Beltane is a donation-based family-friendly outdoor day festival which fuses the pomp and whimsy of a Renaissance fair with the magical delights of a springtime picnic gala. Held on the picturesque grounds of Stone Mountain Farm, all proceeds support the continued operations of the Stone Mountain Farm and the Center for Symbolic Studies. Buy tickets here! (Recommended! Tickets sell out!)
The culminating event of the day is the Beltane Pageant: a performance of myth, magic, aerial flight, and giant puppetry that marks the peak of spring and the beginning of summer. Our partners at The Vanaver Caravan Dance Institute weave a wondrous tale for the audience--performing as mystical elements, fairies, gnomes, and magical creatures.
Expect a rainbow of giant puppets, talking birds, dancing dragons, prancing horses and a menagerie of mythical beings, large, small, cunning, and kind. So, don your best fairy wings and join us!
TICKET DONATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:
This is a building year for The Center and The Vanaver Caravan--and we need your support. When you select your ticket, please consider adding a contribution to our campaign to *Build the Caravan Center at Stone Mountain Farm. Your donation will help the ongoing construction of forever home for The Vanaver Caravan and a much-needed four-season creative space for CSS classes and artist residencies.
TICKET DONATIONS: Admission to Beltane is by donation ($20 suggested, per ticket). Pay what you can!
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS: We strongly encourage becoming a member of the Center for Symbolic Studies to preserve this community resource for generations to come. Your annual membership includes:
Admission for 2 to the Beltane Festival (Individual) / Admission for 5 to the Beltane Festival (Group)
Rail Trail access parking
Year round access to our grounds for hiking
Access to on site camping ($10) throughout the year*
Early Bird Ticketing for all Center for Symbolic Studies and Vanaver Caravan events
Inclusion and early access to exclusive events and workshops at Stone Mountain Farm
Please note: Beltane ends at 6pm and there will be no overnight camping available.
FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT & FOOD:
Schedule, at-a-glance:
Gates open @ 1pm
Carpool, bike, or walk to reduce your carbon footprint, save our fields, and protect the wildlife @ CSS
Music line up begins @ 1;30pm (artists TBA soon!)
Children's May Pole Dance @ 2:30pm
Adult May Pole Dance @ 3:30pm
Go Enjoy a Fly on the Flying Trapeze with Wild Arts Collective
The Beltane Pageant with The Vanaver Caravan @ 4:30pm
Gates close @ 6pm
Food & Amenities:
Refreshments and delicious, healthy food will be served all day long at the Rail Trail Cafe
Festival goers are encouraged to bring their own snacks, refillable water bottles, bug spray, sunscreen, picnic blankets, lawn chairs, and shade umbrellas to enjoy the entertainment on the green throughout the day.
Bathrooms are Port-a-potty only, with an outdoor hand-washing / water bottle refill station.
Please be advised that this event is 100% outdoors. Bugs and wildlife make their home on this land. Treat everything in the environment with kindness and respect.
COVID-19 GUIDELINES 2023
All attendees, performers, volunteers, and staff MUST pre-register here to be admitted at the gate. To volunteer day of or prior to the event fill out this form.
Beltane will be a limited attendance event again this year with a maximum capacity of 300
Please stay home if you have cold or flu symptoms or have been exposed to COVID19.
We are so happy to be able to have an in person Beltane again this year, please help keep our community healthy and are looking forward to seeing you!