Summerland 2025: Under the Sheltering Branches
Three Cranes Grove is excited to welcome you back for another year of Summerland! we hope that you’ll join us for Summerland Festival 2025: Under the Sheltering Branches, August 14-17, 2025! We’re thrilled to return to Camp Clifton for another year of ritual, learning, and community in the woods near the Little Miami River.
Registration is now open
That’s right, at long last! Feel free to peruse our info pages — like our Cost Overview, or notes on Food at the festival, or details about our new Open Discount Policy on our Community Philosophy page — but once you’re ready, go ahead and sign up! You can register online through the weekend before the festival (or for that matter, register on site — but note the caveats in the Cost Overview!).
Vendor applications open through July 18
We love our vendors! Whether you’ve vended with us in the past or are new to our community, we’re interested to see what you have to offer. All vendors must be pre-approved; see our Vendor Applications page to learn more and to apply!
About our theme
Why Under the Sheltering Branches? As pagans, we claim a special relationship with the earth, and often especially with trees. As we return to our tree-shaded festival site, we look to share in their bounty: The nourishment and shelter they bring. The joy that we share as we gather among them. The knowledge and power that flows not only along their roots and branches, but also among all realms and worlds.
We, of course, are also trees, proud supporting members of our own groves, woods, and forests: we take in knowledge and wisdom from our past and our surroundings and — crucially — we pass it on, seeds and saplings rooted in community. We’re looking for presentations that speak to our broad theme: about lineage and legacy; about our deep roots; about the new and vital growth that spreads our crowns high; and of course about the trees all around us.
We hope that you’ll consider joining us; registration will be opening very soon! And in the meantime we invite you to look through the info pages in the sidebar to learn more. Have a question that’s not answered? Send us an email!
About the Summerland Festival
The Summerland Festival is a long-standing pan-pagan festival held every August at Camp Clifton, near Yellow Springs, Ohio. The folk are welcome to enjoy a variety of workshops, children’s activities, bardic circle, rituals, and evening activities, with the festival culminating with the main ritual on Saturday, followed by a potluck dinner. Every year, there is music, laughter, and fellowship in a comfortable, serene camp. The festival has played host to ordinations, initiations, and celebrations for many years, and we look forward to continuing this proud tradition as we return to Camp Clifton and reconnect with old friends there.
A Culture of Consent
Three Cranes Grove, ADF works within a culture of consent at all of our events. All attendees will be required to agree to our Code of Conduct during the registration process. There are also additional expectations for presenters, ritualists, and organizers within the policy. Additionally, a workshop on Consent Culture will be offered during the festival. All are encouraged to attend.
