Free Spirit Gathering 2026 - 40th year: Full Schedule

Free Spirit Gathering 2026 - Unity in the storm

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08:00 EDT

Registration Open

Thursday August 6, 2026 08:00 - 21:00 EDT

Registration

Thursday August 6, 2026 08:00 - 21:00 EDT
Registration

common

09:00 EDT

Thor Blót

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 EDT

Upper Fire Circle

Blót to Thor
This is an alcohol free ritual.

Speakers

Erika Palmer

Please check the Tyr blot submission

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 EDT
Upper Fire Circle

Ritual

global Y

09:30 EDT

Core Shamanism and Journeying Day 2: Intro into Shamanic Journeying

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Labyrinth

This block of instruction will be both informational and interactive. Each day we will go step by step into what shamanism is, shamanic journeying, and acquiring a spirit animal. I will be using rattles, hand drums, and incense. Each session will be based in my experience as well as backed up by my studies and literature. Every participant will be encouraged to enter the circle with vulnerability and be open and honest. No matter what level of learning or understanding all participants will be asked to leave what they know at the door and be open to learn with an open mind and heart, approaching the class with a childlike heart. Day 2: Intro into Shamanic Journeying: we will go step by step in accordance to Michael Harners “Path of the Shaman”. Choosing our entry point to journey, entering into the tunnel, finding our shaman tree. Please bring a towel or mat to sit on.

Speakers

Shaman Sean

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Labyrinth

09:30 EDT

Belly Dance for Any Body

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Dance Pavillion

In this workshop, you will get to learn belly dance movements, technique, core strength No previous knowledge is necessary. Appropriate for all ages, genders, sizes. Nina has been teaching all kinds of bodies for over 20 years now! Bring Water. Jingle belts available in class.

Speakers

NINA AMAYA

supreme leader, Baltimore Faerie Faire

Nina Amaya is a faerie-inspired witch and performing artist based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a longtime teacher of dance, art, resilience, and witchcraft. She has performed and taught workshops at many festivals and conferences and schools. Nina is the founder of the Baltimore... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Dance Pavillion

Workshop

global Y

09:30 EDT

Chair Yoga for All Ages

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Chair yoga focuses on achieving proper alignment and refining your technique to boost fitness and balance. Through slower movements and an emphasis on quality over quantity, it combines asanas (poses) and pranayama (breath) to build strength, stamina, and flexibility. No prior knowledge is needed to perform these exercises, but it would be helpful to bring your own belt or strap to assist you to do some positions.

Speakers

Miriam Benson

For 40 years, I've been a 3rd degree Gardnerian of the Protean lineage, but I was a Discordian adept much earlier than that. I was a member of the FSA Board of Trustees in the 1990s, but left the organization when I moved to upper New York state in 2000. Since then, I've joined... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Workshop

09:30 EDT

Empowering Magic with Sigils

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Canteen

In a world buzzing with potential, it’s time to claim your magic. In this workshop, we will delve into the ancient art of sigil creation to empower intention. Explore the significance of sigils as powerful tools for personal empowerment and create a personalized sigil to amplify your magic. Discover techniques to charge your sigils with energy, ensuring they become catalysts for your magical workings and daily life, while learning to incorporate them into your rituals and spells. Bring your curiosity, an open heart, and a journal for your creativity.

Speakers

Liz Porter

Liz is an Astrologer, Manifestation Coach, Reiki Master, initiated witch, and farmer. A member of Minoan, Gardnerian, and Assembly of the Sacred Wheel traditions, Liz has been using practical magic to manifest goals into tangible reality for over two decades. She has taught at... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Canteen

Workshop

global Y

09:30 EDT

Flower Magic

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Adult Space/Bat Barn

This workshop will explore the use of flowers in rituals and spell work. It will begin with a discussion about femininity, perception, and expectations. Then it will highlight how flowers are often seen as a feminine aspect of plants, with their magical abilities frequently overlooked or disregarded. The workshop will then cover historic information, such as the use of flowers as a coded language, their role in herbal medicine, and their use as amulets and talismans. The last portion will cover various flowers and their applications in ritual and magic.

