List of Festivals

We primarily list festivals happening in the Southeast, but you can list your festival here, regardless of where it is. email the information to Linda Kerr! (Please put List of Festivals in the subject or body!)


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2009 Festivals
2010 Festivals
2008 Festivals

Good information for campers:

Camping Tips - Excellent page with tips on campfire cooking, how to build a fire, what to pack, etc.

Other pages with festival listings:

Larry Cornett's Pagan Calendar

Witch's Voice Major Pagan Festivals and Gatherings - A listing of major festivals and also smaller ones. Will replace Larry Cornett's calender at end of 1999.

Out of the Dark's Festival Listing

Pages for national gatherings:

Dragon Hills Retreat

EarthSpirit (Rites of Spring)

Georgia Pagan Gatherings (Covenant of WISE)

SerpentStone Gatherings

Pagan Spirit Gathering

Summerstar


2009 Festivals

WINTER QUEST 2009

January 16-18, 2009
Presented by Carolina Spirit Quest
Fairy Stone State Park, Stuart, VA
Join Carolina Spirit Quest at the fifth annual - Winter Quest! So many of us have jobs that don't allow us to listen to the cycles of the natural world, particularly in the winter when Nature's message is one of rest and renewal. The purpose of Winter Quest is to listen to the rhythms of Nature and to do quiet reflective and nurturing rituals and activities. This weekend event, like last year's, will follow a pattern similar to that of a Spring Quest - but on a more leisurely pace and scaled back participation. Registration is limited to 32 participants. When the wheel turns to the chilled short days of winter, it is time for introspection once again. This January, we will be continuing our process of looking inwards in the wintertime. The theme for the Winter Quest event is "Our Sacred Community."


DRAGON HILLS RETREAT OPEN HOUSE

March 7, 2009
Dragon Hills Retreat, near Carrollton, GA
Mama & Papa (James & Rita Middleton) are hosting an Open House for the public. Bring your own drum or use ours to participate in a fabulous drumming circle, enjoy all day refreshments and relish the beauty and serenity of reconnecting with nature and family - for free. Take advantage of their special camping rate of $10 for the entire weekend!


ART RETREAT & OSTARA

March 20-22, 2009
Dragon Hills Retreat, near Carrollton, GA
Join Mama & Papa (James & Rita Middleton) for an Art Retreat and Ostara celebration. Cost is $35 per person, which includes fabulous fare from Quacker Barrel.


OSTARA

March 20-22, 2009
Sponsored by SerpentStone/Moon's Inkwell
YI Camp, Smyrna, TN
Changes: SerpentStone's meal policy has changed. In order to keep admission costs at current levels, SerpentStone kitchens will no longer be cooking breakfasts or Friday night dinner. There will be soup available at all times (including Friday at dinnertime) again made from your kitchen donations. We will provide a main dish (omnivore and vegetarian) Saturday night. We have always tried to make gatherings available for those who couldn't afford to pay admission, but over the past few years, the number of people requesting this has risen higher than we can handle. Anyone needing work scholarship will need to contact the gathering coordinator WELL BEFORE the gathering. A minimum of 6 hours of work will be required for admission.
Cost: (everyone must bring a feast contribution and provide two hours of volunteer service) $20 per person over 16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering; $30 per person within one week of the gathering and at the door; $10 per child 12-16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering. New family rate: (this includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration one week before the gathering is $50, at the gate $70. Season's Pass - (Pre-registers you for all six gatherings for the calendar year, and must be paid by Ostara gathering: Individual: $110. Family Season's Pass: $225. All gathering fees are non-refundable. Register at http://www.serpentsto ne.org/gatherings/preregistrationform1.html.
For more info: email gatheringcoordinator@serpentstone.org ; Registration Coordinator, registration@serpentstone.org; or contact us at SerpentStone, PO Box 9296, Knoxville, TN 37940, (865) 573-8798.


