Updated: January 28, 2026
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, Rain City Rock Camp is committed to safeguarding the health and wellness of our community. The steps outlined below reflect the most up to date safety precautions we have implemented in order to hold in-person events. We will continue to adjust and communicate as the situation evolves.
Rain City Rock Camp has created our COVID-19 policies with the safety of our staff, participants, volunteers, families, and community members in mind. We recognize that no policy offers absolute protection from harm, and that there is inherent risk in even the best of plans. Our policies include practices to maintain safety of in-person programs; our success is dependent on candor and open communication. Our policies may differ at times from the mandates and guidelines implemented by local, state, and/or national governments. However, we are using science-based recommendations to ground our policies on practices that will reduce risk of infection for our staff and community. We believe we keep each other safe, and this is an easy way to make our programs more accessible to more people, especially immunocompromised folks. Our policy also decreases the likelihood of campers having to drop out of a program mid-session due to the spread of illnesses, so bands can stay as complete as possible! We don’t want any bands missing members on stage.
Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to keeping one another safe. Please reach out to us at info@raincityrockcamp.org for questions or clarification.
Program Safety Requirements
MASKING
Wearing a well-fitting mask is required at all times while inside at our program locations and showcases. Exceptions include: while eating or drinking, or performing on stage. Wearing a mask is optional outside. We strongly recommend high-filtration masks like N95, KN95, or KF94 masks (RCRC will have them available as needed). Exceptions to our masking policy due to medical or sensory reasons can be made on a case-by-case basis. Please communicate with staff about exceptions before the start of a program.
VACCINATION STATUS
Youth and adult volunteers are not required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to participate in our programs. Anyone hired by Rain City Rock Camp, full-time or part-time, temporary or long-term, is required to provide proof of vaccination.
TESTING
We recommend, but do not require participants and volunteers to test for COVID-19 before arriving at a program. Participants and volunteers will be asked to test for COVID-19 before arriving at a program under the following conditions: If you have tested positive for COVID-19 within 10 days of the start of a program; or if, within 10 days of the start of a program, you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 (see definition of “close contact” under SYMPTOM CHECKING below). If either of these conditions apply to you, you may come to the program only after testing negative for COVID-19 twice, 48 hours apart, before the start of the program.
If you test positive for COVID-19 within five days of a program, please do not come to the program. Staff can issue a refund for participants who need to cancel their enrollment due to a positive COVID-19 test or exposure.
If you need help accessing COVID-19 tests, please contact info@raincityrockcamp.org.
SYMPTOM CHECKING
Before attending a Rain City Rock Camp program or event, participants are encouraged to review a comprehensive COVID-19 symptom self-check and confirm the following:
- Whether in the last 10 days you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19. The CDC defines close contact as:
- Having been within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a combined total of 15 minutes or more over a 24 hour period or
- Having provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19 or
- Having had direct physical contact with, shared eating or drinking utensils with, or been sneezed or coughed on by with someone who has COVID-19
- Whether in the last 10 days, you have experienced a combination of any of the following symptoms:
- Fever or feeling feverish (such as chills, sweating)
- Cough
- Mild or moderate difficulty breathing (breathing slightly faster than normal, feeling like you can’t inhale or exhale, or wheezing, especially during exhaling or breathing out)
- Sore throat
- Muscle aches or body aches
- Unusual fatigue
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
AIRFLOW IMPROVEMENTS
Air purifiers run throughout our main programming spaces, and are in each practice room.
RESPONSE TO COVID-19 CASES
All program participants and volunteers will be notified immediately if someone at the program tests positive for COVID-19. Participants and volunteers who have come into close contact with the person who has a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be notified personally.