“Weaving together the elements” – Meet our new May Queen

As we gear up towards our next festival, our new May Queen introduces herself and how she will be interpreting her role at her first Beltane. Beltane’s community is something I strongly believe in, having personally experienced or seen others developing in skill and confidence, feeling accepted or gaining a sense of purpose when doing it, … Continue reading “Weaving together the elements” – Meet our new May Queen

A Beltane-Sized Thanks To All

As we slowly bring ourselves back to reality, with new memories flickering in the flames of the night, we wanted to extend a big Beltane-sized thank you to everyone involved. Starting with a message from our board: “Thank you so very much to everyone who made our thirtieth Beltane Fire Festival such a beauty. We’re […] … Continue reading A Beltane-Sized Thanks To All

Evergreen: The Many Faces of Beltane’s Green Man – in pictures

This year we have a new group at Beltane Fire Festival: The Evergreens In their own words: ” The Evergreens are the ghosts, memories and joys of the last 30 years relived on the hill by a group of those who have previously portrayed the natural cycle of birth growth and death as the Green … Continue reading Evergreen: The Many Faces of Beltane’s Green Man – in pictures

Beltane Past and Present

What Do We Celebrate??? By Celtic reckoning, the actual Beltane celebration begins on sundown of the preceding day, April 30, because the Celts always figured their days from sundown to sundown. And sundown was the proper time for Druids to kindle the great Belfires on the tops of the nearest beacon hill (such as Tara … Continue reading Beltane Past and Present

Behind the Scenes with Water Point, Aios Fior & Fire Puppets

With just five days to go until Beltane Fire Festival 2017(!!!), we’ve got a few more behind-the-scenes photos we wanted to share with you. All our groups of volunteers are pulling out the stops to make this the best Beltane yet and our amazing Photopoint photographers have been right there with them. To learn more […] … Continue reading Behind the Scenes with Water Point, Aios Fior & Fire Puppets