ECUMENICON INTERFAITH CONFERENCE 2009 - The Year of Justice

March 26-29, 2009
Sponsored by Ecumenicon Fellowship
Rockwood Manor, near Potomac, MD
This is a conference with multiple classes for an affiliated spiritual school. Registration covers attendance for all single classes and rituals (except materials fees). Majors (5 classes of the same subject) are pre-registered. History of Magick, Faith and Forgiveness, Nature Awareness Adventures (Children's Craft Program). More information at web site. Teachers include: Shakmah Winddrum, Jane Sibley, Charles Butler, Curtis Winslow, Tchipakkan, Kathleen Rybarczyk, Lisa McSherry.
The site is Manor House of the old Girl Scout Camp. Housing is in bunk-bed cabins, $10/night for housing, not included in registration. Meal Plan: Friday AM, Friday NOON, Friday Dinner, Saturday AM, Saturday NOON, Saturday DINNER, Sunday AM. (Cost TBD). Infinity Banquet Thursday night ($25/adult), cash bar.
Current registration (through September 1), $75 adults/$32.50 children, Pre-Reg (September 2 - January 1, 2009), $90 adults/$45 children, Early Reg (January 2, 2009-March 1), $105/adults, $52.50/children. At-the-door, $120/$60 children. Housing bunk fee $10/person, hotels list available. Contact Charles Butler, 3205 Kimberly Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782; 240- 764-5748.


PHOENIXPHYRE 2009 - A GATHERING OF PAGANS

April 15-19, 2009
Hidden River Resort, just north of Jacksonville, near Maclenny, FL
Hidden River Resort is an 88 acre facility located 16 miles north of Maclenny in northeast Florida. (it's 39 miles from the I-95/I-10 intersection in downtown Jacksonville.) The site features hot showers (4 indoor and 2 outdoor) with a small hot tub attached, swimming pool, a 30 x 60 stage, a 20 x 40 pavilion, decks, and 15 full (with septic) RV hookups, and 11 power/water hookups.
Event highlights: Opening Ritual and the Blessing of the Drum Circle Wed. Night; Drumming and Dancing by the Ritual Fire every night; Honoring and Memorial on Thursday Evening; Bardic Circle on Thursday Evening; Main Ritual on Saturday Night; Lunch and Dinner activities. Events throughout the Festival: Over 40 workshops and lectures will be presented throughout the weekend; The Crones and Sages will be available throughout the event for counseling and Newbie 101 workshops; Merchants will be offering their wares every day; A dedicated Poi/Fire spinning section next to the Main ritual Circle is planned to allow those Fire-focused individuals to practice and perform their art in a safe space .


SPRING QUEST 2009

April 17-19, 2009
Presented by Carolina Spirit Quest
Camp Millstone, Ellerbe, NC
Each Spring for the last ten years a group of Pagans in the Carolinas and Virginia have held a festival called Carolina Spirit Quest. Carolina Spirit Quest is an Earth Centered Spirituality weekend festival. There will be workshops, rituals, sales booths, meals together and community building activities. They are all designed to get us better acquainted and promote networking within the diverse community of Earth Centered and Pagan folks that inhabit this area.


BELTAINIA 2009

April 17-20, 2009
All World Acres, Tampa, FL
This gathering is always a favorite at AWA with plenty to offer for the entire family. The schedule of activities for this 4 day event will include several intriguing workshops presented by the many knowledgeable teachers of our community. Entertainment includes a Tom Carroll concert and an amazing Hula dance show. Other activities will include a sweat lodge, bardic circle, trade blanket, and rituals. The Body Goddess, an AWA favorite, returns featuring sacred body painting. Of course each night there will be drumming and dancing around the main fire. There will be several vendors on site for shopping.


BELTANE FLORIDA PAGAN GATHERING

April 30-May 3, 2009
Camp Ocala, FL
Join over 500 pagans for the largest pagan festival in Florida, among the live oak trees in a nature park. Hot showers, washers and dryers, flush toilets, plenty of tent space and cabins available. Even a resident alligator!


