Women's Festivals & Gatherings
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January 17-21
Silver Threads Celebration
St Petersburg Beach, FL
727/ 323-0132
www.silverthreadscelebration.com
women only • 4 day celebration for lesbians over 50 & their younger friends
January 25-28
Girlfest
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
61-07/ 3283-4933
www.girlfest.org
women only • Australia's answer to Dinah Shore • pool parties, comedy, films, dancing, plus girls girls girls!
April 22-23
Gulf Coast Womyn's Sister Camp
Ovett, MS
601/ 344-1411
www.campsisterspirit.com
mostly women • a celebration of womyn's land in the South! • 2 1/2 hours from New Orleans, LA • 1 1/2 hours from Mobile, AL • music, crafts, night stage, workshops & more
May 14-18
Ancient Ways Festival
Stone City Pagan Sanctuary, CA
510/ 653-3244
www.ancientways.com
mixed gay/ straight • annual 4-day mixed gender/orientation spring festival • pan-pagan rituals, workshops & music w/ lesbian/gay campsite
May 15-18
Russian River Women's Wknd
Guerneville, CA
707/ 526-3416
www.rrwomensweekend.com
mostly women • this tiny town is packed w/ dykes for a weekend of pool parties, bumpin' night life, comedy & more • 2 hours north of San Francisco
May 23-26
Girls Out Loud
Kent, England
0207/ 502-1624
www.girlsoutloud.co.uk
live music, comedy & art by performers from Britan & Europe • camping • games
May 23-26
Women Outdoors National Gathering
Hancock, NH
www.women-outdoors.org
women only • camping • hiking • workshops
May TBA
Herland Bi-Annual Retreats
Oklahoma City, OK
405/ 521-9696
www.herlandsisters.org
women only • music, workshops, campfire events & potluck • girls of all ages & boys under 10 welcome • also in September
May TBA
Radical Feminist Lesbian Festival
NJ, near Philadelphia
www.radlesfes.org
women only • open to all radical feminist womyn who are unalterably opposed to all forms of oppression & domination by men
May TBA
Southern Womyn's Festival
2 hours S of Atlanta, GA
904/ 725-8079
www.gaywomyn.org/festival
women only • join womyn of the Southeast for music, camping, comedy, workshops & more!
June 6-8
Southern Ontario Womyn's Drum Camp
near Sarnia, ON and Port Huron, MI
519/ 435-0861
www.drumcamps.ca
women only • all levels welcome • on Lake Huron near Sarnia, ON & Port Huron, MI • Eastern Ontario Women's Drum Camp in Ottawa, June 12-15, 2008
June 12-15
Womongathering
private camp, on NY/PA border
856/ 694-2037, 301/ 598-9035 (TTY)
www.womongathering.com
women only • women's spirituality fest
June 19-22
Golden Threads Celebration
Provincetown, MA
781/ 229-9028
www.goldenthreadsptown.org
women only • annual gathering of older lesbians • all lesbians of all ages welcome • no age exclusion!
June 25-28
Deaf Lesbian Festival
San Francisco, CA
www.deaflesbianfestival.org
July 10-13
National Women's Music Festival
TBA, USA
317/ 713-1144
www.wiaonline.org
mostly women • check website for details
July 18-20
Red Roof Women's Music Festival
Marlbank, ON, Canada
613/ 354-6510
www.redroofwomensfestival.ca
women only • a weekend of camping & live music on a secluded 100 acre property • ages 19+
July 25-27
Carolina Lesbian: Women in the Woods
Asheboro, NC
803/ 479-5263
www.women-inthewoods.com
grab your gear, your girl & some friends & prepare to have a wild, fun weekend
August 5-10
Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
near Hart, MI
231/ 757-4766
www.michfest.com
women only • theater, music & dance performances • workshops, film festival & craft fair • ASL interpreting & differently-abled resources • child care • camping
August 21-24
Women in the Woods
Portland, OR
503/ 284-0722
www.womeninthewoods.com
women only • rustic cabins • natural hot springs • all meals included
August 29-31
Women's Gathering
Louisa, VA
540/ 894-5126
www.twinoaks.org/community/women
mixed gay/ straight • last wknd in Aug • camping, music & workshops
August 24-26
Northern California Women's Music Festival
Laytonville, CA
707/ 684-0012
www.norcalwomensmusic.org
women only • 3 day festival of music, dance, workshops & more • 40 acres of upscale camping • 3 hours north of San Francisco
August TBA
TriState Womonfest
Cincinnati, OH
513/ 545-3535
www.tristatewomonfest.com
women only • spend the day sharing music, food, crafts, workshops & fun
September 2-7
WomenFest
Key West, FL
800/ 535-7797
www.womenfest.com
women only • live music • dances • water sports • comedy • gallery walks • theater
September 4-7
BOLD Conference
Vancouver, BC, Canada
604/ 253-7189
www.soundsandfuries.com/BOLD.html
Bold Old(er) Lesbians & Dykes 50+ meet up for the annual West Coast gathering
September 5-7
Sisterspace Wknd
Darlington, MD
215/ 546-4890
www.sisterspace.org
women only • sliding scale
September 7-14
Womynfest At Sea
sail from Miami, FL to the Caribbean
813/ 404-5818
www.womynfestatsea.com
womyn's festival on a cruise ship • music • comedy • workshops & more
September TBA
Estro Jam
Chicago, IL
www.estrojam.org
workshops, panels, cinema & rockin' concerts featuring groundbreaking, fearless artists
September TBA
Iowa Women's Music Festival
Iowa City, IA
319/ 335-1486
www.prairievoices.net
mostly women
September TBA
Ohio Lesbian Festival
Kirkersville (E of Columbus), OH
www.ohiolba.org
women only
September TBA
SISTAHfest
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
661/ 465-4007
www.uloah.com
women only • welcoming SGL Sistahs from all over the world • comfortable lodging • provocative workshops • great entertainment • film festival • BBQ
October 10-13
Wyld Womyn's Weekend
Maui, HI
808/ 264-4177
www.wyldwomyn.info
women only • concerts • games • workshops • craft fair • open talent night
October 25
Houston Women's Festival
Houston, TX
713/ 995-5251
www.hwfestival.org
mostly women • women from Texas & beyond gather to enjoy music, art, culture & community • produced by the Athena Art Project
October TBA
Womynspirit Festival
Orangeville, ON, Canada
416/ 489-8049
www.womynspirit.ca
women only • celebrate Samhain at this queer-friendly womyn's pagan weekend
November TBA
Nia Gathering
Petaluma, CA
510/ 869-4403
www.niacollective.org
women only • lesbians of African descent gather to reflect on the past & build a postive future
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