Community Engagement

We’ve implemented 18 INITIATIVES to engage our community. Here are some highlights from what we’re doing… PLUS how you can participate!

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Vibing in the Eco Village

The Eco Village is a can’t miss! With the Oasis stage at its center, it has shade structures, places to lounge, live art and immersive education experiences from our local partners. Engage and connect with Debris Free Oceans, Clean Miami Beach, CLEO Institute, Love the Everglades Movement, and Baptist Health South Florida to learn about protecting the environment and our community. 

Giving you opportunities to volunteer

Our volunteers make this program possible. Be a Mission: Home hero by signing up with Clean Vibes! 

Educating partners, vendors and staff

Our community of partners, vendors and staff are an integral part of all of our sustainability initiatives and are trained on how they can participate when moving into Bayfront Park. Together, we bring Mission: Home to life!

Posting sustainability signage

Throughout our event, you’ll see physical and digital signage reminding you to Leave No Trace, “Connect to Nature”, protect Biscayne Bay and participate in other sustainability initiatives.

Collecting and sharing detailed reports

All sustainability initiatives will be audited and a final report will be compiled to track key learnings and successes. Auditing these initiatives not only ensures compliance, but also builds a foundation for growth in future events. Check out our most recent Impact Report, here!

Giving one paid intern and student volunteers real world industry experience

17 Students interested in learning about sustainable event production will assist with sustainability initiative implementation and auditing, building professional skills while making a positive impact!

Creating this very web page and social media posts

Advanced messaging of our Mission: Home program is intended to educate our community and encourage sustainable behavior among attendees and our global audience. We also hope to inspire other events around the world!

Collecting your ideas about sustainability

In partnership with Scripps Institute at the University of California San Diego, we’re conducting a survey on audience perspectives on Mission: Home and festival sustainability. Head to tinyurl.com/MISSIONHOMESURVEY to submit your response and be entered for a chance to win official Ultra merch!

Giving you a chance to win tickets by giving back

Our partnership with Fandiem incentivizes our audience to join us in giving back to our community by supporting local environmental and social equity organizations, Debris Free Oceans, Love the Everglades Movement, and our newest partner, The Children’s Village at Lotus Village.

Participating in speaking engagements and education

Our sustainability team often speaks on this program and its implementation at events in order to share insights and inspire our industry to operate more sustainably. Contact [email protected] to inquire about speaking engagements.

Selecting sustainable partners

This year’s Winter Music Conference will be held at the Eden Roc hotel, an iconic venue that has made great strides towards sustainability by eliminating 125K single-use cups annually with Path reusable water bottles, repurposing leftover food from catering in their employee cafeteria, hosting beach cleanups and using art displayed throughout the property to raise awareness for environmental conservation. We’re also exploring opportunities to ensure we continue selecting partners and sponsors that align with our Mission.

Making sustainability accessible to all

We’re working to make Mission: Home more inclusive by placing recycling bins in ADA Viewing Areas and providing straws (made from sustainable materials, of course!) upon request at the ADA Services Hub. Check out our ADA Guide and email [email protected] for special accessibility requests related to Mission: Home, or with suggestions on how to improve!

Increasing harm reduction resources

We’re continuing our partnership with F-Fentanyl, a local organization dedicated to reducing harm through overdose prevention. Stop by their table at the Chill Zone by Main Stage for free resources!

Engaging artists in joining our Mission

We’re launching a new program to highlight and unite Ultra artists that are committing to sustainable practices. Stay tuned for the official Mission: Home Artist Alliance announcement – coming soon!

The below Pollution Prevention, Nature Preservation and Climate Action initiatives engage our community too!

Cleaning up the Bayfront Park shoreline with some of our favorite community organizations

“Making Waves”, our annual Bayfront Park shoreline cleanup, was a huge success! In partnership with Clean Miami Beach, Debris Free Oceans, Love the Everglades Movement, Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, Bye Bye Plastic Foundation and Miami Dade County’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program, 529 pounds of trash were removed from Bayfront Park’s shoreline on Saturday, March 8th! Volunteers were treated to Ultra merchandise and music, plus one lucky volunteer won a pair of tickets to Ultra! Since 2020, this cleanup has removed over 3,000 pounds of waste from the shoreline. Join us next year.

Dancing while we clean

During the festival, keep an eye out for our Mission: Home heroes coming around in blue Ultra superhero capes to dance with you while we all clean up our dance floors together. Participate and you might just be in for a surprise gift!

Understanding the nature present in Bayfront Park and Biscayne Bay

Local naturalists and ecologists have taught our team about the vegetation and ecosystems present all around Ultra, so that we can work towards preserving them. Our wildlife partners also provide strategies to support the animals that call Bayfront Park home. You can learn too by finding our “Connect to Nature” educational signage placed in special spots throughout the festival.

Turning signage into merchandise

We’re introducing a new limited edition merchandise item – wallets upcycled from last year’s vinyl signage! This process turns a previously linear supply chain into a circular system when what would have been waste comes back as your merch! Don’t miss this opportunity for you to take home a piece of Ultra history sustainably, available for purchase from Shop Ultra!

Promoting sustainable transportation options

Public transit is much more climate-friendly than personal vehicles, carrying more people with less emissions and providing opportunities to go electric! Skip the traffic and reduce your impact by opting for one of these options.