

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Annual Firefly Gathering
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 07 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sun, 12 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Each summer hundreds of people come together in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina for the Annual Firefly Gathering, one of the largest and most diverse earthskills gatherings in the country. Skilled instructors, artists, musicians, speakers and thinkers co-create this transformative experience to expand our capacity to live well with one another and our beloved Earth.

With over 300 hundred classes to choose from, days at the Gathering are spent enjoying nature through plant walks, herbal medicine making, fire starting, word working, metal work, animal care, and so much more. Classes explore nature reverence, self healing work, mutual aid, community development, and functional hands-on activities for all ages. 

Deepen your relationship with the wisdom and rhythms of nature, and explore the creative expression within yourself and others through the Bizarre Bazaar craft fair, drum circles, live band performances, and parades! People of all ages and backgrounds are welcome at Firefly, with engaging youth programs and intentional camp options to support the experience of all people. People of the Global Majority and LGBTQIA+ communities are welcome and supported. 

Evenings at the Firefly Gathering are filled with creative expression, as we settle or celebrate, letting the learning from the day sink in. Connect with the earthskills community while enjoying live music, poetry, stories, and dancing under the stars. For many, attending The Firefly Gathering is a life-changing experience, inspiring them to return year after year. Join us this year at the Wild Human Preserve in Green Mountain, NC. 

Visit www.fireflygathering.org/annual to learn more and get your passes starting January 1, 2026.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bakersville/the-annual-firefly-gathering/200029730824935
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, workshops, live-music, art, parades, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 54

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.fireflygathering.org/annual?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bakersville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bakersville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Wild Human Preserve, 6666 Double Island Rd, Green Mountain, NC 28740
- **lat**: 35.96988
- **long**: -82.19572
- **full address**: The Wild Human Preserve, 6666 Double Island Rd, Green Mountain, NC 28740, 6666 Double Island Rd, Green Mountain, NC 28740-6005, United States, Bakersville

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Firefly Gathering (https://allevents.in/org/firefly-gathering/8377002)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 07 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Wild Human Preserve, 6666 Double Island Rd, Green Mountain, NC 28740, 6666 Double Island Rd, Green Mountain, NC 28740-6005, United States, Bakersville
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Firefly Gathering
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, workshops, live-music, art, parades, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Annual Firefly Gathering ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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