purpose of validation and authenticity. US Military ID will not be photographed.)
• Every guest age 18 or over must sign and submit the standard liability waiver shown below and on https://www.flatrockranchtx.com/ and recapitulated here: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5865a9c313757/web/
• Every guest aged 17 and younger must submit a Flat Rock Ranch liability waiver signed by his/her parent or legal guardian even if such parent or legal guardian is not present.
• Paid tickets will be exchanged for wristbands upon initial admission and should be worn at all times during all days of the festival by all guests, ages 16 and above. A wristband will be required for readmission and different colors of wristbands will distinguish young adults ages 16-20 from adults ages >21 to staff and other Festival Guests.
• Every vehicle (personal automobile, car camper, RV) will need to display a personal automobile parking pass ($20/day) a camping pass ($60/3 days) or an RV pass ($150/3 days or $240/3 days) for entrance/admission/readmission.
• Purchase of a tent campsite includes parking for one personal automobile at the tent campsite.
• Purchase of an RV campsite includes parking for four personal automobile at the RV campsite.
• Personal automobile parking spots can be purchased but parking spaces are limited. Parking passes confer admission and parking for one day only and must be displayed as requested/instructed by Gryphus Music Festival staff. Every car in the parking lot not displaying a valid car parking pass risks being ticketed.
• Personal vehicles other than bicycles and e-bikes are not permitted in the music performance area.
• Personal vehicle use at Flat Rock Ranch is permitted on site only for the purpose of driving to and from the front gate and your campsite or parking spot.
• Campsite passes are valid for three days and will be requested upon admission or readmission only.
• Helmets must be worn at all times by cyclists of all ages and expertise. Any cyclist found helmetless on a bicycle may be asked to leave.
• Unicycles and multi person bicycles are to be confined to Flat Rock Ranch Road and camping, car parking and performance areas of Flat Rock Ranch. Unicycles and/or multi person bicycles are permitted mostly for convenience of transportation between and among public areas of Flat Rock Ranch.
• Consumption of alcohol while cycling or trail running is dangerous and is prohibited.
• Cycling while inebriated is dangerous and is prohibited.
• No glass.
• No dogs.
• No weapons of any kind.
• No unapproved vending.
• No unauthorized open fires. Above-ground fire pits and gas camp stoves are permitted. A few indwelling stone campfire sites in the campfire area will be lit, stoked and maintained by Gryphus Music Festival staff.
• No amplified music or percussion instruments among guests.
• No unapproved drones or videotaping.
• Please police your own campsites and personal space and dispose of garbage in appropriately labeled waste containers.
• Gryphus Music Festival is not responsible for loss, damage or personal injury.
• Attendees must obey all Federal, State, and County Laws.
• Anyone found breaking the code of conduct may have their wristband cut and be asked to leave the property.
• Guests wishing to remain on site after 1:00 PM Monday, April 27, are subject to terms and conditions described in the above signed Flat Rock Ranch.
• Guests wishing to remain on site after 1:00 PM Monday, April 27, should please go to the Flat Rock Ranch website, click on the "Pay Fees" tab and reserve the appropriate tent or RV campsite: https://www.flatrockranchtx.com/

ADULT ADMISSION AND ALCOHOL USE

All guests ages 21 and above will be asked to show a government issued photo ID exchange their admission ticket for a wristband. The event is BYOB. Adult wristbands will be used for admission and by event staff to identify guests of legal drinking age.

PERSONAL VEHICLES, PARKING AND RIDESHARE

Personal automobile space at Flat Rock Ranch is limited. Parking spots for personal auto parking IS NOT included in your admission ticket. Auto parking spots may be purchased in advance for $20/day. Pre-purchase is strongly encouraged. Auto parking IS included in your camping ticket. Campers will be asked to park personal automobiles at their tent or RV campsite.