Speakers

Ashlie Hardman

Gnostic Apothecary Company

I’m a Rev. High Priestess with 27 years of experience in ritual and spell work. I teach classes monthly through my Wiccan Circle. I've been trained in High Magick and various occult practices, and I have a degree in religious studies.

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Adult Space/Bat Barn

Workshop

global Y

09:30 EDT

LILITH and the LOST CITY: An Introduction to Inclusive Dae Philosophy and Practice

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Dining Hall Porch (Front)

LILITH and the LOST CITY: An Introduction to Inclusive Dae Philosophy and Practice

We live in a society based on the concept of “OR”, forced to deny the “imperfect” parts of ourselves according to the mainstream’s definitions. But what if there was another way? A different philosophy that could be applied to magickal practice and that would allow you to redefine your power, better accept yourself, and shake off the “OR” definitions of Angel vs. Daemon set up in our Western culture?Join Lilithian Daemonics Practitioner and veteran Pagan mentor Tava Baird, author of The Book of Samael, for an alternative view of life, the afterlife, and your own divinity as channeled from her Spirit Guide, Samael. Pull out the monsters from under the bed and understand humanity as Samael sees it…and walk away with an empowering and loving perspective to apply to your magick.

Speakers

Tava Baird

Owner, Darkflower LLC

Tava Baird is a Lilithian Dae Magick instructor, author, channel, and folk artist who has been a practicing Pagan mentor for over thirty years. She is the owner of Darkflower Books and Mystical Supply and the co-host of the podcast Metaphysical Musings, and speaks and teaches at... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Dining Hall Porch (Front)

Workshop, Adults Only

global Y

09:30 EDT

Making Sacred Fire Starters

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Lower Fire Circle

I'd like to spend 30 minutes to an hour each day prepping tinder and kindling for each night's ritual fire. There are a lot of new folks on fire crew and this would also be a way for folks to get to know each other and the fire circle space. This would not be a requirement for anyone on fire crew. It's one of the ways I want to contribute to the event and invite others to join me.

Speakers

Keiden Bren

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Lower Fire Circle

Workshop

global Y

09:30 EDT

The 8 Paths Method

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Basketball Court Pavillion

Divination using runes challenges the reader to find their own method for interpreting how each rune fits into a reading. There is no standard way to organize the runes or determine which is read first, which leads to a variety of unique styles and approaches. The variety and freedom of reading runes is a beautiful part of their use as a divinatory tool but can be energetically taxing for the reader or lead to answers feeling incomplete. The 8 Paths Method is a modern framework, developed based on channeled inspiration from Odin. The system involves casting runes onto the 8 Paths Rune Mat and interpreting each cluster of runes created. Join Oak the Nameless to discover how this new technique can enhance your readings and strengthen your relationships with the runes themselves. Participation in Class 1: The Runes as a Story is recommended but not required.

Speakers

Oak the Nameless

Oak & Lightning LLC

I am a practicing Norse Pagan /Heathen /Northern Tradition Pagan. There are multiple names for people who work with a similar combination of gods, and I’ve certainly cycled through them over the years. I work most closely with Loki, Odin, Angrboda, and Hel but there are a number... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Basketball Court Pavillion

Workshop

global Y

09:30 EDT

The History of the Spiritist Movement and the Rise of Evidential Mediumship

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT

Poolside Pavillion

Step back into the 19th and early 20th centuries to explore a defining era of modern spiritual history: the birth of the Spiritist movement and the dramatic rise of evidential mediumship. This course bridges historical research, sociology, and the evolution of spiritual practice, tracing how a cultural phenomenon transformed the way humanity views life, death, and communication with the unseen.
We will examine the movement’s origins, from the foundational codification of Spiritism by Allan Kardec in France to the global obsession with séances and spirit manifestations. Rather than looking at these events in a vacuum, we will analyze the socio-political climates—including the devastating losses of major wars—that turned mediumship from a parlor curiosity into a profound spiritual movement seeking verifiable proof of survival.
In this course, we will explore:

