🌳 About Dancing Tree Festival

A Conscious, Intimate Gathering of Music, Healing & Nature

Welcome to Dancing Tree Festival 2025, a soulful, community-centered gathering where nature, music, and healing arts come together. Now in its 10th year, we remain intentionally small and intimate, welcoming around 300 attendeesto co-create a deeply connected and transformative experience.

📅 June 26-29, 2025
📍 Blue Ridge, Georgia
🌿 Sober | Inclusive | Healing

TICKETS ARE LIVE https://dancingtreefestival.ticketspice.com/dancing-tree-festival

Unlike larger festivals, Dancing Tree Festival is a boutique, heart-centered event that focuses on authentic connection, local talent, and immersive experiences. Our festival is substance-free, family-friendly, and intentionally curated to foster meaningful relationships with yourself, your community, and the Earth.

We believe in the power of local artistry and healing—which is why our lineup features mainly regional musicians, healers, movement facilitators, and teachers who bring their gifts to create a truly organic and homegrown experience.

✨ A Grounded & Nourishing Experience
Dancing Tree Festival is a deeply rooted and grounded gathering, designed to feel like living in a village for a long weekend. Each day unfolds with immersive workshops, while the evenings transition into music, dance, and drumming around the fire.

Two community meals per day bring everyone together, offering a time to connect, share, and nourish both body and spirit.

🌱 What Makes Us Unique?
✨ A more intimate setting—with space to truly connect
✨ Music & performances by local and regional artists
✨ Daytime focus on workshops, embodiment practices & healing
✨ Nights filled with live music, bonfire drumming & ecstatic dance
✨ A village-like atmosphere with two shared community meals per day

🌊 Nature’s Playground

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, our festival space offers a pristine pond with a sandy beach, perfect for swimming and canoeing. Kids especially love playing in the water, making new friends, and exploring nature freely. Whether you’re taking a refreshing dip, lounging in the sun, or paddling across the pond, the water is a central part of the festival experience.

📅 Festival Kickoff

🚪 Gates open at 10 AM on Thursday, June 26
🌀 The first workshop begins at 2 PM—settle in, set up your space, and step into the experience

🎟 Want to be part of the magic? Apply now!
👉 https://linktr.ee/dancingtreefestival

🌐 Visit our website:
👉 https://Awakening2Balance.com/Dancing-Tree-Festival

(Our website is currently being updated for 2025! We are still gathering applications to curate this year’s schedule.)

✨ Join us in co-creating a sacred space for music, movement, healing, and conscious community. 🌿💫

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🌿 What to Expect

✨ Nature’s Playground

🏕 Camp under the stars, swim in a pristine pond with a sandy beach, and explore creeks and forest trails.
🎵 Enjoy community meals while listening to live music, speakers, and storytellers.

🎶 Music & Performance

🔥 Dance at the main stage, experience ritual performances, and join the bonfire drum circle that energizes the soul.

🧘‍♂️ Wellness & Embodiment

🌿 Engage in yoga, sound baths, meditation, energy healing, and bodywork to restore balance and awaken joy.

🔥 Community Connection

💜 Gather for healing circles, storytelling, earth songs, and deep conversations that create lasting bonds.

🛠 Workshops & Learning

🌍 Expand your skills with primitive skills classes, movement workshops, and conscious living teachings.

🛍 Artisan Market & Nourishing Food

🛒 Browse a vibrant marketplace of handmade crafts.
🍲 Enjoy delicious, nourishing meals from our outdoor kitchen and healthy snacks from the on-site snack bar.

🚿 Facilities & Comfort

🚻 Expect porta-johns, handwashing stations, hot showers, morning coffee, and water refill stations for a grounded and comfortable experience.

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🌿 The Healer’s Village

Step into a sacred space where energy work, bodywork, and emotional & spiritual healing are available.

💆‍♀️ Offerings include:
✔️ Thai Bodywork
✔️ Reiki
✔️ Intuitive Readings
✔️ Trauma Release
✔️ Massage
✔️ Somatic Therapies
✔️ Holistic Wellness Practices

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💡 Four Transformational Workshops Happening at ALL Times!

From sunrise to sunset, four concurrent workshops offer unique experiences, allowing you to create your own transformational journey.

🌿 On the Deck:

💃 Movement practices like yoga, qigong, ecstatic dance, and breath-body movement.

💫 In the Healing Tent:

🧘 Sound baths, Kirtan, trauma release, breathwork, Yoga Nidra, meditation, and energy healing.

🔥 At the Primitive Skills Tent:

🌱 Learn ancient skills like fire-making, foraging, survival techniques, and natural crafting.

🎤 On the Main Stage:

🎶 Enjoy inspiring speakers, live music, performances, and community experiences.

✨ Every moment is an opportunity to grow, heal, and connect.

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🌎 Our Commitment to Inclusion & Respect

Dancing Tree Festival is a sober event that is LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-friendly. We are dedicated to creating a safe, welcoming space for all, including families and children.

✅ What we stand for:
🌿 Conscious connection, respect, and inclusion.
🚫 No alcohol, no drugs.
❌ No discrimination or harassment.

