BELTAINE’S BLESSINGS: AN INTIMATE GATHERING
An intimate, sacred seasonal gathering. Firewalking, ceremony, story, and song beneath the open sky at Dummer Down Farm.
Step into the light half of the year with intention, ritual, and genuine community.
Beltaine’s Blessings is an intentionally small, grass-roots seasonal gathering with strictly capped capacity. We are gathering around the fire to celebrate life, shed what holds us back, and step into the summer season together.
What to Expect:
This is an intimate, participatory earth gathering, not a commercial festival.
• Intimate Atmosphere: Music, storytelling, and gatherings center naturally around the hearth, copse and fire circle rather than large-scale festival stages.
• Curated Space: Instead of commercial vendor fields, we host a small, curated community market and mead space.
• Active Participation: You are coming to be an active part of a circle, participating in rituals, workshops, and transformative experiences under the open sky.
HIGHLIGHTS & CEREMONIES
• Firewalking & Arrow Breaking: Powerful, facilitated rites of passage to step into your courage.
• Sacred Ceremonies: Handfasting, intention setting, and seasonal rituals throughout the day.
• Music & Story: Live music from Visy Bloodaxe, storytelling, song, and dance.
• Community Space: Bonfire circle, workshops, local mead, and camping beneath the stars.
More to be announced
💚 WHAT TO BRING
We will be outdoors on the land all day and into the night, so come prepared to be comfortable in the elements!
• Appropriate Clothing & Layers: Dress for a full day outside beneath the open sky. Bring sturdy footwear and plenty of warm layers, coats, and blankets for when the sun goes down and we gather around the fire.
• Express Yourself: You are warmly encouraged to dress up! Floral crowns, cloak layers, glitter, velvet, or whatever seasonal attire helps you step into the Beltaine spirit are welcomed.
• Instruments Welcome: Bring a drum, rattle, acoustic instrument, or your voice to join in during the music, song, dance, and fire circles.
• Altars & Offerings: We will have the 4 Elements Altars (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) set up on site. You are invited to bring a small natural offering, crystal, or object to place upon them.
• Food & Drink: You are welcome to bring your own food, snacks, and drinks for the day. We will also have a couple of food and drink stalls available on site offering delicious nourishment and local mead.
• Alcohol Policy: You are welcome to bring your own alcohol if you are camping with us for the evening celebration—please just remember to pack out all your rubbish and recycle responsibly.
• Comfort Essentials: Bring a blanket or low fold-out chair for workshops and sitting around the hearth.
• Headtorch or Lantern: Essential for finding your way around the site and back to your tent once night falls.
⛺ WILD CAMPING & EVENING CELEBRATION
Stay beneath the stars and camp on-site to fully immerse yourself in the Beltaine energy.
Please note this is wild-style, rustic camping on the land — simple, peaceful, and close to nature.
• What to expect: Pure wild camping beneath the open sky with basic portable toilets on site.
• What to bring: Bring everything you need to be fully self-sufficient (tents, campervans, bedding, drinking water, and warm layers).
• Please note: There are no shower facilities and no big artificial site lighting. Bring a headtorch or lantern for navigating your way back to your tent at night!
After the main bonfire and firewalk, we’ll flow into an informal evening celebration — song, dance, drumming, and gentle togetherness around the embers.
Price: £15 per person
EVENT & TICKET DETAILS
• Date: Saturday, 1st May 2027
• Time: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
• Location: Dummer Down Farm, Basingstoke
• Inclusions: Most workshops, ceremonies, and activities (including firewalking and arrow breaking) are fully included with your ticket.
•Free parking on site
PRICING
• Adult Ticket: £35
• Child Ticket: £10
• Under 5s: Free
• Overnight Camping Add-On: £15 per person for 1st May
Location
Dummer Down Farm, Basingstoke
Event venue
Dummer Down Farm, Dummer Down Farm, Hampshire, RG25 2AR , Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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