The Foundations of Spiritism: A deep dive into Allan Kardec’s codification, the "Spiritualist craze" triggered by the Fox Sisters, and how the movement spread across Europe and the Americas.
The Mechanics of Evidential Mediumship: How the focus shifted from physical phenomena (like table-tipping and ectoplasm) to evidential mediumship—delivering specific, verifiable facts to prove the continuity of consciousness.
Grief, War, and Spiritualism: How the mass casualties of the American Civil War and World War I fueled a societal need for contact with the afterlife, reshaping religious landscapes.

This course is ideal for practitioners looking to ground their understanding of mediumship in historical truth and primary source evidence. Come prepared to uncover the lineage of modern spiritual practice.

Speakers

Lamia Nightstorm

Thursday August 6, 2026 09:30 - 11:00 EDT
Poolside Pavillion

Workshop

11:30 EDT

Brunch

Thursday August 6, 2026 11:30 - 12:30 EDT

Dining Hall

Thursday August 6, 2026 11:30 - 12:30 EDT
Dining Hall

common

13:00 EDT

Introduction to The Restoration of All Things

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Dining Hall Porch (Front)

In this ritual we find meaning by engaging with opposition and hardship to restore ourselves and the world to spiritual wholeness. The Restoration of all Things was a 19^th century Mormon vision for binding the past to the present to unite all people in justice, righteousness, and in harmony with the Earth. This is a principle from my Mormon origins that still serves me well in these difficult times.
This ritual includes stories, songs, and sharing of foods that are symbolic of the Mormon past. It is structured like a Jewish Passover seder that includes time for questions and discussion.
Mormonism in the 19^th century was a radical//liberal religious alternative to mainstream American Christianity. The principles taught and practiced in those times were rejected by mainstream America and the Mormons were forced to flee to the Great Basin in the West. Decades later Mormonism was forced to assimilate to American mainstream culture. Now is a good time to look at this alternative spiritual path not taken.

Speakers

Bruce Baker

Bruce Baker is the founder of Community Health and Empowerment through Education and Research. (CHEER) a community based nonprofit in Silver Spring and Takoma Park, Maryland. He has experience as a worship associate at two Unitarian Universalist congregations and is active in multiple... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Dining Hall Porch (Front)

Ritual

global Y

13:00 EDT

Wiccan Five Parts of Self Sweat

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

This beginner-friendly lodge is based on Wiccan principles and the model of five parts of self, corresponding to the Five Traditional Elements: Air/Mind, Fire/Will, Water/Heart, Earth/Body and Spirit. A sweat is an ordeal ritual of transformation, of death and rebirth, and this lodge is specifically for self-work. Come prepared to delve deeply: we will be giving away that which we no longer need, and asking for what we need and want going into our new lives, in the framework of the Elements. This lodge is beginner friendly, and it will be as hot as it needs to be. Please bring one or two towels and a water bottle or cup, plain or fancy, for drinking water. For: All; Tradition: Seelie Court with training ties to Sun Bear; Heat: Hot.

Speakers

Craig Setti

Gwaeron is a lineaged Warrior-Mage, Witch, Sorcerer, Core-Shamanic practitioner, and Water Pourer with three decades of esoteric experience. His diverse path spans Reconstruction Celtic Witchcraft, Scandinavian Deific and Magickal practices, Egyptian and Enochian Ceremonial Magick... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Sweat

13:00 EDT

Earthbound - Staying Grounded at Festival and in Life

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Upper Fire Circle

If this is your first pagan festival or Free Spirit, or if life is challenging right now (because of course it is…), this class is a must. Whether you are feeling disconnected, overwhelmed and fearful in life, or just energetically sideways from a ritual at FSG, Grounding is necessary for balance and health. In Magickal work, and in your mundane life, we all need connection and quiet – stay in the moment, turn down the volume and just BE. This has never been more urgent than in 2026…. If you are new to Free Spirit or Pagan work, Grounding will help you get the most out of your experience. Both practical and Magickal, there is something here for everyone. Open to all levels of experience. Bring a comfy chair, your notebook and an open spirit.

