Women's Shamanic Breathwork, Rattle Making & Plant Alchemy Retreat

 

October 27 · 9am - October 29 · 4pm PDT

 

Lupin Lodge

20600 Aldercroft Heights Road

Los Gatos, CA 95033

 

Imagine a weekend of deep shamanic transformation and plant alchemy in the redwoods as you step into the full embodiment of your inspired, supported, powerful expression of self.

 

This is a unique transformational experience of living from the Munay, the heart connection, through the Pachamama, all beings on this earth, to channel that powerful healing energy into your relationships, community, and work.

 

Through ancient practices of shamanic fire ceremonies, Incan despacho ceremonies, sound healing, pranayama, holotropic breathwork, and a reiki initiation, we will engage in deeply therapeutic and transformational experience.

 

Gathering botanicals in our beautiful mountain retreat, you will be guided through a traditional qintu offering of thanks to the forest as we gather healing botanicals, and practice an ancient form of alchemy to make hydrosols with a still, alchemizing the healing energy of the forest. You will also make your own ceremonial rattles as anchors for your icaros, or power songs, that will guide you on your journey of transformation.

 

You will return, ready to infuse your community with focused powerful expression of YOU that is supported by the alchemy of the forest and your personal power songs, or icaros.

 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-shamanic-breathwork-rattle-making-plant-alchemy-retreat-tickets-720670453727

Joshua Tree Music Festival 2023

 

October 5 - 8, 2023

Joshua Tree, CA

 

Joshua Tree Music Festival is a family-friendly global music affair. Our family of funsters has grown organically since the inaugural JTMF took place on April 11-13, 2003. Whether it’s your first JTMF or your 20th, we look forward to welcoming you twice a year, each May and October in the magical Mojave desert.

 

Lineup includes: Lettuce, Kerala Dust, Novalima, Ron Artis II, Diggin Dirt, High Step Society, and many more! Held in October over 4 days/nights, JTMF is a resource-generating powerhouse of passionate creativity, community empowerment, and arts education for all ages. A family inclusive global music experience in the magical Mojave. Committed to radical inclusion, this four-day, funky desert-style festival creates experiences where passion, purpose, family, and friends come together, and the boundary between performer and patron is blurred.

 

https://joshuatreemusicfestival.com/

Beyond The Veils - A 5Rhythms Residential Workshop with Rachel Jordana

 

October 27 · 5pm - October 29 · 1pm PDT

 

Camp Double Bear

1301 Bear Creek Canyon Road

Los Gatos, CA 95033

Weekend of movement, prayer, nature, council and relaxation.

Beyond the Veils is a residential 5Rhythms movement workshop where we will dance with the sacred and the mundane. Landing in our bodies, so we can tend to our mind and spirit. Expect a deeply nourishing weekend, that will leave you with new friends, resources, insights all while dancing, bearing witness and communing with nature.

 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-veils-a-5rhythms-residential-workshop-with-rachel-jordana-tickets-685225446757

(FREE) Mosaic Festival Silicon Valley 2023

 

September 30 · 3pm - October 1 · 9pm PDT

 

School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza

1700 Alum Rock Avenue

San Jose, CA 95116

 

Experience tens of cultures from our very own neighborhoods Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2023

 

Celebrate the American mosaic of cultures at the third annual Mosaic Festival in Silicon Valley at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose. This destination event is a journey that welcomes each of us to honor our unique history while also co-creating a vision of our shared future of belonging, healing, and harmony. Presented by Mosaic America, in partnership with the School of Arts & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza. Immerse yourself in music, performance, visual art exhibitions, workshops, food, goods and resources that represent over 20 culturally distinct communities that call Silicon Valley home. All ages and cultural attire are welcome to this free event!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mosaic-festival-silicon-valley-2023-tickets-647700528717

https://mosaicfestival.org/

Day to Night Festival 2023

 

Saturday, September 16 · 1 - 9pm PDT

 

Treasure Island

San Francisco, CA 94130

 

Day to Night Festival is back for year 3 on San Francisco's famed, Treasure Island. Day to Night is a boutique concert experience featuring world renowned DJs, epic and unique production, VIP, food and more. We are going back to our roots with a one-day event on Saturday, September 16th featuring an incredible DJ lineup of Duke Dumont, Gordo, Desert Hearts artists, Honeyluv, David Hohme, and Soundproof.

 

It's that feeling of the sun on your neck and the bay area breeze on your brow, that feeling you get when you hear the best music with your best friends. Call it a festival. Call it a moment. Call it whatever you want, but know that it's a VIBE.

 

Website: https://daytonightfestival.com/

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/day-to-night-festival-2023-treasure-island-sf-tickets-673790474447

(FREE) Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023

 

Golden Gate Park’s Hellman Hollow and Lindley & Marx meadows

San Francisco, CA

Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2023

 

An annual free to the public festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass boasts its non-commercial roots in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Challenging the assumptions of what defines American music, the festival features an eclectic lineup of country, soul, folk and more. Artists perform nonstop across six outdoor stages spanning the length of a three-day spirited weekend of fun.

 

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass dates back to 2001, when SF venture capitalist Warren Hellman founded it as “Strictly Bluegrass.” As such, it was originally a bluegrass-only event but has since evolved to encompass a multitude of genres, hence the decision to add “Hardly” to its name in 2004. Throughout its run, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has remained completely free and noncommercial at the bequest of Hellman, who passed away in 2011.

