Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller

The Events

For over 25 years Wisteria has been home to many different events and communities. We are an alternative and unique space for people to truly be themselves. If you have never been to an event before we welcome you with open arms! For the rest of you, welcome home! 

Wisteria Event Site and Campground hosts two major festivals a year, and hosts and facilitates several other events organized by outside groups.

2023 Schedule

Upcoming Events

Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller
Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller

June 21st - June 25th

Appalachian Summer Solstice

Appalachian Summer Solstice is a celebration of community, eco-spirituality, Appalachian traditions old and new, and the longest day of the year! 

July 11th-17th

The StarwooD Festival

Reawaken, renew, and expand at The Starwood Festival, America’s Longest Running Transformational Festival.

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Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller
Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller

August 2- August 4th

Barleycorn

Traditionally, European cultures have celebrated the first fruits of the annual harvest at the beginning of August. Come to Wisteria and celebrate the beginning of the harvest season with bonfires, drumming, camping, dancing, and community.

Like the other festivals we’re holding this year, Barleycorn will be more limited than previous years.

 

September 1st - 3rd

Manifest/Labor Day Weekend (Volunteer Appreciation)

This weekend is dedicated to all our wonderful volunteers. Open camping is available to all!

Stone Soup - AF - Wisteria ES - Bill
Firetending - WES

September 29th - October 1st

Prometheus Gathering

“This is the celebration of the gift of Fire to man stolen from Zeus by Prometheus.”

Prometheus Gathering is a celebration of Fire that features flow instructors and fire spinning, live music, art, and more.

October 11th-15th

Autumn fires

Autumn Fires honors harvest, Halloween, and Hallows. Hardy campers celebrate seasonal color with music, feasting, workshops,  and campfires. This seasonal event features a community-wide pottery workshop and all-night pottery pit-firing with drumming and dancing.  Autumn Fires is a kid’s paradise, with cooperative play, crafts, pumpkin carving, and other seasonal activities. Our ancestors will be honored with ceremony, remembrance, and an Ancestor Shrine.

Hestia, photo by Aaron Dye
Hestia, photo by Aaron Dye
Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller
Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller

The Night of the Winter Solstice (Dec 21)

Winter Solstice

We traditionally host a small community gathering during the night of Winter Solstice. If you’re an experienced cold weather camper and the weather is cooperating, feel free to come join us. Bring your cold weather gear (expect rain, snow, and cold), instruments, food to share for the pot-luck, and a decent vehicle. Bring water because there are NO SERVICES other than portable toilets! For more information follow us on Facebook.

2023 seasonal membership

Want to go to all of them? Do you also want to experience Wisteria all season?

Wisteria is offering seasonal memberships that allow for camping and other benefits at discounted pricing.

The 2022 season starts Feb 2nd, 2023 until November 5th, 2023.

Photo by Jessica Fritz Miller