BELTANE (Georgia)

May 1-3, 2009
Sponsored by SerpentStone/Autumn & Mari
Eagle Valley near Kingston, GA
Changes: SerpentStone's meal policy has changed. In order to keep admission costs at current levels, SerpentStone kitchens will no longer be cooking breakfasts or Friday night dinner. There will be soup available at all times (including Friday at dinnertime) again made from your kitchen donations. We will provide a main dish (omnivore and vegetarian) Saturday night. We have always tried to make gatherings available for those who couldn't afford to pay admission, but over the past few years, the number of people requesting this has risen higher than we can handle. Anyone needing work scholarship will need to contact the gathering coordinator WELL BEFORE the gathering. A minimum of 6 hours of work will be required for admission.
Cost: (everyone must bring a feast contribution and provide two hours of volunteer service) $20 per person over 16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering; $30 per person within one week of the gathering and at the door; $10 per child 12-16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering. New family rate: (this includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration one week before the gathering is $50, at the gate $70. All gathering fees are non-refundable. Register at http://www.serpentsto ne.org/gatherings/preregistrationform1.html.
For more info: email gatheringcoordinator@serpentstone.org ; Registration Coordinator, registration@serpentstone.org; or contact us at SerpentStone, PO Box 9296, Knoxville, TN 37940, (865) 573-8798.


FAIREY FESTIVAL & MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND

May 8-10, 2009
Dragon Hills Retreat, near Carrollton, GA
Mama & Papa (James & Rita Middleton) are hosting this fun-filled weekend; cost is just $25/person, which includes fabulous fare from Quacker Barrel.


BELTANIA

May 8-10, 2009
Parrish Ranch in Berthoud, Colorado (less than an hour north of Denver)
Beltania is a musicfest and camping festival with rituals, workshops, and much more.


GEORGIA PAGAN GATHERINGS - BELTAINE 2009 May 8-10, 2009
CoWISE Covenstead, Conyers, GA
This weekend, in our enchanted, magical woodland, we will: Dance with Satyr's, Fairies, Mermaids and Dragons, Honor the May Queen, Fight for "The rite to be King" in a boffer -weapons tournament, Dance a traditional Maypole fertility rite Drum into the night, and partake of pagan interludes, Participate in inspirational workshops, Shop for magical items of all kinds, And build a community of love, joy and abundance.
Contact Information: Covenant of WISE, Church of Wicca ATC, Inc., 2370 Ebenezer Rd., Conyers, GA 30094; belladonna@covenantofwise.com; (678) 528-8409.


PAGAN FESTIVAL AND PARADE

May 9, 2009, 10am-5:30pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park, Berkeley, CA
2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, 94704, (at Center Street Next to Farmers Market - South of University Avenue and East of Downtown Berkeley BART)
We are proud to invite you to the 8th Annual Pagan Festival - Theme: Full Circle FREE-ALL WELCOME! We invite you to take part in the parade which is Green and environmentally friendly. Our Pagan Pride and diversity of spirituality is much more visible now that we parade down Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley. The procession promotes a positive view of our traditions while building positive relationships with other communities. The procession will launch from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park at Noon and will be in the street. This year we encourage floats, people, animal and alternative energy powered vehicles. When you return to the park, you are invited to join the Ritual Circle. The opening ceremony will begin when the last person has returned to the park at approximately 12:45 pm.
If you have any questions please contact Arlynne Camire, Festival Director at (510) 872-1188, arlynne@thepaganalliance.org.


BELTANE (Tennessee)

May 15-17, 2009
Sponsored by SerpentStone/ASPS
Splendor Hollow, Sevierville, TN
Changes: SerpentStone's meal policy has changed. In order to keep admission costs at current levels, SerpentStone kitchens will no longer be cooking breakfasts or Friday night dinner. There will be soup available at all times (including Friday at dinnertime) again made from your kitchen donations. We will provide a main dish (omnivore and vegetarian) Saturday night. We have always tried to make gatherings available for those who couldn't afford to pay admission, but over the past few years, the number of people requesting this has risen higher than we can handle. Anyone needing work scholarship will need to contact the gathering coordinator WELL BEFORE the gathering. A minimum of 6 hours of work will be required for admission.
Cost: (everyone must bring a feast contribution and provide two hours of volunteer service) $20 per person over 16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering; $30 per person within one week of the gathering and at the door; $10 per child 12-16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering. New family rate: (this includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration one week before the gathering is $50, at the gate $70. All gathering fees are non-refundable. Register at http://www.serpentsto ne.org/gatherings/preregistrationform1.html.
For more info: email gatheringcoordinator@serpentstone.org ; Registration Coordinator, registration@serpentstone.org; or contact us at SerpentStone, PO Box 9296, Knoxville, TN 37940, (865) 573-8798.