 

HSB tends to announce their lineup in stages and makes you guess. Details at the downloadable HSB app.

 

Earlier this week, on what would've been Hellman's 89th birthday (he died in 2011), the festival unveiled a medley of songs from upcoming festival artists on their mobile app. The initial lineup, which is expected to be just one of many similar announcements, includes 10 bands that span various genres and generations.

 

One of the more seasoned acts is the John Doe Folk Trio. Helmed by the frontman of legendary punk band X, the act has played HSB seven times spanning the years 2005 to 2020. Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive-By Truckers, will perform alongside his band the 400 Unit. Portland's John Craigie, whose hometown paper The Stranger dubbed "the lovechild of John Prine and Mitch Hedberg," will return to HSB after a performance in 2019.

 

The lineup also includes Rootsy Tennessee soul singer Valerie June, Guatemalan Grammy nominee Gaby Moreno, New Orleans funk-rocker Neal Francis, Canadian singer-songwriter Bahamas, Grammy-winning cellist Leyla McCalla, Australian post-punk holdouts The Church and blues guitar-slinger Christone "Kingfish" Ingram.

 

As always, the festival is free, with no RSVP or tickets required.

 

Website: https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/

 

(Almost Free) Cotati Accordion Festival 2023

 

August 19 & 20, 2023

 

La Plaza

Cotati, CA 94931

 

The 32nd Annual Cotati Accordion Festival will be a two-day, multi-cultural, multi-generational accordion extravaganza held in La Plaza Park in downtown Cotati. Music at the festival will range from Conjunto to folk, jazz, Irish, Venezuelan, rock, classical, zydeco, western and more. The event will include a Jam Tent, a Zydeco Dance Party, a Student Stage, the Ray's Deli Stage, and two main stages, along with over 60 vendors selling crafts, accordions, food, wine and beer.

 

Bring the entire family, and everyone can find the activities to spend time on. You may spend your time, relaxing on the grass and listening music, you may be dancing non-stop, or you may be playing accordion, if you can.

 

Cost: $28 for 2 days ticket.

 

https://cotatifest.com/

Presidio Theatre Bliss Festival

 

SAT AUG 19–SUN AUG 20, 2023

 

Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center

99 Moraga Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94129

Two days of outdoor music presented by Presidio Theatre and (((folkYEAH!)))

Catch a unique San Francisco experience in our serene and intimate outdoor plaza at the Presidio Theatre Bliss Festival. Lineup curated by the West Coast music gurus at (((folkYEAH!))) including Bobby Oroza, Pearl & The Oysters, Nick Pagan, STACEY, San Cha, and LOUDA. Free beer tastings provided by our neighbors at Fort Point Beer Company. Food available from local street cart vendors. Humming birds, ocean breeze, and eucalyptus trees by the beautiful Presidio.

 

Single day passes are $25 for adults and $15 for youth.

Get 20% off when you buy both days!

 

https://www.presidiotheatre.org/show/2023presidiotheatreblissfestival/

Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Fest

 

SEPTEMBER 15 – 17, 2023

 

Roaring Camp Meadows,

Felton, CA

 

Welcome to the 7th annual Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival. The weekend welcomes a variety of artists, multiple stages, camping, and train rides including the ‘Sol Train’ shuttle from the Boardwalk and back again in the evening, craft beer, wine, vendors, and gourmet food.

Santa Cruz Mountain SOL is a weekend-long outdoor summer festival located at the Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, California. This two-day festival has more to offer than just music – there will also be multiple vendors available with various locally made merchandise as well as food and drinks, including beer and wine.

The close, intimate atmosphere the festival embodies brings guests together and creates a comfortable space in the park-like setting to listen to the performances. The ability to sit or stand close to the stage is just one perk of the SOL Festival. There are also several activities for children to partake in, including crafts and age-appropriate educational opportunities.

Nestled in the heart of the Santa Cruz mountains, the SOL Festival has made a perfect spot for a myriad of artists to perform.

 

https://www.santacruzmountainsol.com/2023/

(FREE) Santa Clara SoulSearch Psychic & Healing Fair

 July 15 · 10am - July 16 · 6pm PDT

Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Clara Silicon Valley 

2885 Lakeside Dr. 

Santa Clara, CA 95054

The SoulSearch Santa Clara Silicon Valley Psychic & Healing Arts Fair on Saturday - Sunday, July 15-16, 2023 is a psychic & healing fair, metaphysical festival, health & wellness fair and mind body spirit expo. It features psychics, healers, massage therapists, artists, and speakers. Experience readings and healings for yourself and/or buy gift certificates for your loved ones - astrology readings, tarot readings, energy healing, chakra balancing, massage, bodywork, and much more. Shop crystals, gemstone jewelry, holistic self-care products, wellness products, handmade home decor products, and much more.

Connect with spiritual and energetic healers at the SoulSearch Psychic & Healing Fair! Get readings, clear your energy field, and find crystals and other high vibe products. This will be a fun and exciting high frequency event. Don't miss out on the transformational talks and experiences

Meet the psychics & healers here: https://www.soulsearch.io/santaclarapsychicfair

Attendance is FREE for everyone who registers in advance.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/santa-clara-soulsearch-psychic-healing-fair-tickets-628360722837