Rideshare, Uber, Lyft and other paid transportation will be permitted entry and exit for the purpose of guest drop off/pick up only. Every other vehicle large or small will require for admission:

One personal vehicle parking pass ($20/day)

OR

One tent campsite pass ($60) OR one RV campsite pass ($150/3 days or $240/3 days)

AND

One weekend (3 day) admission or one day pass for the driver and all passengers of the vehicle.

CAMPING/ ELECTRICITY ACCESS

Tent camping sites can be purchased for $60/campsite/3 days. Tent camping is located pretty close to the live music stage, shared outdoor showers and food vendors. Auto parking IS included in your tent camping ticket. No power or electricity is provided at tent campsites, generators are prohibited and quiet is requested after midnight, all three nights.

Dark (no power) or powered (20 amp or 30 amp as requested) RV camping sites can be purchased for $150/3 days/dark RV site/3 days and $240/powered RV sites/3 days. Dark RV sites are located farther from the live music area. Parking of up to four additional automobiles at the RV site is permitted upon purchase of an RV site.

MOUNTAIN BIKING, TRAIL RUNNING, HIKING, LEISURE WALKING AND LASER TAG

Flat Rock Ranch is home to about 34 miles of single track caliche trails, curated by ranch owner and well known bicycling enthusiast, Jimmy Dreiss. Because we expect a large volume of mountain bikers, casual hiking on the trails of Flat Rock Ranch is discouraged. Trail running is permitted. There should be enough public space in campsite, performance and nearby areas for guests to walk up to a few miles leisurely without entering the gated single track caliche trails.

Laser tag competitions will be played and officiated by Freedom Fun USA, LLC at a designated site on Flat Rock Ranch, near the music performance area. A 'waiting list' for teams wishing to play laser tag will be kept by Freedom Fun USA. Duration of matches will be decided upon by on site Freedom Fun USA staff. The winning team will be offered first choice to play the next challenger to continue to defend the field, if desired.

MOUNTAIN BIKING, TRAIL RUNNNING AND LASER TAG ARE DANGEROUS. HELMETS ARE REQUIRED FOR CYCLISTS.

Mountain biking, trail running, hiking, laser tag and other Ranch Agritourism activities are intrinsically hazardous experiences or activities with varying surface and environmental conditions. Bicyclists in particular have a wide range of operator expertise. Wearing a helmet is mandatory for any individual who mounts a bicycle on any part of Flat Rock Ranch. This policy is non negotiable and guests who cycle without a helmet should expect to be asked to leave the premises. Helmets are optional for trail runners, hikers and laser tag participants.

GRYPHUS MUSIC FESTIVAL LIABILITY WAIVER

By purchasing a ticket of admission to the 2026 Gryphus Music Festival and in consideration of receiving permission to enter upon the property, Flat Rock Ranch, from the owners (the Dreiss Family), the undersigned hereby releases and discharges and forever acquits The Gryphus Music Festival, Flat Rock Ranch, Freedom Party Rentals and their owners and respective officers, directors, representatives, employees and agents of any and all liability claims and demands including attorney fees incurred in defense thereof arising out of whether expressed or implied of The Gryphus Music Festival, Flat Rock Ranch, Freedom Party Rentals or their owners and their respective officers, agents, representatives and employees while at Flat Rock Ranch during The Gryphus Music Festival arising out of or as a result of the undersigned participating in any activity of any type on Flat Rock Ranch during The Gryphus Music Festival, including but not limited to mountain biking, trail running, hiking and laser tag. Upon purchase of a ticket for Festival admission, the purchaser agrees to binding release upon the purchaser, distributors, heirs, next of kin, executors or personal representatives and administrators of undersigned and may be pled by The Gryphus Music Festival, Flat Rock Ranch, Freedom Party Rentals and their owners as a complete bar and defense against any claim, demand, action or cause of action by or on behalf of the undersigned.