MOONDANCE 2009

Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25, 2009 (Thursday-Monday)
Dragon Hills (near Carrollton, GA)

Moondance celebrates the dance of the seasons, and will include classes, workshops, a pot-luck feast, a group ritual, bonfires, and dancing. Many fine musical acts will be featured, including Moonstruck.
The festival is at a semi-primitive camping site; i.e., no cabins, but plenty of camping and parking room. There are hot showers, a covered pavilion for classes, and a covered stage with electricity. There are hotels nearby. No dogs, clothing optional.


DUCKSTOCK THE PARTY

May 28-31, 2009
Dragon Hills, near Carrollton, GA
Duckstock "The Party" is just that - a "Party." It will be four days of nothing but fun in the sun! Please note, this is an adult-only (18+), "lifestyle" event, NOT a Pagan festival. We will have food, venders, water games, and social interaction. Our mission at Duckstock "The Party" is: 1) To make your Duckstock adventure Safe, Sane, and Secure. 2) Not to loose a duck in action. 3) To make your Duckstock adventure financially affordable.


PAGAN UNITY FESTIVAL (PUF)

May 28-31, 2009
Montgomery Bell State Park, Burns, TN
***Classes, workshops and knowledge, oh my!*** We have a wonderful selection of classes lining up for this year. Details will be released soon and will be found at http://www.paganunityfestival.org/puf/s chedule.html.


PAGAN SPIRIT GATHERING 2009

June 14-21, 2009
Sponsored by: Circle Sanctuary
Camp Zoe in beautiful Salem, MO
One of the oldest and largest of the Pagan festivals, held annually since 1981, is a special week long festival that celebrates the Summer Solstice, Pagan culture, and the spiritual dimensions of Nature. PSG brings Pagans from many paths and from places across the country together to share ideas, knowledge, energy, music, rituals, friendship, and celebration with each other. Participants live cooperatively for the week within a totally Pagan community located in a secluded rural valley. PSG has more than 150 scheduled activities each year, including rituals, workshops, concerts, and networking meetings. Rituals will be led by a variety of facilitators in different traditions, including Summer Solstice Rituals, a Magical Gift Circle, a Candlelight Labyrinth of 1000 candles, Drum Circles, Sweatlodge ceremonies, Rites of Passage, plus Women's and Men's Rituals. Evening concerts will be performed by various nationally known Pagan artists, including Coyote Run, The One Hat Band, Spiral Rhythm, Green Grown, and Michelle the violinist extraordinare. Workshops are given daily on a wide range of Pagan topics. Previous subjects have included Wiccan Ways, Goddess Spirituality, Celtic Studies, Creative Arts, Healing, Shamanism, Chanting, Dancing, Drumming Techniques, and various Networking meetings. Special programming will include a Leadership Institute for Pagan ministers that will include an intensive on enhancing rites of passage, training for Pagan prison ministry, working with the media, and other topics of interest to Pagan leaders. Other programming will include workshops for Pagan youth, performing arts, late night ecstatic dancing with bonfires and drumming, a Pagan marketplace, and much more. PSG has always been an opportunity for spiritual renewal, networking, education, and cultural enrichment. Join us as together we create a Pagan Town and immerse ourselves in Pagan community for the week.
Contact Circle to receive the PSG Brochure, which has complete details and a registration form, or see our website. Discounts are available for early registration, and final registration closes in May. Contact: PSG 2005, Circle Sanctuary, PO Box 219, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572 USA; (608) 924-2216; psg@circlesanctuary.org.


WISTERIA SUMMER SOLSTICE GATHERING

June 14-21, 2009
Presented by Wisteria Event Site
Wisteria Event Site, near Athens, OH
Manifesting a week-long magical village celebrating eco-spiritual culture. Community- driven activities blended with performance and ceremony create rich opportunity for personal development and group transformation. Featuring eco-activist and spiritual author Starhawk, Three-night Alchemifire Ceremony with Jeff McBride, Owain Phyfe and more. Two stages for music and performance, bonfire drumming and dancing, workshops, rites of passage, merchanting, fire-spinning, bliss, family-friendly. Adults: $135-170/Kids $35-$75.


