Dear reader: I’ll venture a guess and assume you appreciate free anything. If so, read on.

Since you’re reading the A&C section of your Daily Beacon, I’ll roll the dice again and assume you’re a fan, at least somewhat, of good music. If so, read on.

So what if I told you that you have the opportunity to go to Rhythm N’ Blooms in 2016 for free?

Well, I am. I am telling you that. Except, there’s a catch.

Which leads me to my third and final assumption. I don’t know you that well, but I think it’s safe to say — especially given my 2-0 track record if you’re still with me here — that as Homo sapiens we can all appreciate the thrill of a good hunt.

You must. You’re hunting for the point of this strange article.

So here’s the point and the catch: You can go to Rhythm N Blooms for free, you just have to find your weekend pass via a scavenger hunt.

Project manger Garrett Thomson underscored the reasoning behind the scavenger hunt giveaways, explaining that Rhythm N’ Blooms really wanted to give back to the festival’s fans.

“We’ve focused a lot of our efforts this fall on new ways to give back to our festival’s fans and create fun opportunities to engage in Rhythm N’ Blooms outside of just the weekend of the event,” Thomson said.

Each week, two clues will be given out that will lead participants to a general location. Come Friday at 12 p.m. if you figure out the general location; there you will find the fourth and final clue that will help you locate the exact locale of the passes.

Last week marked the first scavenger hunt, and winners Maryssa Thompson and Stewart Creswell found their passes at Nothing Too Fancy near Market Square.

This week, The Daily Beacon has received the first clue to pass along, and here it is:

“It’s a good thing construction cones are orange and white…”

Now that you’ve got the first clue to prime the juices and get the wheels spinning in your head as to where the next location might be, be sure to keep checking Rhythm N’ Blooms socials to get hints two, three and four that will better position you to guess the exact location and to hopefully find the passes!

Beyond that, you’ll want to stay tuned to get updates about artists who will be performing as well as other new aspects planned for the 2016 year.

“This year’s festival has plenty of new things we are excited to share about, and this scavenger hunt was an easy way to share some of those highlights,” Thomson said.

And from one Vol to another, think long and hard (but not too hard, nothing good ever comes from overthinking things) about the whole orange and white part of that first hint, and be aware that there could be more than just passes to be found.