Perseidsfest 2025

Join us the weekend of the Perseids Meteor Shower for our 3rd annual wellness weekend & campout at Hickory Hills!
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✨ WHAT IS PERSEIDSFEST? ✨
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Enjoy a relaxing and blissful weekend of Aya dancing, drum circles, yoga, meditation, sound healing, camping, hiking, stargazing, relaxing, and more with super friendly folks.
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Unplug. Move. Connect. Play. Relax. Rest & rewild in awesomely friendly community. Come for an hour… a day… or camp out with us and enjoy the whole weekend! This event is very relaxed and family-friendly. Please feel free to bring your kiddos along for a lovely weekend outdoors!
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✨ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ✨
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✨ FRIDAY ✨
Arrive anytime after 2 (follow the signs for “group camp”)
Campers can begin to register & set up tents
Unplug, relax, explore, or simply hangout and enjoy the park.
5:30 PM - Welcome potluck dinner
7:00 PM - Aya dance + Somatic meditation with Dani & Ashley
Sunset - Drum circle with Myquawn & fireside music-making
Afterward - Enjoy the beauty of the Perseids Meteor Shower
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✨ SATURDAY ✨
8 AM - Complimentary pancakes
Morning - Time to unplug, relax, and enjoy the park
Lunch - Casual, on your own
12-2:30 - We’ll have boats (kayaks, canoe, and paddleboards) available to play with over at the lake
3 PM - Yoga with Sarah
4:15 PM - Sound Bath with Tim
5:30 PM - Community potluck dinner
7 PM - Aya Dance Meditation with Dani
Sunset - Drum circle with Myquawn & fireside music-making
Afterward - Enjoy the beauty of the Perseids Meteor Shower
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✨ SUNDAY ✨
8 AM - Complimentary oatmeal
10 AM - Closing Aya dance with Dani
Afterward - Hugs & farewells until next time!
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✨ GUEST TEACHERS ✨
• Myquawn of Drum Iowa
• Sarah of New Dawn Yoga
• Tim of Tim's Healing Sounds
• Ashley of Heal & Rise Movement with Ashley Kay Andy
• Dani of Aya Dance Meditation
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✨ CAMPING ✨
Want to camp? Wonderful!​ We'll have a large group camp area available for tent camping. Please bring $13 via cash or check per tent (per night) to pay directly to the park upon setting up your tent.
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✨ REGISTRATION ✨
There is no registration needed. If you'd like to let us know you're coming, please click the "interested" or "going" button (we'll be so excited to see you!). Instead of tickets & registrations, this weekend is funded 100% through participant donations. Donations are therefore highly encouraged, and will really help to keep this event sustainable. We thank you for your support!

We have 3 ways to donate: ​
1) We'll have a cash/check donation jar on-site
2) Venmo @ayadance (located in the "business" tab)
3) Online: ayadance.punchpass.com/passes/179810

Not sure how much to give? A suggestion would be $10/adult for each guided event you attend. Thanks so much!
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✨ LOCATION ✨
Hickory Hills Park
3338 Hickory Hills Rd, La Porte City, IA 50651
To find us, follow the signs for "group camp."
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Thanks so much! We CAN'T WAIT to see you! Please let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise, see you there! ✨
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💛 Dani
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ayadance.com/perseidsfest
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“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” -John Burroughs
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