COVENANT OF WISE - LITHA June 19-21, 2009
CoWISE Covenstead, Conyers, GA
Contact Information: Covenant of WISE, Church of Wicca ATC, Inc., 2370 Ebenezer Rd., Conyers, GA 30094; belladonna@covenantofwise.com; (678) 528-8409.


LITHA

June 19-21, 2009
Sponsored by SerpentStone/Morristown Area Pagans
Splendor Hollow near Sevierville, TN
Changes: SerpentStone's meal policy has changed. In order to keep admission costs at current levels, SerpentStone kitchens will no longer be cooking breakfasts or Friday night dinner. There will be soup available at all times (including Friday at dinnertime) again made from your kitchen donations. We will provide a main dish (omnivore and vegetarian) Saturday night. We have always tried to make gatherings available for those who couldn't afford to pay admission, but over the past few years, the number of people requesting this has risen higher than we can handle. Anyone needing work scholarship will need to contact the gathering coordinator WELL BEFORE the gathering. A minimum of 6 hours of work will be required for admission.
Cost: (everyone must bring a feast contribution and provide two hours of volunteer service) $20 per person over 16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering; $30 per person within one week of the gathering and at the door; $10 per child 12-16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering. New family rate: (this includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration one week before the gathering is $50, at the gate $70. All gathering fees are non-refundable. Register at http://www.serpentsto ne.org/gatherings/preregistrationform1.html.
For more info: email gatheringcoordinator@serpentstone.org ; Registration Coordinator, registration@serpentstone.org; or contact us at SerpentStone, PO Box 9296, Knoxville, TN 37940, (865) 573-8798.


STARWOOD FESTIVAL

July 21-22, 2009 (NOTE: Their website says July 21-22, but based on past festivals, they most likely mean July 21-26)
Brushwood Folklore Center, Sherman, NY
HUGE festival, has been running for about 30 years. Now in its 28th year, the Starwood Festival is a celebration of diversity and alternative belief systems. A six-day, five night clothing-optional camping event with over 150 workshops, lectures and performances covering many fields, disciplines and cultures. A family-friendly event with co-op child care, a Kid Village, concerts, parades, merchants, bonfires, drumming, dancing, jamming and parties.


CHRYSALIS MOON

July 22-26, 2009
Sponsored by Gaia Works, Inc.
Our Haven Sanctuary, French Lick, Indiana

This is a new outdoor Pagan festival in S. Indiana, offering an eclectic mix of rituals, workshops, drumming and concerts. Join us as we create a magickal family atmosphere for spiritual growth and relaxation. We welcome all faiths including Asatru, Native American, Druidism, Faeri, Paganism, Wicca, Ceremonialism, and all other natural spiritualities.
Site is primitive camping but there is a shower house and port-a-lets available. This is a pre-register event only! Also, for this year, we are not allowing pets and/or familiars. Event begins on Thursday, but we have decided to open up Wednesday for arrival and set up. All festival goers can come in on noon on Wednesday to begin setting up. Register before June 1st for discount rates. Join our Yahoo group ChrysalisMoon1 for information and registration forms, or you can email us at chrysalismoon1@yahoo.com for more info.


PAGAN LEADERSHIP SKILLS CONFERENCE 2009

July 23-26, 2009
Presented by Carolina Spirit Quest
Richmond, VA
Bringing together Pagans from across the country, the PLSC is a four-day gathering for networking, resource sharing, and in-depth training in the "nuts and bolts" skills necessary to create, maintain, and strengthen local Pagan initiatives. An evolutionary outgrowth of the Mid-Atlantic Pagan Leadership Conference series, the 2008 PLSC curriculum offers solid instruction in community-critical topics such as publicity and promotion, group facilitation, conflict resolution, accounting, pastoral care and board development. Open to everyone, the PLSC is one of the first events of its kind specifically tailored for individuals starting (or already working with) a Pagan group. We encourage you to send your board members, trustees, inner council members, activists, and group leaders to this important intensive in community organizing and development.


