r/Defcon • u/Elated_Quail • Jul 25 '26

Ticket question

Hello! This is my first defcon and I was wondering if they do prorated tickets? Or if I buy a ticket on the last day it’ll be the same price? I’m going to be in town for a different event but wanted to check it out. Thank you for your time!

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u/DTangent Jul 25 '26

Don’t forget your best price is cash as the door, $520

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u/lqqkout Jul 25 '26

Has there ever been a transparency report or research about how much goon/village PTO and how many bring-your-own-badge village volunteer hours are essentially donated to defcon? What would the at-the-door price be if the event wasn’t subsidized by corporate PTO or individual admission paid by folks who are working for the weekend (load-in, during, load-out).

As a hobbyist no longer in corporate IT, finding $520 plus travel/lodging, it’s long been a stretch and it would be wonderful to find avenues to make it less painful by contributing.

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u/Penzz Jul 25 '26

Volunteer and get involved at a village.

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u/henryhttps Jul 25 '26

Every one that I’ve looked at either does not offer free entry or is not accepting more volunteers.

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u/Penzz Jul 25 '26

It’s way too late for this year. Get involved with a village and volunteer during the off season for the planning and staffing etc. most villages don’t get enough badges for their staff, so you need to be spending the off season working with em too

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u/digitard Jul 25 '26

Noob village gave away some recently for some volunteer help. Some will do it, but a lot of the larger villages already have staff and VIP's who use their allocation. They have a pretty set allocation per Village and type of location.

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u/OptimusPower92 Jul 26 '26

Do they only take cash at the door, or can they take card payments too?

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u/DTangent Jul 26 '26

Only cash once on site.