💜 Anyone not upholding these community values will be asked to leave.

We are here to co-create a space of healing, joy, and unity—where everyone is honored for who they truly are.

Schedule (not updated for 2025 yet)

Main Stage

Vendors & Healing Artists

🎟 What’s Included in My Ticket?

Your festival pass gives you access to:

✅ Workshops & Classes – Explore movement, healing, music, and conscious living.
✅ Live Music & Performances – Enjoy a vibrant lineup of artists and firelit drum circles.
✅ Parking – Complimentary on-site parking.
✅ Morning Coffee – Start each day with a free cup of fresh coffee.
✅ Swimming in the Lake – Take a refreshing dip in our pristine pond with a sandy beach.

Camping is included in the 2-4 Day passes, we offer day passes without camping and 2-Day Passes, Ages 16 and under enter for free admission except for the food pass.

🚫 Food is NOT included in your ticket. If you plan to join our community meals, you must purchase a meal ticket in advance.

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🍽 Food at the Festival

🌟 IMPORTANT: Meal Tickets Must Be Purchased in Advance!

All brunch and dinner meals require a meal ticket, which must be purchased ahead of time—no on-site sales. This helps us plan and prepare enough food for everyone.

👉 Kids entry are free except for the food pass
👶 Ages 16 and under are free if the parent/guardian is a single parent 

There are no food vendors except a small snack bar, so if you don’t purchase a meal ticket, please bring your own food unless you plan on eating just from the snack bar.

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🍽 What’s Included in the Meal Ticket?

The meal ticket covers:

✅ 7 meals – Brunch (Noon) + Dinner (7 PM) from Thursday dinner-Sunday dinner
✅ Gluten-free & vegan meals with gluten and diary on the side
✅ Basic morning coffee included

📅 Meal ticket sales close a few weeks before the event. Don’t wait!

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🍛 Festival Menu

🌞 Brunch (Served Daily at Noon)

🥔 Roasted Potatoes, Veggies, Grits, Eggs

🍲 Friday Dinner

🥗 Veggie Stew & Salad

🌶 Saturday Dinner

🌮 Vegan Chili, Rice, Sour Cream, Cheese, Tortillas & Veggies

🥦 Sunday Dinner

🍛 Stir Fry Veggies & Rice

🌿 Healthy Snack Bar (Curated by Adria Chancey)

🥄 Chia pudding with fresh fruit & coconut yogurt
🥕 Veggies & hummus platter
🥗 Super salad nori wraps with green goodness dressing
🥬 Lettuce cups with lemon tahini dressing
🥪 Gluten-free homemade flatbread sandwiches with cashew/coconut cream cheese, veggies & greens
🍨 Fruit-based ice cream

(Snack bar menu & pricing coming soon!)

🍹 Specialty Drinks by Liberty Grant

🌺 Beautiful herbal & fruit-infused drinks
🍵 Nourishing elixirs

(Drink menu & pricing coming soon!)

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⛺ Arrival & Departure

📅 Festival Timeline June 26-29, 2025

🕛Wednesday 1pm Early arrival for vendors & volunteers, RV’s and campers
🕛 Thursday doors open at 10am and first workshop starts at 2pm 
🎶 Friday – Activities officially begin.
🌙 Sunday at 9 PM – Festival closes.
🧹 Monday – Stay to help with cleanup if you camp overnight.

📍 Location: 459 Johnson Rd, Blue Ridge, GA 30513

🚗 Directions:

• Take I-75 North to Exit 268 onto I-575 North.
• Continue 18 miles, merging into SR-5 North toward Canton.
• Drive 31 miles on SR-5 North.
• Left on Maxwell Rd (0.7 miles) → Right on Johnson Rd → Follow signs to registration.

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❓ Festival FAQs

🐾 Are dogs allowed?

No, unless pre-approved. Dogs must be on leash at all times, and no aggressive or barking dogs are allowed. This is a barefoot-friendly space—please respect our rules.

🚗 Can we drive to our campsite to unload?

No. Park at the woods entrance to unload, then move your car to the designated parking lot. Wheelbarrows and helpers will be available!

🚘 Can vehicles remain at campsites?

No. Once you unload, your vehicle must be parked in the designated parking area.

🍷 Is alcohol allowed?

No. This is a sober event. No open beer, public intoxication, or disruptive behavior. Violators will be asked to leave.

💧 Is drinking water available?

Yes! Bring a refillable water bottle—no plastic bottles provided. Well water refill stations are available at the snack bar sink.

🚻 What are the bathroom facilities?

Porta-johns and handwashing stations are available on-site.

🛁 Are showers available?

Yes! Hot showers are available.

⚡ Is there electricity at the campsites?

No, but some campsites have fire pits. All camping spots are first-come, first-served.

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🌟 Join the Experience!

🎟 Want to be part of the magic? Secure your spot now!
👉 https://linktr.ee/dancingtreefestival

We can’t wait to share this transformational experience with you! 🌿✨🎶

Would you like to be apart of the fun? Fill out an application below!

Please send all questions and inquiries to dancingtreefestival@gmail.com