WISTERIA CORNSTALK FESTIVAL: Spirit, Earth, Art and Music

July 29-August 2, 2009
Presented by Wisteria Event Site
Wisteria Event Site, near Athens, OH
Music, art, and performance converge for a 5-day eco-spiritual event to empower positive consciousness and highlight eco-friendly technology. Amphitheater and stages with high-quality sound in beautiful natural setting. Theme encampments, art installations, demonstrating artists, dance, bonfire drumming and dancing, merchanting, fire-spinning, bliss. Day pass available. Check for headlining acts at our website.


GATHERING OF THE TRIBES

July 30-August 2, 2009
Presented by Avalon Isle and the Celtic Church of Dynion Mwyn
Avalon Isle, near Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Registration has begun. Register now to take advantage of lower rates. Please visit http://www.tylwythteg.com/fees.html for fees and to register.


COVENANT OF WISE - LAMMAS August 7-9, 2009
CoWISE Covenstead, Conyers, GA
Contact Information: Covenant of WISE, Church of Wicca ATC, Inc., 2370 Ebenezer Rd., Conyers, GA 30094; belladonna@covenantofwise.com; (678) 528-8409.


SACRED HARVEST FESTIVAL 2009

August 8-16, 2009
Southern Minnesota
Wholly unique and unlike any other large-scale public pagan event, Sacred Harvest Festival is a overwhelmingly friendly and family-oriented Pagan gathering hosted by Harmony Tribe, a magic tribal community celebration of earth-based nature spirituality. We are THE family-based tribal gathering of pagans in the Midwest!
Our festival held in an amazing, majestic grove of tall oaks overlooking a lake. All who embrace Nature Spirituality, Shamanism, Wicca or Pagan earth-based beliefs are welcomed to come and celebrate. This gathering includes workshops, rituals, drum circles, dancing, merchants, activities for teens and children. We will inspire and take you on a journey to find happiness and magick, and as always, add many surprises along the way!
Join us to honor the Earth, the Harvest and the blessings of the Sky, while enjoying the benefits of a tribal community. We have built Sacred Harvest Festival around that spirit you take home with you, and the bounty will grow this year!


SACRED ROOTS FESTIVAL (Formerly called Pagan Family Renion/PFR)

September 10-13, 2009
Sponsored by S.T.A.R. & Bio-Buzz
Dragon Hills, near Carrollton, GA
These great musicians listed are performing at the 2009 S.T.A.R. Sacred Roots Festival: Grayson Capps and the Stumpknockers, and Moonstruck! Join us for our fourth annual celebration of the fall season, rain or shine. We only have a few requests; attend, participate, express, enjoy, and share in the kinship of others.
*Please* confirm your attendance with a registration, and $40 w/feast on Saturday evening or $30 (there is an additional fee for electrical accessibility). There is an Attendance Cart below, click on that to reserve your invitation. **NOTE**: The entrance will be open during certain hours but you must pre-register for the event to get through the gate. Please register and send in your registration/fee prior to Friday, September 1st, if you plan to attend.
If you have special needs or you're bringing a large RV, *Please* let us know in advance. We'll have workshops, art, fire performance, a drumming circle with a fire pit, dancing, and live music; a ceremony to celebrate the season, and a full-blown feast (bring your own plates, bowls, and utensils). We'll close Sunday sometime with a traditional healing circle. Any volunteers? please see e-mail address below.
The festival will be at DragonHils Retreat in Carrollton, Georgia this year. The S.T.A.R. family hosting this event is an affiliation of Church of the Spiral Tree, a 5013c non-profit organization based in Camilla, Georgia. DragonHills offers plenty of room for tents, campers, and parking. There are also reasonably priced hotels within 10 miles.
A few notes: Please, no pets. We are a recycling Earth friendly, and Leave No Trace Event. Also, this is a DRUG-FREE event and ILLEGAL substances as in DRUGS of ANY SORT are absolutely forbidden, by any and all people!!! You will be escorted off the property, and NOT allowed to come back if you break this RULE! We hope the weather will be cooler but just in case, bring your bug spray as we all know how hot weather invites the pests! We are limited on the number of chairs so please bring your own, and if you have any extras please bring them too.
The site will open at 9am WEDNESDAY, the festival begins Thursday, September 10, at 12 noon Eastern Daylight Time, and close Sunday, September 13, at 3 pm EDT.