Speakers

Claire Luminous

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Upper Fire Circle

Workshop

global Y

13:00 EDT

Energy Works II – Using Energy

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Poolside Pavillion

This intermediate-level workshop is designed for those who have either taken Energy Works I or who already have a solid understanding of working with energy. We will discuss the many different “things” energy work can be used for and the techniques for doing that work. The major topics we will cover are: empowering spells and rituals; cleansing and programming crystals; tapping outside energy sources; energy constructs; building wards; and energy healing. Other topics can be discussed if time allows.

Speakers

Klytus

I (Klytus) am a solitary, eclectic, Pagan practitioner who has been teaching classes on “free form” (as in, not tied to any specific magical or spiritual traditions) energy work since 2016. In addition to being an energy worker and energy healer, I am also trained in Reiki III... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Poolside Pavillion

Workshop

global Y

13:00 EDT

Futhark: Creating Your Own Runes

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Canteen

We will explore the components of rune making, starting with learning the Elder and Younger Futharks, their significance in divination, and working on our own rune sets.

Speakers

Rev. Kyle Aaron Reese

Bound By Gleipnir

Kyle Aaron Reese is a proud transgender man and the Associate President of The Troth, as well as on the planning committee for NET. He comes from an academic background with studies in anthropology, political science, gender studies, and a Master of Arts in Human Rights. He is also... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Canteen

Workshop

global Y

13:00 EDT

Honoring Our Ancestors of Love

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Adult Space/Bat Barn

For many people there is no emotional or energetic connection to their blood ancestors due to being adopted, kicked out of their home, made unwelcome, or other circumstances. All of us on the other hand have Ancestors of Love – the people who we learned our sexuality, romance, emotional bonding, and intimate information from, were inspired by, or who cleared the way for your love style to be possible. Who were your Ancestor of Love? Who are your trans-cestors, your heart-cestors, your polyam-cestors, your queer-cestors, and your love-cestors? We will explore our ancestors, examine some of the lessons we learned from them, then look at how we can honor them, remember them, cherish them, heal them, acknowledge the toxic things we learned from them, and call upon them in our times of need. As part of this class and discussion we will build a piece of sacred art in ritual together that will be available for others to add to, and then go up as a burnt offering in an evening fire.

Speakers

Lee Harrington

Lee Harrington (he/they) is a spiritual and erotic authenticity educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist, and award-winning author and editor on sacred and sexual experience. A spirit-worker and ritual facilitator dedicated to the goddess Mother Bear with a devotional relationship... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Adult Space/Bat Barn

Workshop, Adults Only

global Y

13:00 EDT

Making a small silk bag part one: Basics of machine embroidery digitizing

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Tin Can A

In part one, each individual in the workshop will be able to digitize a design and and save the file for part two. In part two we can use the embroidery setting on the machines to stitch out the files. Then in part three we will take the fabric that the design is embroidered on and other pieces of the pattern to hand so a small bag that can be used for a handheld poppet, to hold a divination deck, or other small magical items.

Speakers

Jamie René Peddicord

Jamie has been making Faerie and Pagan inspired costumes and accessories most often, including machine embroidery for many years and would now like to bring her skills to share her knowledge.

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Tin Can A

Workshop

13:00 EDT

Sacred Rage, Sacred Silence: A Somatic Ritual for Release & Renewal

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Tin Can

Grief. Rage. Silence. These emotional states are often feared—but in the dark, they become powerful messengers. This deeply embodied workshop offers a space to express, witness, and transform emotional intensity through gentle movement, breathwork, sound, and creative ritual. Participants will explore the spectrum of emotion and release what no longer serves through embodied expression and creativity. A grounding meditation will be offered in this sacred container, providing space for somatic movement & breathwork. Followed by space holding with channeled sound immersion for personal silent or vocal expression of rage and grief. Finally, participants will be invited to particpate in collaborative painting or personal mark-making ritual for symbolic release.

