October 9-11, 2026
October 9-11, 2026
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october 9-11, 2026
Our mission is to create and maintain an intimate space where black people can celebrate and explore our contributions and participation in the folkways of this land, including music, plant medicine, art, bush craft, and other nature aligned activities.
A 3-day, 2-night celebration of Black folk music, storytelling, and earth traditions.
Become a sponsor. Names and logos of sponsors will go here and on our sponsors page.
Become a sponsor. Names and logos of sponsors will go here and on our sponsors page.
EXPLORE
featured musicians & Artisans
* Justin golden * Samaria Marley * Priyah Bhagat
* Justin golden * Samaria Marley * Priyah Bhagat
explore
earthcraft sessions
* plant medicine * bushcraft * doll + jewelery making * capoeira
* plant medicine * bushcraft * doll + jewelery making * capoeira
join us under the stars for a weekend centered in the richness of Black folk music traditions where songs, stories, and ancestral skills come alive by the fire.
meet the team
This gathering is brought to you by a circle of kindred spirits.
your hosts are:
Lucretia and Khalid of Off Gridish herbs and arts offering plant medicine and intuitive arts from their off grid homestead and on the road
Aasha and Mike of Ungrid and fight & heal providing training and spaces for Black folks to build and restore with nature.
Nicole of LateBloomer1111 determined mother of two young kids while living unconventionally in a bus named peach, constantly rebuilding a life with courage, creativity, and a deep desire for freedom, healing, and a better future for my family/tribe
James, The Ethnic Explorer highlighting hidden historical gems, advocating for a more diverse outdoor space, film maker, explorer, and bushcraft skills instructor
DAra, ablackgirlinthewoods, is a land steward, writer and naturalist, living and loving on the land at her off-grid homestead in upstate New York, where she studies native ecology, regenerative living and sustainable beekeeping.