HARVEST

September 11-13, 2009
Sponsored by SerpentStone/Wyndragon
Splendor Hollow near Sevierville, TN
Changes: SerpentStone's meal policy has changed. In order to keep admission costs at current levels, SerpentStone kitchens will no longer be cooking breakfasts or Friday night dinner. There will be soup available at all times (including Friday at dinnertime) again made from your kitchen donations. We will provide a main dish (omnivore and vegetarian) Saturday night. We have always tried to make gatherings available for those who couldn't afford to pay admission, but over the past few years, the number of people requesting this has risen higher than we can handle. Anyone needing work scholarship will need to contact the gathering coordinator WELL BEFORE the gathering. A minimum of 6 hours of work will be required for admission.
Cost: (everyone must bring a feast contribution and provide two hours of volunteer service) $20 per person over 16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering; $30 per person within one week of the gathering and at the door; $10 per child 12-16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering. New family rate: (this includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration one week before the gathering is $50, at the gate $70. All gathering fees are non-refundable. Register at http://www.serpentsto ne.org/gatherings/preregistrationform1.html.
For more info: email gatheringcoordinator@serpentstone.org ; Registration Coordinator, registration@serpentstone.org; or contact us at SerpentStone, PO Box 9296, Knoxville, TN 37940, (865) 573-8798.


FALLFLING 2009

October 8-11, 2009 (Thursday-Sunday)
Dragon Hills, near Carrollton, GA

FallFling is a celebration of the fall season, and will include classes, workshops, a pot-luck feast, an open group ritual, bonfires, and dancing.
The festival is at a semi-primitive camping site; i.e., no cabins and NO HEAT! Please plan accordingly. There are, however, HOT showers and a stage for our musicians. If you don't want to camp, there are hotels nearby. No dogs, clothing optional.


13th ANNUAL HIGHLANDS OF TENNESSEE SAMHAIN GATHERING - "The Fire of Life"

October 15-18, 2009
Hosted by: Avalon Isle Foundation
near Gatlinburg, TN
Bask in the glow of the Samhain Fire. Experience the Fire of Life. Come enjoy drumming, dancing and deep spiritual communing with the Earth and the Goddess. This is a Gathering of Groups, Covens, and Solitaries to celebrate the turning of the year in the Great Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee. Event speakers include Lady Amythyst, Gavin & Yvonne Frost, FireIris, and Apollonius. Festivities include Main Ritual, Southern Feast, Bardic Circle Saturday: Middle Eastern Feast, and Masquerade Ball.
Cost: $45 for 16-up, $18 ages 7-15, children 6 and under free. Pre-register by October 1. Plan to arrive on Thursday!


7th ANNUAL WISTERIA AUTUMN FIRES

October 15-18, 2009
Presented by Wisteria Event Site
Wisteria Event Site, near Athens, OH
Autumn Fires: Harvest, Halloween and Hallows. Hardy campers celebrate seasonal color with concert, feasting, workshops, Ancestor's Shrine and campfires. Seasonal event featuring community-wide pottery workshop take your art home. All night pottery pit-firing with drumming and dancing. A kid's paradise with cooperative play, crafts and other seasonal activities. Family friendly. Day pass available.


11th ANNUAL SAMHAIN FESTIVAL & WITCHES BALL

October 16-18, 2009
Hosted by Green Song Grove
Boyd Hill ESA, 2900 31st Street South, St. Petersburg, FL
Pirates- The Gathering at Witches Islee. A meal plan will be available. Rustic cabin bunk available, tent camping. A/C and screen buildings, beautiful wooded campsites, stores and restaurants nearby. Friday night concert with Wendy Rule and Hecatea's Wheel. Costume Ball, trick or treat for the little ones, costume contest. Gueset authors: Khristen Madden, Ann Moura. Saturday lunchtime concert with Faerie Elaine Silver. Nightly drumming Earth Rhythms, Saturday workshops. Main ritual by Mystic Mountain Coven of TN. Donation: $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Vendor: $10 for 10x10 space. Phone: 727-804-9370