Speakers

Lauren G. Koch

Keeper of the Old Ways

Keeper of the Old Ways is an itinerant, small-batch herbal apothecary and integrative well-being practice rooted in seasonal wisdom, creativity, and mindfulness.Founded by Lauren G. Koch — a full-time creative, spirit worker, pagan clergy member, and educator with over 20 years... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Tin Can

Workshop

global Y

13:00 EDT

Shapeshifting: A practical guide to guising in your every day life

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT

Dance Pavillion

This will be a practical shapeshifting and guising class, usable in your every day life. Modern society often requires us to wear a thousand faces daily, and shift seamlessly between them. We're going to be going over how to go through these faces intentionally and wear different energies to better navigate modern society and infuse your life with a bit of witchcraft.
We're going to be up and moving through a space, and a little active. (Note! Even if your operating at a physical deficit, feel free to show up- We will get you involved. Sincerely, The Girl with POTS/Long Covid who still likes to participate)

Speakers

Juliette Laclaire

Juliette Laclaire is a transgender heathen witch and spirit worker who specializes in chaos magic, Healing, Oracular Seidr and Divination as well as working with Unpredictable and Chaotic entities.
She brings an eccentric and often ecelectic/unorthadox approach to magic, encouraging people to think differently about the kinds of magic that they utilize.
... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 EDT
Dance Pavillion

Workshop

global Y

15:00 EDT

Lammas Foraging

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Main Ritual Field

The wild wood calls! Venture with us through the fields and trails of Camp Ramblewood to see what edible, medicinal, and otherwise useful plants we can find. Lammas is a time of transition in the Eastern Woodlands: some summer plants are fading, but others are still going strong, and the first fruits and nuts of fall are starting to ripen. We will discuss how to identify these plants, their practical uses, and the folklore surrounding them. (Note that this workshop will involve around a mile of gently paced walking over at-times-uneven terrain.)

Speakers

Blake Leaf

Blake Leaf is an animist polytheist Pagan, shamanic practitioner, wilderness skills instructor, and spiritual guardian in training. Teaching is one of Blake's many callings: in addition to a day job in secondary education, Blake has taught workshops on various metaphysical and naturalist... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Main Ritual Field

common

global Y

15:00 EDT

Haven Healing Circle

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Tin Can

Haven Healing Circle was part of the Haven Community run by Elspeth and Nybor and a regular feature at FSG for a number of years until health issues forced them to stop. We asked their permission to bring it back to FSG because FSG is so much about community and this ritual is community helping heal community. Please join us if you feel a need for healing, to help heal others or simply to share caring with community, clan/tribe.

Speakers

Carla Stayduhar

She describes herself as a Wiccan and a Shaman of the Light. KelpieKayt started coming to FSG in 1987 and has been coming more or less every year since then. Her training was mainly taking every class or workshop that she could find, especially those offered my Nybor and Elspeth... Read More →

David Stayduhar

A practicing Pagan for 28+ years. He attended his first FSG at the tender age of 28, back in 1996. He and his wife, KelpieKayt, were married under the pines near the dining hall by Nybor and Elspeth of the Haven community in June 2000. Skywise describes his path as eclectic, not following... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Tin Can

Ritual, Adults Only

global Y

15:00 EDT

Creating Rituals for Body Acceptance

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Adult Space/Bat Barn

Because of the very well-funded and promoted Body Shame Profit Complex, many of us struggle with feeling good about our bodies. This is especially true in the summer, where the hot sun makes us want to expose more skin, and there is intense pressure to have a beach body. Please join us for a discussion about how these images we are force fed by society have caused us to forget what wonderful creations our bodies are, followed by a group meditation, and suggestions for rituals to help you accept (and maybe even learn to love!) your meat suit again. This workshop is restricted to 18+ to allow for frank discussions of sexuality.

