Just wanting to add here what you get with your ticket:

Please note that the cheapest ticket price for SteemFest is 1/3 of the costs, as the rest is sponsored via generous whales and sponsorships. You get:

• 4-5x open bar event
• 3x top notch lunch
• 3x top notch dinner
• 2 conference days
• 3 social evening gatherings
• hackathon
• transportation in lisbon
• several side activities

all this starts to add up :)