NORTH GEORGIA SAMHAIN FESTIVAL 2009

October 23-25, 2009
Sponsored & Hosted by The Northeast Georgia Pagans
Northeast GA, near Helen
We would like to invite each of you to our 1st ever Samhain Festival for a magickal good time! This Festival will have many great vendors offering a variety of quality merchandise, tarot readers, workshops, entertainment, astrology, healers, a Samhain Ritual, and so much more! Northeast Georgia's biggest Pagan festival ever! Don't miss out on the biggest event of the year. The event is an all day affair from 9am each day until midnight with a full schedule of events for the entire day! A spectacular event for the entire family! All this sounds wonderful ...doesn't it? To make it happen I need your help. The North Georgia Pagans are in the planning stages of next years Samhain Festival. We are seeking all which are interested in becoming a vendor, healers, speaking, teaching, holding workshops, readers and musical performers ...and more. For more information please contact me, Grandfather Oak.


SAMHAIN (Georgia)

October 23-25, 2009
Sponsored by SerpentStone/Mari and Autumn
Eagle Valley near Kingston, GA
Changes: SerpentStone's meal policy has changed. In order to keep admission costs at current levels, SerpentStone kitchens will no longer be cooking breakfasts or Friday night dinner. There will be soup available at all times (including Friday at dinnertime) again made from your kitchen donations. We will provide a main dish (omnivore and vegetarian) Saturday night. We have always tried to make gatherings available for those who couldn't afford to pay admission, but over the past few years, the number of people requesting this has risen higher than we can handle. Anyone needing work scholarship will need to contact the gathering coordinator WELL BEFORE the gathering. A minimum of 6 hours of work will be required for admission.
Cost: (everyone must bring a feast contribution and provide two hours of volunteer service) $20 per person over 16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering; $30 per person within one week of the gathering and at the door; $10 per child 12-16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering. New family rate: (this includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration one week before the gathering is $50, at the gate $70. All gathering fees are non-refundable. Register at http://www.serpentsto ne.org/gatherings/preregistrationform1.html.
For more info: email gatheringcoordinator@serpentstone.org ; Registration Coordinator, registration@serpentstone.org; or contact us at SerpentStone, PO Box 9296, Knoxville, TN 37940, (865) 573-8798.


SAMHAIN (Tennessee)

October 30-November 1, 2009
Sponsored by SerpentStone/Nine Woods
YI Camp near Smyrna, TN
Changes: SerpentStone's meal policy has changed. In order to keep admission costs at current levels, SerpentStone kitchens will no longer be cooking breakfasts or Friday night dinner. There will be soup available at all times (including Friday at dinnertime) again made from your kitchen donations. We will provide a main dish (omnivore and vegetarian) Saturday night. We have always tried to make gatherings available for those who couldn't afford to pay admission, but over the past few years, the number of people requesting this has risen higher than we can handle. Anyone needing work scholarship will need to contact the gathering coordinator WELL BEFORE the gathering. A minimum of 6 hours of work will be required for admission.
Cost: (everyone must bring a feast contribution and provide two hours of volunteer service) $20 per person over 16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering; $30 per person within one week of the gathering and at the door; $10 per child 12-16 if paid and postmarked one week before gathering. New family rate: (this includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration one week before the gathering is $50, at the gate $70. All gathering fees are non-refundable. Register at http://www.serpentsto ne.org/gatherings/preregistrationform1.html.
For more info: email gatheringcoordinator@serpentstone.org ; Registration Coordinator, registration@serpentstone.org; or contact us at SerpentStone, PO Box 9296, Knoxville, TN 37940, (865) 573-8798.


SAMHAIN FLORIDA PAGAN GATHERING

November 5-8, 2009
Camp Ocala, FL
Join over 500 pagans for the largest pagan festival in Florida, among the live oak trees in a nature park. Hot showers, washers and dryers, flush toilets, plenty of tent space and cabins available. Even a resident alligator!



2010 Festivals

MOONDANCE 2010

Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-31, 2010 (Thursday-Monday)
Dragon Hills (near Carrollton, GA)

Moondance celebrates the dance of the seasons, and will include classes, workshops, a pot-luck feast, a group ritual, bonfires, and dancing. Many fine musical acts will be featured, including Moonstruck.
The festival is at a semi-primitive camping site; i.e., no cabins, but plenty of camping and parking room. There are hot showers, a covered pavilion for classes, and a covered stage with electricity. There are hotels nearby. No dogs, clothing optional.


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