Speakers

Lory Starling

Lory Cosner (she/her) has been a practicing witch for over 20 years. She is on the board for the Frederick Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (FCUUPS), and the Sacred Space Conference. Though a city witch at heart, she also loves time out in the woods and in the water. Lory... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Adult Space/Bat Barn

Workshop, Adults Only

global Y

15:00 EDT

Egyptian Myth Rising – Balance and Transformation in a Turning Age

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Upper Fire Circle

Ancient Egyptian myth tells us that the world is shaped by a living tension between opposing forces — order and upheaval, harmony and disruption, endings and beginnings. Through the stories of Ma’at and Isfet, we are invited to explore how balance is not static, but something continually restored through conscious action.

In this interactive workshop, we’ll look at how these timeless myths speak to the challenges of our current moment. Together we’ll explore how cycles of breakdown and renewal shape both our inner lives and the wider world, and how we can learn to stand at the crossroads without being torn apart by extremes.

As the energies of a new Age rise, this workshop offers tools for recognizing your place in the ongoing work of restoration, justice, and transformation. Step into the mythic current, and discover how holding tension with awareness can become an act of power, devotion, and change.

Speakers

Amara Willey

Spiritual Tour Guide, MindBodySpiritHome

Amara Willey is a healer and priestess of 29-year-old Hands of Change, a Wiccan community in central New Jersey. She practices cross-cultural shamanism, abundance magic, and miracles. She runs a shaman school called the Ancient Healing Way, offers quantum physics-based rituals as... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Upper Fire Circle

Workshop

global Y

15:00 EDT

Intro to Animism – Why It Matters for Pagan Practice & Daily Living

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Basketball Court Pavillion

Most of us know that our Pagan roots lie in an animist worldview. Yet the Western lens most of us were born into conflicts and interferes with that animism in ways that we may not be aware of. Reclaiming and deepening our understanding of animist principles and cosmology can inform and transform our spiritual practice and our daily lives.

Speakers

Tyrtle

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Basketball Court Pavillion

Workshop

global Y

15:00 EDT

Journey to the Three Harpers and the Three Noble Strains of Music

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Labyrinth

Several Irish stories tell of The Dagda having a special harp, Uaithne, that could control the seasons, bring guidance and strength to his people, and defeat his enemies. Uaithne (the harp or harper) and Boand, the Boyne River goddess, were the parents of triplet sons who became harpers, each specializing in one of the three noble strains of music - sorrow, joy, and sleep/peace. In this workshop, we will learn about about the Three Harpers and their music. We'll listen to and dance to the different strains of music to connect more deeply with the three noble strains. Then we will journey to the Three Harpers to see what guidance, healing, and wisdom they have to share with us. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a journal/pen, something to cover your eyes (scarf, bandana, eye mask), something to sit on/lie on, and water to drink.

Speakers

Sundance Metelsky

Jungian Coach, Dream Explorer, Shamanic Teacher, Sundance Metelsky - HeartSong

Sundance Metelsky is a Jungian coach, dream explorer, and shamanic teacher. She has been walking the shamanic path since 1992 and has studied with numerous shamanic teachers over the years, including Rena Yount, Tom Cowan, Nan Moss, and David Corbin. She completed the Foundation for... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Labyrinth

Workshop

15:00 EDT

LILITH RISING: Banishing Negative Energy from Your Sacred Spaces

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Dining Hall Porch (Front)

Got a house that seems to drain your energy whenever you’re in it? An Energy Vampire in your midst? A stack of items belonging to a dead relative that you can’t face? It’s time to invoke Lilith to change that energy and drive those forces OUT! In this Workshop we’ll cover a ten-step plan for raising your power and enacting positive change through ritual and process to allow you to reclaim your spaces from Unethical Daemonic Practitioners and give you the tools to step into your environments as a sovereign positive force. You’ll walk away fired up and ready to do battle for good and make change in your life!

