Autumn Fires
October 1st- 4th, 2026
Autumn Fires celebrates the changing of the seasons with bonfires, music, feasting, drumming, activities, and ceremonies.
Wisteria Event Site, 39825 State Rt 684, Pomeroy OH 45769.
Join us in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains to welcome the fall with music, arts and crafts, workshops, celebrations, community, and fun for all ages.
Highlights of the event include music, workshops, pumpkin carving, pit kiln clay firing, haunted hayride, nature hike, a Stone Soup potluck, nightly bonfires at Paw Paw Drum and Fire Circle, live performances and local draft brews at Green Man Tavern, ritual, fire spinning, and more!
Schedule of Events
We’ll be celebrating our 30th anniversary all year this year, but especially at Autumn Fires! Our 2026 lineup and programming has not been announced yet, but stay tuned. Note that the dates are October 1st to 4th, the first weekend in October, NOT the third weekend (we moved it earlier to get better weather).
Our 2025 musical lineup included Primal Rhythm – Monkeystik – Ginger Doss and Lynda Millard – Brian Henke – Colin and the Crows – The Lucky Ones – Celtic Rain – Giacomo and Friends – Spellsinger – Digger Tozzi – Sound Bath w/ Kojun.
Autumn Fires Tickets
Online ticket prices
Age 13+: $120 (Thu-Sun), $90 (Fri-Sun), $45 (24h day pass)
Child 3-12: $60 (Thu-Sun), $45 (Fri-Sun), $22 (24h day pass)
Wifi $15 / Camp-by-car $40 / RV $50
Gate prices
Age 13+: $150 (Thu-Sun), $110 (Fri-Sun), $60 (24h day pass)
Child 3-12: $75 (Thu-Sun), $55 (Fri-Sun), $30 (24h day pass)
Wifi $15 / Camp-by-car $40 / RV $100
Camp-by-car is FREE for medical need or if you’re camping in your vehicle. RV sites are limited and online pre-booking is strongly recommended! Electric is limited and sold separately.
Wednesday Early Arrival (noon-10pm): $25 age 13+, $12 age 3-12, pay at the gate.
No-camp day passes are available for locals! $20 age 13+, $10 age 3-12, buy at the gate. You must live in Meigs, Athens, or adjacent county, bring no camping gear with you, and leave the same day.
We are unfortunately unable to give refunds on tickets for any reason.
Be a Part of Autumn Fires
Autumn Fires Work Barter
Autumn Fires work barter volunteers get free admission and meals beginning the day before the event, free wifi for one device, and free admission and meals for one child under 14, in exchange for 4-6 hour shifts daily. Meals include dinner at the work barter orientation meeting the day before the event, lunch and dinner Thursday through Saturday, and Sunday brunch. Youths age 14-17 are encouraged to apply for work barter, and we can place them in positions with reduced hours.
Giving a Workshop at Autumn Fires
We welcome your workshop application! You’ll get a 33% discount on your ticket for one workshop, 66% for two, and your admission is free if we approve three or more workshops. Additional discounts and perks may be available upon approval.
Vending at Autumn Fires
Vendors are welcome at Autumn Fires, fill out an application below. The vending fee is $145 for a 10×10 space, $170 for a 10×20 space. This includes one adult ticket. Any additional members of your party pay only the standard ticket fee ($120 adult, $60 child). As a vendor, you get free wifi for one device, and you can come in a day early for free.
2025 Lineup
Primal Rhythm
Primal Rhythm is an all female drum ensemble that has been rocking the festival circuit and the local scene in Cleveland, Ohio since 2010. Sue Balaschak brought the band to life out of a desire to bring her studio albums to the stage and share the power of drumming in a live setting. In addition to Sue Balaschak on Dun Duns and Djembe, the band features Dawn Fritz Heartsong on djembe and percussion, and Michelle Clark holding the bottom on Duns. When we drum, we connect our mind, body, and spirit to all living things. The Primal Rhythm Ensemble brings an amazing group of women to the stage, engaging the audience in the wave of Elemental Earth Energy created by the power of live drumming.
sound bath by kojun
Kojun will be presenting a sound bath, at Stone Circle (weather permitting) or Main Stage. Bring a blanket and pillow and lay back and relax as Kojun takes you on a journey of sound.
Colin and the Crows
Colin blends lyrics and poems with melodies pulled from the ether to create spellbinding songs. The natural flow of the songwriting process makes room for different genres to blend together. With contributions from other musicians it culminates into an energetic and heartwarming experience to behold.
Monkeystik
Featuring Bezl, eclectic soundscapes bridging tribal trance electrogrooves with violin with provocative lyrics.
Ginger Doss & Lynda Millard
ginger doss (They/Them) is a performing songwriter, music producer, spiritual practitioner and inspirational speaker. Their dynamic and compelling songwriting explores multiple genres, including rock, alternative groove, tribal and folk and is inspired from a passionate and diverse study of spirituality.
Lynda Millard is an accomplished singer songwriter whose career spans many successful original band projects in which she contributed her life changing songwriting, signature bass playing, vocal prowess and spine tingling command of the flute. Together with Ginger she founded the popular rock band Dreamtrybe in the early 2000’s and before that, helped form and was a front member of the highly acclaimed Velvet Hammer. Now touring with Ginger Doss, she contributes not only her talents on bass, vocals and flute, but her songs and energy as well.
Lynda Millard is an accomplished singer songwriter whose career spans many successful original band projects in which she contributed her life changing songwriting, signature bass playing, vocal prowess and spine tingling command of the flute. Together with Ginger she founded the popular rock band Dreamtrybe in the early 2000’s and before that, helped form and was a front member of the highly acclaimed Velvet Hammer. Now touring with Ginger Doss, she contributes not only her talents on bass, vocals and flute, but her songs and energy as well.
also featuring
The Lucky Ones
Beltana Spellsinger
SWAMP
Brian Henke
Giacomo and Friends
Digger T (pictured)
Plus workshops, activities, sweatlodges, arts and crafts, and more. Additional performances may be added to the lineup, check the full schedule for up-to-date programming.
Handbuilding with Clay and Pit Firing
Come learn the basics of handbuilding with clay and make your own masterpiece! On Saturday, the creations will be fired in Wisteria’s pit kiln.
Pumpkin Carving
Carve your own jack-o’-lantern! Pumpkins will be provided, and we’ll have safety carving tools for younger kids who need them
Trick-or-Treat
Bring your little ones’ favorite costumes so they can haunt the streets of Wisteria for our annual Autumn Fires trick-or-treating! Festival attendees are encouraged to bring their own candy to hand out. The Saturday kids activities begin at 1PM with a drumming and fire building introduction, followed by costumes at 2PM, then the trick or treat costume parade at 3PM.
Petite Paw Paw
The children take over Paw Paw Fire and Drum Circle! After trick or treat, the kids will drum, dance, and learn the importance of the Paw Paw fire (and burn off some of that trick or treat candy!) Saturday, 4PM.
Stone Soup
Rooted in European folklore, the tale of Stone Soup has a centralized theme on the value of community and sharing to create something that all will enjoy. Gather ’round the cauldron at Heart Hearth and brew a delicious recreation of this traditional soup. Friday, 5:30PM
Shrine Lighting
Wisteria’s sacred sites will be illuminated with candles, from Shrine Valley (the trail and sites such as the Hellenic Shrine toward Spirit Circle), the Ancestor Mound, Stone Circle, the Labyrinth, and more. Beginning Friday at 8PM.