By purchasing a Festival ticket, the participant hereby acknowledges:

• Participant is duly aware of risks and hazards inherent upon entering Flat Rock Ranch and riding, running, hiking and/or laser tag on the premises.
• Participant elects voluntarily to enter Flat Rock Ranch and participate in activities on the premises.
• Participant assumes the duty of knowing the present condition of Flat Rock Ranch.
• Participant recognizes Flat Rock Ranch may become more hazardous and dangerous during times the undersigned is present on Flat Rock Ranch, riding his/her bicycle, trail running or playing laser tag.
• By virtue of participant's presence on Flat Rock Ranch, the participant acknowledges participant accepts the condition of Flat Rock Ranch and all risks attendant thereto. Participant agrees to operate his/her mountain bike or trail run only on marked trails.
• Participant recognizes that falls and collisions with pedestrians and other mountain bikes and vehicles do occurs and assumes responsibilities and consequences for all potential outcomes, including but not limited to injury to person and property and in rare cases, death.
• I personally (the participant and undersigned) acknowledge and recognize that HELMETS ARE REQUIRED for all cycling in any part of Flat Rock Ranch concurrent to the Gryphus Music Festival or at any other time.
• If participant is a minor, the Festival ticket holder assumes supervision for the participant and agrees the participant will wear a helmet at all times while bicycling in any part of Flat Rock Ranch, for recreation or transportation.
• I personally (the Festival ticket holder) agree to wear a helmet at all times while bicycling in any part of Flat Rock Ranch, for recreation or transportation.
• I authorize any medical treatment deemed necessary in the event of any injury while participating in the activity. I/We either have appropriate insurance or in its absence agree to pay all costs of rescue and/or medical services as may be incurred on my/our (organization's) behalf. I/We agree to any film or photographs of me/us as a participant becomes your property and may be used for promotional purposes.
• If bringing a minor age 15 or under to the Gryphus Music Festival I, the minor's parent and /or legal guardian, understand the nature of the above referenced activities and the minor's experience and capabilities and believe the minor to be qualified to participate in such activity. I hereby release, discharge, covenant not to sue and AGREE TO INDEMNITY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS each of the RELEASEES from all liability, claims, demands, losses, or damages on the minor's account caused or alleged to have been caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the RELEASEES or otherwise, including negligent rescue operations, and further agree that if, despite this release, I, the minor, or anyone on the minor's behalf makes a claim against any of the above RELEASEES, I WILL INDEMNITY, SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS each of the RELEASEES from any litigation expenses, attorney fees, loss liability, damage, or cost any RELEASEES many incur as the result of any such claim.
• If I am a minor age 16-17, I have obtained clear and expressed verbal or written consent from my parent or legal guardian and will not engage in mountain biking, trail running or laser tag without providing a Flat Rock Ranch.

FAMILY, CHILD AND YOUNG ADULT GROUP ADMISSION

Guests ages 16 and older will be asked to wear a wristband. Guests ages 15 and under will be admitted for free and need not wear a wristband.

Example 1: A carload of four twenty-year olds (20 yo's) with two bicycles will be asked to show proof of purchase of four purchased Festival admission tickets ($120/3 days early bird, $150 regular), one tent campsite ($60 day) and four signed Flat Rock Ranch liability waivers. Four tickets will be exchanged for four "under 21" wristbands.

Note: Young adults seen consuming alcohol or behaving in a disorderly manner will be detained by event staff until parents or police can be contacted.

Example 2: A group of friends consisting of an 18-year old, two 16-18-year olds and one 15-year old wish to share a large tent and wish to arrive in three automobiles. The group will be asked to show proof of purchase of three Festival admission tickets, three camping passes or personal parking passes and four signed Flat Rock Ranch liability waivers, one of which is signed by the 18-year old and three of which are signed by the parents or legal guardians of the minors.

Note: This group would also have saved the cost of two car parking spots had they carpooled.