Speakers

Tava Baird

Owner, Darkflower LLC

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Dining Hall Porch (Front)

Workshop

global Y

15:00 EDT

Make your own fused glass jewelry amulet or altarpiece

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Tin Can A

Create your own unique design to wear or include in worship using fusible glass, precious metals murrini and dichroic glass. Materials fee is $30.00 per piece

Speakers

Mark Delgado

mark has assisted tina in teaching glass at FSG for the last 7 years

Christina Van Pelt

I have been teaching fused glass at free spirit gathering since 2006 online in Greenbelt Maryland and enjoy sharing my craft with fellow pagans.

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Tin Can A

Workshop

15:00 EDT

S. J. TUCKER'S INWARD ALCHEMY: TURNING FEAR INTO FIERCENESS FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CREATIVE SOUL

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Poolside Pavillion

In our day-to-day lives, we often face negativity aimed at our creative pursuits; sometimes it even comes from within. S. J. shares her own practical magic for facilitating the fantastical in the face of such nonsense: how she slays deadlines, cultural conditioning, and self-doubt with respect to writing & singing songs for a living. Expect a few lively live and unplugged numbers from S. J. and learn about many optional techniques which can be applied not just to writing music or stories, but also to spell work, ritual craft, serving community, and all artistic disciplines.

Speakers

SJ Tucker

Known for her dynamic stage presence and emotionally resonant songwriting, Tucker has built a devoted international following through performances at festivals, conventions, concert halls, and community gatherings alike. Her songs explore themes of belonging, courage, transformation... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Poolside Pavillion

Workshop

15:00 EDT

Wilderness Survival

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT

Vendor's Row

The queen has hairy legs! This workshop will help teach which plants to look for in case you find yourself stranded without access to modern conveniences as well as techniques and tricks to find shelter, food, fire , water and even weapons!

Speakers

Jason

Phoenix Rising Apothecary

Practicing Herbalist born in Russia and raised in Southern Maryland worked on my grandparents tobacco farm when I was younger.

Thursday August 6, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 EDT
Vendor's Row

Workshop

global Y

17:00 EDT

Dinner

Thursday August 6, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 EDT

Dining Hall

Thursday August 6, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 EDT
Dining Hall

common

18:30 EDT

Queer Empowerment Ritual

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT

Basketball Court Pavillion

Times are dark for the LGBTQIA+ community. We face pressure and aggression from the government and, sadly, an upswing of division within our own community. Now, more than ever, we need to come together to celebrate our joys and support one another through our struggles and pain. Join us for a ritual of grief, hope, and empowerment. And remember to keep dancing and keep fighting

Speakers

Erika Palmer

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Rev. Kyle Aaron Reese

Bound By Gleipnir

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT
Basketball Court Pavillion

Ritual

18:30 EDT

Ask An Animal Communicator

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT

Poolside Pavillion

So many questions! They support us in life so, what do they need to live their best life? How can we tell when it is time for our animal friends to pass? Can they come back to us? Do they think we are funny? What is your question about animal communication?

Speakers

Deborah Becker

Sidhe Dances is a Third Degree Initiate of The Assembly of The Sacred Wheel. She is a Priestess of Bast and dedicated to Heimdall. As a Seer, she helps others to develop their psychic abilities.

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT
Poolside Pavillion

Workshop

global Y

18:30 EDT

Healing from Grief and Loss with Earth as Guide

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT

Upper Fire Circle

Whether you are grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a life transition, a dream, or a former version of yourself, this workshop offers a safe and nurturing space to reconnect with your inner wisdom while finding comfort in the enduring rhythms of the Earth.

Participants will leave with practical Earth-based practices they can return to whenever grief arises, along with a renewed sense of belonging, hope, and trust that healing unfolds in its own sacred time.

