La Beltane Programme 2026

LA BELTANE FESTIVAL – PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2026

Saturday 2nd May

Step into a day of ritual, creativity, music, and mischief as we welcome the turning of the season.

OPENING RITUALS

12:00 – Archery Field
Procession & Opening Ceremony
We begin together, gathering, grounding, and calling in the spirit of Beltane.

EARLY AFTERNOON HAPPENINGS (12:45 – 14:00)

Acoustic Stage – 12:30 (45min)
Fall of the Dew

Meeting Point – 12:30 (1hr)
Yoga with Louise Hill

Goddess Temple – 12:30 (1.5hr)
Sacred Hape Ceremony with Lucia Faith

Sacred Grove – 12:30 (2.5hr)
Despatcho Ceremony

Sword School – 12:30 (6hr)
Training with Knights of the Green Isle

Workshop – 13.00 (2hr)
Mandalas with Ella

Spoons Area – 13:00 (2hr)
Spoon Making 

Workshop – 13:00 (2hr)
Screen Printing with Maisie

Archery Field – 13:15 (30min)
Mummers Performance

Acoustic Stage – 14:00 (1hr)
Spoken Word

Goddess Temple – 14.00 (1.5hr)
Cacao Ceremony with Lucia Faith

Meeting Point – 14:30 (1hr)
Change My Frequency Workshop with Mike Meinke

Archery Field – 15:00 (30min)
Morris Dancing

Workshop – 15:00 (2hr)
Pottery with La Poterie De La Fougeraie

Meeting Point – 15:30 (1hr)
Ecstatic Dance Workshop with Viviane

Acoustic Stage – 15.45 (45min)
Tom Oxenham 

Acoustic Stage – 16.30 (15min)
Jolie Rose Spoken Word 

Archery Field – 16:45 (30min)
Sword School Demo

Acoustic Stage – 17.15 (15min)
Spoken Word 

Workshop – 17:00 (2hr)
Willow Weaving with Rae Bearder

Archery Field – 17.30 (45min)
Maypole Dancing

Acoustic Stage – 18.15 (45min)
Infinita Jade

AFTERNOON CEREMONY

Archery Field – 19:00
Raffle Draw

Archery Field – 19:15
Fire Procession

Archery Field – 19:30
Burning of the Wicker Man

A powerful closing ritual of fire, release, and transformation.

CLOSING

20:00 – Archery Field Closes

EVENING FESTIVITIES

Main Marquee – 19:45 (45min)
Sarkey Malarkey Ceilidh

Main Marquee – 21:00 (45min)
Amish Car Thieves

Main Marquee – 22:15 (45min)
The Surfin’ Birds

Main Marquee – 23:30 (45min)
Sleaze

Main Marquee – 00:45 (45min)
DJ Flexagon

Main Marquee Closes – 01:30 

Please respect our neighbours when you leave.