Ninefold Festival

The 2026 Ninefold Festival is returning to in-person. The theme for this year’s festival is Return to the Land. Join us September 11-13, 2026, in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA, as we gather for our 11th Annual Ninefold!

Applications for Presenters and Performers are being accepted until February 15, 2026.

This annual event is sponsored by the Sisterhood of Avalon and is open to all women, especially those with an interest in British and Celtic Paganism, Welsh Traditions, Druidism, Goddess Spirituality, and Wise Women’s Ways.

Ninefold Festival features engaging speakers and teachers, talented musical guests, unique vendors, all alongside the warmth of community as women gather together from around the world to circle our festival hearthfire!

The Ninefold Vision

The Sisterhood of Avalon’s Ninefold festival embodies a vision dedicated to creating diverse community in sacred space, building bonds of sisterhood across cultures, and celebrating the unique reflection of the Divine Feminine in every woman. With an emphasis on the Avalonian Tradition and aligned teachings, the Ninefold Festival seeks to hold a space where Avalon’s gifts of safety, healing, and sovereignty can be experienced in the here and now. The Sisterhood welcomes all women to participate in the mysteries of the Ninefold – whether for a weekend…or a lifetime.

Founded in 1995, the Sisterhood of Avalon is a non-profit organization with international membership that focuses on Celtic women’s mysteries and which seeks to balance intuitive wisdom with scholastic achievement. Among its activities, the SOA sponsors the Avalonian Thealogical Seminary; facilitates international training intensives; hosts spiritual pilgrimages to sacred sites in the UK and Ireland through Mythic Seeker; publishes devotional anthologies, keepsake datebooks, and religious calendars through Ninth Wave Press, as well as “The Tor Stone” a digital Journal of Women’s Spirituality, and “The Barge”, our member newsletter; hosts an annual Celtic women’s spirituality gathering called the Ninefold Festival; connects with women around the world through AvaCon, an online conference; and provides a variety of learning opportunities both through local hearth groups and online community support.

2026 Presenter and Performer Applications

The Ninefold Festival Committee is seeking quality programming which focus on, or are related to, topics that include:

The Avalonian Tradition
Celtic Paganism
Goddesses of the Celts
Folk Traditions of Celtic Lands
Druidism
Bardic Ways
The Sacred Landscape
Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit
Herbalism
Wise Women Ways

Each presentation should be 1 1⁄2 hours long, including time for Q&A.

The Committee extends a warm invitation to all women who feel called to present and/or perform to submit their ideas for consideration. You are welcome to submit more than one proposal.

Applications for presenters and performers are being accepted until February 15, 2026. Please submit your proposals via the following links:

Presenters: bit.ly/2026NinefoldPresenters or https://forms.gle/bho85U58XtrV39wMA

Performers: bit.ly/2026NinefoldPerformers or https://forms.gle/bho85U58XtrV39wMA

If you are having issues seeing the application form or submitting an application, please try the other link or contact the committee at ninefoldfestival@gmail.com.

Let’s come together and Return to the Land!