Speakers

Desert Star

I am a Unity & Earth Priestess. Desert Rose, my 87-year-old mother, was raised on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana, where traditions of earth-based veneration and ancestral reverence shaped the foundation of our family's spiritual path.
Rooted in this sacred relationship with Earth and lineage, I have evolved into an ecospiritual mentor, trauma-informed facilitator, writer, and guide devoted to helping others rediscover their innate belonging within nature. It is my intent to bridge ancestral wisdom with contemporary... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT
Upper Fire Circle

Workshop

global Y

18:30 EDT

Nature Calls

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT

Labyrinth

Speakers

Tyrtle

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT
Labyrinth

Workshop

18:30 EDT

Paganism in the Military and advanced shielding concepts.

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT

Adult Space/Bat Barn

Class covers the historical role of Paganism in the military, how it has evolved, and how it is currently represented in the military. Will expand on how the Pagan community at large can support military Pagans.

Speakers

Temper

Temper has been an adherent of the Kemetic Tradition and a magical practitioner for 20 years. He has worked with Sacred Wells and Circle Sanctuary to support the spiritual needs of the Armed Forces for 18 years as a Distinctive Religious Group Leader (DRGL) at home and abroad. His... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 18:30 - 20:00 EDT
Adult Space/Bat Barn

Workshop

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Cookies and Cocktails (Vendors Only)

Thursday August 6, 2026 19:00 - 20:00 EDT

Dining Hall Porch (Front)

Thursday August 6, 2026 19:00 - 20:00 EDT
Dining Hall Porch (Front)

Meeting, Adults Only

20:00 EDT

Brian Henke

Thursday August 6, 2026 20:00 - 21:00 EDT

Dance Pavillion

Thursday August 6, 2026 20:00 - 21:00 EDT
Dance Pavillion

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Global Spirits Service for Unity in the Storm

Thursday August 6, 2026 20:00 - Friday August 7, 2026 00:00 EDT

Tin Can

In following with the theme of this year's festival, The Universal Temple of Spirits presents a service for the Spirits of Unity in the Storm. We will honor our Spirits with drumming, dance, song, and art. The service will begins with a sung litany prayer to set the space. All are welcome to join in with this. And then the drums start. The singing and dancing continues throughout, and we call our Spirits into ourselves to share our celebration.
This is an open circle; you may join late or leave early (although you'll probably miss some good stuff if you do). This is a Pantheistic working, so we will honor Spirits from around the globe and sing in their native languages when possible. Please note that this is not an open drum circle; it is a possession-based working.
We will be limiting the number of Spirits to 15 for the "head table".
The more active your participation, the more exciting the service, so...
Please bring:

Your Spirit of Unity in the Storm [Who would you call when in the storm?...]
A song for them, if you have one
A design for them, as we will all be drawing for our individual Spirits.
Altar objects for your Spirit, if you have them
You may wish to dress in the colors of the Spirit you'll be honoring. Please come with bits covered.
Donations of food, drink, or money for supplies are appreciated, but not mandatory.

The Universal Temple of Spirits is a celebratory group practicing in the Global Spirits tradition. The celebrations welcome all Spirits from around the globe in love. Rituals are theme-based, rather than pantheon-based, and incorporate what we have in common as humans: shared food, dance, song, drumming, art, and possession trance. Global Spirits is a harm-none tradition. No one is required to partake of alcohol. Our website is www.globalspirits.org

Speakers

Firesong

Purring Banshee Studios

Firesong (Eshu Akoni) is a priestess and Pathway initiate at the Universal Temple of Spirits, a Global Spirits pantheistic trance possession temple. She is a traditional and world music song mistress as well as a professional teacher, opera singer, artist, and a root worker with... Read More →

Thursday August 6, 2026 20:00 - Friday August 7, 2026 00:00 EDT
Tin Can

Ritual

global Y

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Candi Carpenter

Thursday August 6, 2026 21:15 - 22:30 EDT

Dance Pavillion

Thursday August 6, 2026 21:15 - 22:30 EDT
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