Example 3: A group of eight arrives in a passenger van driven by a 25-year old. The van contains one 24-year old passenger, three 16-17-year old passengers, three 15-year old passengers and bears two bicycles. The group has a single vehicle, wishes to pitch three tents and stay all weekend. The group will be asked to show proof of purchase of five Festival admission tickets ($120/3 days early bird, $150 regular), three campsites ($60) and eight liability waivers signed by the 25 and/or 24-year olds and the parents of the other six passengers.

Flat Rock Ranch - Comfort, TX Trail Use Ranch Liability Waiver

Mountain Biking, Trail Running, Hunting, and other Ranch Agritourism activities use are hazardous experiences or activities with varying surface and environmental condition. In consideration of receiving permission to enter upon the property, Flat Rock Ranch, of the owners the Dreiss Family, the undersigned/participant hereby releases and discharges and forever acquits Flat Rock Ranch and owner and their respective officers, directors, servants, employees, and agents of any and all liability claims and demands including all attorney fees incurred in defense there of arising out of whether expressed or implied of Flat Rock Ranch or the owners and their respective officers, agents, servants, and employees while at Flat Rock Ranch arising out of or as a result of the undersigned participating in any activity of any type on Flat Rock Ranch including but not limited to mountain biking, trail running, and hunting. This liability release shall be binding upon the assignee, distributors, heirs, next of kin, and administrators of undersigned and may be pled by Flat Rock Ranch and the owners as a complete bar and defense against any claim, demand, action, or cause of action by or on the behalf of the undersigned.

By signing this liability release the participant hereby acknowledges and expressly represents that:

1. Participant is duly aware of the risks and hazards inherent upon entering Flat Rock Ranch and ridding mountain bikes, trail running, and hunting on the premises.
2. Participant elects voluntary to enter Flat Rock Ranch and participate in activities on the premises.
3. Participant assumes the duty of knowing the present condition of Flat Rock Ranch.
4. Participant recognizes that Flat Rock Ranch may become more hazardous and dangerous during the time the undersigned is present on Flat Rock Ranch riding his/her mountain bike or trail running or hunting.
5. By virtue of the participant's presence on Flat Rock Ranch, the participant acknowledges participant is acceptance of the condition of Flat Rock Ranch and all risks attendant thereto. Participant agrees to operate his/her mountain bike or trail run only on marked trails.
6. Participant recognizes that falls and collisions with pedestrians, and other mountain bikes and vehicles do occur and assumes all risks and responsibility for such accidents and injuries.
7. I understand HELMETS ARE REQUIRED and I agree to wear a helmet at all times while mountain biking. If I sustain any injury as a result of any of the aforementioned risks and hazards, I AGREE NOT TO SUE any of the above mentioned.
8. Participant is over 18 years of age and is of sound mind of that he/she is younger than 18 years of age, he/she is accompanied by a parent or guardian who is over 18 years of age and of sound mind who has read the forgoing liability release, understands it and signs it below. Furthermore the undersigned being at least 18 years of age indemnifies the aforementioned entities against any and all claims which may result from minors participation in the aforementioned activity.

EXERCISE CAUTION! MOUNTAIN BIKING IS DIFFERENT THAN ROAD BIKING! TRAIL RUNNING IS DIFFERENT FROM URBAN RUNNING! WHILE RIDING OR RUNNING ON FLAT ROCK RANCH YOU MAY EXPERIENCE OTHER BIKES, OTHER RUNNERS, AND VEHICLES, LOOSE GRAVEL, AND DIRT, WET SURFACES, HOLES, DOWNED TIMBER AND OTHER OBSTACLES, ON COASTING DESCENTS, SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY YOUR RIDE!

AGREEMENT AND WARNING: I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AN AGRITOURISM ENTITY IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY TO OR DEATH OF AN AGRITOURISM PARTICIPANT RESULTING FROM AGRITOURISM ACTIVITIES. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE ACCEPTED ALL RISK OF INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND OTHER LOSS THAT MAY RESULT FROM AGRITOURISM ACTIVITIES.