Elf Fest is usually the largest festival of the year at Lothlorien. It is a Spring celebration, with rituals, fire dance performances and general drumming and dancing around a central fire in the Thunder Dome after dark, and a variety of events in the daylight hours.
Past activities have included a Labrynth, a blessing of the cars, late May Maypole dancing, gumboot dancing, spiral dancing, saunas/sweats, plant walks with the Herb Lady, women's circles, magic shows and musical performances ranging from madrigals to heavy metal. There have also been workshops in art, animal spirit guides, dowsing, solar power, drum repair and etiquette, ocarina, dome cover updates, belly dance, poi, mask making, Celtic Wicca, rhythm drumming and ecological gardening. Meanwhile there is plenty of time to relax with friends and family, swim in the creek and share food and conversation around the many camp fires. Each year is different and we are open to new ideas from any tradition.
ElvinHOME runs a Cauldron Cafe for breakfasts and suppers, and sells ice to campers. A variety of merchants also set up tents and sell their wares at the festival from clothes to ornaments to snacks to books to massages.
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EVENT NAME |
LOCATION |
BYO |
| Friday-Sunday All Night |
THUNDER!!!! drumming dancing |
Thunder Shrine |
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| Saturday |
More performance surprises! |
Lightning Stage |
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| Sunday 1pm |
Grand Council. Meet the Council. Come talk to us about whats important to you as a sponsor. |
Lightning Shrine |
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| Thurs-Monday |
Caldron Cafe Opens Thursday Dinner- Monday Breakfast |
Long Hall |
Cash |
| To get on the performance/workshop/rites schedule, please contact us at least 2 weeks before the event. |
Be sure to bring the following items for this event!
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Available on-site:
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Grass seed
Trash bags
Tent / Tipi / Yurt / Dome
Vans and small campers permitted
Bio-degradable soaps
All-weather clothing
Candles and soft lighting
First-aid / medical kit
Please take your trash HOME with you!
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Fire wood
Ice
Water
Hot Showers (mmm!)
Composting Privies
Vendor space available!
On site food will be available at our Cauldron Cafe during Wild Magick and Elf Fest.
Please, no pets, violence or firearms
No generators or gas lanterns
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