Oak Spirit Sanctuary

General Information about OSS Ticketed Festivals
2025-08-01 08:00 - 2027-12-31 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Oak Spirit Sanctuary hosts four weekend festivals per year for which there is a registration fee. These are:

Ostara: Around the date of the Spring Equinox

Beltane: Usually first weekend in May, closest to May 1st

Harvest Homecoming: Usually the first weekend of September, the weekend of Labor Day. An extra day of relaxed camping (Monday, Labor Day) is included in this festival

Samhain: A weekend close to October 31st

Other festivals, such as a Women’s Gathering, are developed when there is interest in and planners for such events.

Pricing

The pricing of these events was standardized starting from February 2023. The following price chart may help with planning and budgeting for OSS events. OSS prices events with three “tiers:” An early registration discounted price, a regular price, and an At-the-Gate price. Day passes for Saturday are available with a discount for purchasing online. Usually, registration opens about five to six weeks ahead of the event. The dates of the price changes are planned in advance and posted with the individual event pages. The ticketing platform is set to automatically change the price on the appropriate date. OSS encourages registering online whenever possible as this helps with attendance count and preparation as well as gets you discounted pricing.

Please note that all children 17 years and younger are free for all events. We include an option to register children with a $0 ticket price–we appreciate having the names and count of all attendees at our events.

OstaraBeltaneHarvest HomecomingSamhainEarly registration discount$35$55$45$35Regular pricing$45$65$55$45At-the-Gate$55$70$60$55Saturday Day pass Online / Sat. pass At the Gate$20/$25$30/$35$25/$30$20/$25

Financial Assistance for Event Attendance

It is the desire of Oak Spirit Sanctuary to reduce barriers with regard to event attendance for those experiencing financial hardship. The following document will be available on the individual website event pages. Please review this document to learn about options that can make OSS events financially accessible.

Information about Financial Assistance for Event Attendance

Questions?

Please email info@oakspiritsanctuary.org

July Volunteer & Visiting Day #2
2026-07-18 09:30 - 15:00
Our Volunteer Days at Oak Spirit Sanctuary are a wonderful ways to help with the Sanctuary’s upkeep, prepare for events and a great way to get to know others in OSS community. Working together is a great way to build connections and support our Sanctuary.

There will be jobs and or projects for everyone regardless of capabilities. Please don’t think because you can’t do heavy lifting or swing an ax there is no way to contribute.

Attendees are asked to check in with the work day lead, immediately upon arrival to the property. Be sure to sign the attendance book. (If you are new, ask anyone who has been to OSS before to show you where!)

A simple meal is provided by OSS for lunch for most work days unless otherwise indicated. If you have food sensitivities, you may wish to bring your own lunch.

Overnight camping is free for the day you participate in a work weekend.

Volunteering for the day earns a $5.00 digital voucher. Vouchers up to half off the registration price may be used for any OSS ticketed events or camping fees. (Does not apply to outside events hosted at OSS.) Please remember to sign the attendance book so your attendance is recorded to be sure to get a digital voucher.

Volunteer Days are an Opportunity to Visit Oak Spirit Sanctuary

If you are new to OSS and would like to visit and explore the property, these scheduled Volunteer Days provide a great opportunity to visit as there are folks present on the land, available to answer any questions you may have. You are free to visit without any obligation to participate in the Volunteer Day. For day visits, please plan to leave at the conclusion of the work day, unless you have registered for camping. (We also encourage first time visitors to come to any of our other events, of course!)

All are welcome!
